Canada

More RCMP officers deployed in Nova Scotia to keep peace in lobster fishery: Blair

OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says more RCMP officers have been deployed to respond to the escalating treaty dispute between commercial fishers and Mi'kmaq fishers in southwest Nova Scoti...

Oct 19, 2020

Non-essential travel restrictions at Canada-U.S. border extended to at least Nov. 21

WASHINGTON, Wash. - Restrictions on non-essential travel between Canada and the United States are being extended until at least Nov. 21. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair confirmed the news toda...

Oct 19, 2020

'First guys out:' western Canadian air tanker fleet busy despite drop in wildfires

RED DEER, Alta. - A family-run company providing air-tanker support to control menacing wildfires in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Yukon is a little less busy these days, but it has nothing ...

Oct 19, 2020

Opposition parties gear up for next round of fight with Liberals over WE controversy

OTTAWA - Federal opposition parties are promising to keep fighting to get to the bottom of the WE controversy despite what they describe as Liberal threats and stonewalling. The topics will be front a...

Oct 18, 2020

Canada inches toward to 200,000 COVID-19 case mark, with most new cases in Quebec

Canada's COVID-19 caseload is nearing the 200,000 mark, with the majority of new infections in Quebec this weekend. Public health officials reported 1,803 new cases across the country today, for a tot...

Oct 18, 2020

N.S. calls on Ottawa to define a 'moderate livelihood,' as fishing dispute boils over

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil is urging Ottawa to define what constitutes legal harvesting in a "moderate livelihood" fishery, after a dispute about Indigenous fishing treaty rights boi...

Oct 18, 2020

Restaurants near virus hot spots weigh safety-vs-profit with locals-only dining

Some southern Ontario restaurants are making the tough financial choice to bar out-of-town customers from indoor dining as COVID-19 cases surge in nearby hot spots. Ramshackle Industries, which ...

Oct 18, 2020

B.C.'s snap election means 700k ballots will be counted manually, delaying results

VANCOUVER - British Columbia residents won't learn the results of next Saturday's snap election for at least two weeks after polls close thanks to the need to count hundreds of thousands of mail-in ba...

Oct 18, 2020

Restaurants near virus hot spots weigh safety-vs-profit with locals-only dining

Some southern Ontario restaurants are making the tough financial choice to bar out-of-town customers from indoor dining as COVID-19 cases surge in nearby hot spots. Ramshackle Industries, which ...

Oct 18, 2020

B.C.'s snap election means 700k ballots will be counted manually, delaying results

VANCOUVER - British Columbia residents won't learn the results of next Saturday's snap election for at least two weeks after polls close thanks to the need to count hundreds of thousands of mail-in ba...

Oct 18, 2020