Canada

Greens' interim leader hoping for clear victory in weekend leadership decision

OTTAWA - Interim Green Leader Jo-Ann Roberts says she is hoping for a clear winner Saturday when the party's new leader is elected, to put to rest concerns the race was not legitimate. The eight-month...

Oct 02, 2020

Canada to have own forensics team examine evidence in PS752 crash

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne says Canada will have its own forensics team examine the evidence on the crash of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752. Iran admits ...

Oct 02, 2020

Struggling for funds: Breast Cancer Awareness Collection launched by charity

TORONTO-The month of October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and one particular organization says they're struggling to continue to bring awareness to cancer in young women, due to the pandemic.Reth...

Oct 02, 2020

U.S. Republicans, Democrats in Canada agree: Expat Americans should vote

TORONTO - Despite the bitter partisan divide racking U.S. politics, there is one thing both Republicans and Democrats living in Canada agree on when it comes to November's presidential election - the ...

Oct 02, 2020

Trudeau says more compassionate approach to COVID-19 border restrictions is needed

OTTAWA - The federal government is poised to loosen restrictions on who can come into Canada. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government has listened to heartbreaking stories of families being ...

Oct 02, 2020

Another possible COVID-19 case at gold mine in Nunavut

Nunavut's chief public health officer says there is another presumptive case of COVID-19 at a gold mine in western Nunavut, bringing the total to eight possible cases.On Monday, Dr. Michael Patterson ...

Oct 02, 2020

Electronic payment, legion masks: poppy campaign adapts to COVID-19

The Royal Canadian Legion is selling non-medical masks and will roll out electronic payment options during this year's poppy campaign, which has been adjusted for the pandemic. Most legion branches wi...

Oct 02, 2020

Quebec reports more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases for first time since May

MONTREAL - For the first time since early May, more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Quebec in a 24-hour period. Health officials said today the number of new COVID-19 cases in the provi...

Oct 02, 2020

Feds top up relief fund with $600 million to help small- and medium-sized businesses

OTTAWA - The federal government is adding $600 million to a fund to help small- and medium-sized businesses weather the COVID-19 pandemic. The measure announced today by Economic Development Minister ...

Oct 02, 2020

Pathologist tells Fredericton murder trial four victims died of gunshot wounds

FREDERICTON - A forensic pathologist who conducted autopsies on the four victims of the 2018 Fredericton mass shooting says they all died from gunshot wounds. Dr. Ken Obenson testified today at the tr...

Oct 02, 2020