Canada

COVID-19: Provinces work on revised plans as Pfizer-BioNTech shipments to slow down

Quebec and Ontario, the two provinces hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic, say a decision by drugmaker Pfizer-BioNTech to slow vaccine shipments in the coming weeks will mean changes to their respect...

Jan 16, 2021

'It was joyous:' Sun returns to some Nunavut communities for first time in weeks

IQALUIT - A sliver of orange rose over Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, earlier this week, tinting the sky pink and the snow a purple hue. The sun washed over the frozen tundra and sparkling sea ice for an hou...

Jan 16, 2021

Less pomp, very different circumstances as D.C. prepares to inaugurate Biden, Harris

WASHINGTON - Some pomp. Very different circumstances. Inauguration day is supposed to be a star-spangled showcase of inalienable democratic spirit, the sort of patriotic, bunting-festooned display tha...

Jan 16, 2021

Snowshoer dies after overnight search on Vancouver-area mountain: RCMP

SQUAMISH, B.C. - A snowshoer who set out alone on a rugged mountain trail on Vancouver's north shore Thursday has died.Squamish RCMP say the 21-year-old woman from Ontario was removed from a steep gul...

Jan 15, 2021

B.C. hospice refusing to provide medically assisted dying must vacate premises

DELTA, B.C. - A hospice that has refused to provide medical assistance in dying based on religious objections will have to vacate a facility in Delta, B.C., by the end of March.Health Minister Adrian ...

Jan 15, 2021

Alison Coffin, Newfoundland and Labrador's NDP Leader, is an economist and athlete

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A look at Alison Coffin, leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party. Age: 50 Early years: Born in Corner Brook, she grew up in Joe Batt's Arm. Her father was a sch...

Jan 15, 2021

QuickSketch: N.L. Liberal Leader Andrew Furey is a surgeon and political rookie

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A look at Andrew Furey, leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal party. Age: 45. Early years: Born in St. John's, Furey was involved in Liberal politics from a young age. His...

Jan 15, 2021

QuickSketch: Progressive Conservative Leader Ches Crosbie says charisma is overrated

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A look at Ches Crosbie, leader of Newfoundland and Labrador's Progressive Conservative party. Age: 67. Early years: Born in St. John's, N.L., and raised in a political household. Hi...

Jan 15, 2021

A look at other Canadian elections that took place during the COVID-19 pandemic

Voters in Newfoundland and Labrador learned today they will be heading to the polls on Feb. 13. They're not the first to be asked to choose their next government in the middle of a global pandemic. A ...

Jan 15, 2021

Businessman Frank Giustra's lawsuit against Twitter can proceed in B.C. court: judge

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ruled that businessman Frank Giustra's lawsuit against Twitter Inc. over alleged "false and defamatory" tweets can proceed in the province. Giust...

Jan 15, 2021