Canada

Rejection letter ESDC sent to Black organizations 'completely unacceptable': Hussen

OTTAWA - Activist Velma Morgan says several Black organizations were denied federal funding through a program designed to help such groups build capacity - after the department told them their leaders...

Jan 15, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern):9:56 a.m.Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam says Canada is on track to hit 10,000 new daily infections of COVID-19 by th...

Jan 15, 2021

Alberta loosens restrictions and protesting coal mines: In The News for Jan. 15

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Jan. 15 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Jan 15, 2021

International students frustrated by federal work limits during pandemic

TORONTO - Pooria Behrouzy was honoured to be offered a full-time job as a COVID-19 vaccine support worker at Trillium Health Partners last month. The international student in health informatics at Geo...

Jan 15, 2021

Alberta monolith comes with message to save eastern slopes of Rocky Mountains

A towering stainless steel monolith set up along the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains in Alberta comes with a message. The three-metre-tall structure, which reflects its surroundings, is one of m...

Jan 15, 2021

Country singer Paul Brandt adds voice against proposed coal mines in Rockies

Another country music star from Alberta has voiced protest against proposed coal mines on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. Paul Brandt, who leads a committee on human trafficking set up by t...

Jan 14, 2021

B.C. seeking legal advice on limiting travel to the province: premier

VICTORIA - The B.C. government is seeking legal advice on whether it can limit non-essential travel to the province during the pandemic, the premier says. Premier John Horgan told a news conference Th...

Jan 14, 2021

Syrian refugees celebrate fifth anniversary in Canada with virtual event

OTTAWA - The organizer of a virtual celebration to mark the fifth anniversary of Canada's welcoming Syrian refugees says Canadians' support for the newcomers has been a beautiful example for the rest ...

Jan 14, 2021

Doses of COVID-19 vaccine expected in 60 B.C. First Nations by next week

VANCOUVER - Doses of COVID-19 vaccine are expected to reach close to 60 First Nations in British Columbia by the end of next week. Dr. Shannon McDonald, the acting chief medical officer for the First ...

Jan 14, 2021

Mental illness defence relies on accused's word that he saw monsters: Crown

NEW WESTMINSTER - A Crown prosecutor says there's no reliable evidence to support an argument that a man who stabbed two high school girls in Abbotsford, B.C., was having a psychotic break and didn't ...

Jan 14, 2021