Canada

Goodale rejects Iran's offer to compensate Canadian victims of downed Ukraine plane

OTTAWA - Canada's special adviser on the Iranian military's downing of a passenger jet one year ago this week is rejecting Tehran's offer to pay $150,000 to the families of those killed in the tragedy...

Jan 07, 2021

'Out of this mess:' A look at some of the lives lost in the downing of Flight PS752

Pedram Mousavi sat with the other passengers on Ukrainian International Airlines Flight PS752 as it remained parked on the tarmac south of Iran's capital, Tehran, about an hour behind schedule in the ...

Jan 07, 2021

Wilkinson, First Nations concerned by sale of energy leases in Alaska wildlife refuge

Federal politicians and northern First Nations expressed concern over Wednesday's sale of energy leases in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. "Canada continues to strongly oppose development in...

Jan 06, 2021

Alberta premier working in politically toxic 'Sky Palace' due to legislature renos

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's office has confirmed he is working out of a penthouse known infamously as the "Sky Palace" because of exterior renovations at the legislature. Christine Myatt...

Jan 06, 2021

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Quebec to impose 8 p.m. provincewide curfew until Feb. 8

MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Francois Legault is imposing a provincewide 8 p.m. curfew beginning Saturday as a way to halt surging COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations. The province will become the f...

Jan 06, 2021

Victoria mayor says council member's Africa trip during pandemic 'irresponsible'

Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps says she's disappointed that a member of council travelled to Somalia during the COVID-19 pandemic. Helps says she spoke with Coun. Sharmarke Dubow about his recent trip to E...

Jan 06, 2021

Vancouver blast that tore three-metre crater in sidewalk blamed on failed cables

VANCOUVER - Electrical faults in underground utility cables set off a fire and a subsequent electric arc that the fire department says caused a three-metre crater in a new commercial area under Vancou...

Jan 06, 2021

Prison guards need priority COVID-19 vaccinations, union says

OTTAWA - A union representing federal prison guards says vaccinating them against COVID-19 should be a priority, given their front-line role in correctional institutions. Jeff Wilkins, national presid...

Greg Fry Jan 06, 2021

Some morgues, ICUs running out of space amid explosive growth in COVID-19 cases

TORONTO - With some morgues running out of space and hospitals facing an explosion in critically ill COVID-19 patients, the federal government was set on Wednesday to announce further measures related...

Greg Fry Jan 06, 2021

Small businesses feeling the pinch of credit card fees as e-commerce ramps up

OTTAWA - Industry groups say small businesses are being hammered by high credit card fees on online purchases as the shift toward e-commerce continues. Visa and MasterCard reduced the fees they collec...

Jan 06, 2021