Canada

Spirit of Christmas still alive as hundreds of Canadians give the gift of giving

ckpgThe most wonderful time in a not-so-wonderful year has arrived and Canadians from coast to coast aren't letting the pandemic put a damper on their Christmas spirit. Many have found creative ways t...

Tanner King Dec 25, 2020

'Shift in perspective:' Indigenous place names moving Canada from colonial past

EDMONTON - To Terri Suntjens, symbolism means everything. That's why she decided to get involved with the City of Edmonton's initiative to rename its wards. Suntjens, who is from the Saddle Lake Cree ...

Dec 25, 2020

A look at the Indigenous names for Edmonton's 12 wards

EDMONTON - The City of Edmonton approved a bylaw earlier this month to change the names of its 12 wards to Indigenous ones. Here are the new names and their meanings: Nakota Isga (Ward 1): (NAH'-koh-t...

Dec 25, 2020

Spirit of Christmas still alive as hundreds of Canadians give the gift of giving

The most wonderful time in a not-so-wonderful year has arrived and Canadians from coast to coast aren't letting the pandemic put a damper on their Christmas spirit. Many have found creative ways to ce...

Dec 25, 2020

COVID-19 has made its way to second B.C. mink farm, no workers sick

VICTORIA - Minks on a second farm in British Columbia's Fraser Valley have tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19 in humans. The Ministry of Agriculture says three minks that died on the f...

Dec 24, 2020

Quebec police watchdog completes probe into RCMP-involved killing of Rodney Levi

FREDERICTON - Quebec's police watchdog says it has completed its investigation into the RCMP-involved killing of Rodney Levi, a 48-year-old man from the Metepenagiag First Nation in New Brunswick. The...

Dec 24, 2020

RCMP say it will be spring before investigation wraps into Alberta bus rollover

JASPER, Alta. - RCMP say it will be at least spring before an investigation wraps up into last summer's deadly tour bus rollover in the Alberta Rocky Mountains. Three people were killed and 14 were cr...

Dec 24, 2020

Pandemic pushed up timeline for long-sought EI review, Qualtrough says

OTTAWA - Canada's employment minister says plans to revamp the employment insurance system have been put on a faster path thanks to COVID-19. The pandemic has exposed shortcomings in EI, including tha...

Dec 24, 2020

Military bases struggling with personnel shortages, internal review finds

OTTAWA - An internal review by the Department of National Defence has found that Canadian military bases across the country are struggling with personnel shortages. The reviewers found the average bas...

Dec 24, 2020

Ontario posts new case record as Trudeau strikes hopeful note in holiday message

Ontario is reporting a new daily record for COVID-19 infections as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau acknowledges this Christmas won't be the one Canadians had hoped for. Canada's most populous province r...

Dec 24, 2020