Canada

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sept. 14

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:10 p.m. EDT on Sept. 14, 2020: There are 138,010 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 65,262 confirmed (including 5,780 deaths, 57,428 ...

Sep 14, 2020

Activists urge Trudeau government to act on disappearances in Sri Lanka

OTTAWA - A group of Tamil Canadians is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to bring in a parliamentary motion that would remove sovereign immunity as a defence for international crimes. Amnesty ...

Sep 14, 2020

Saskatchewan judge's stop at teepee camp could raise perception of bias: expert

REGINA - An experienced defence lawyer says a Saskatchewan judge's attendance at an Indigenous demonstration after he ruled on it could expose the court to potential allegations of bias. Michael Sprat...

Sep 14, 2020

Bloc Quebecois leader and caucus isolating after staffer catches COVID-19

OTTAWA - The Bloc Quebecois says leader Yves-Francois Blanchet and the party's whole caucus are in self-isolation after a member of his staff tested positive for COVID-19. A statement from the party s...

Sep 14, 2020

CN rail train carrying potash derails near Hope, B.C., no injuries reported

HOPE, B.C. - CN Rail says at least 20 rail cars carrying potash derailed today near Hope, B.C. The company says no injuries, fires or dangerous goods are involved. The railway says prelimin...

Sep 14, 2020

B.C. announces early lung cancer screening program touted as first in Canada

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government has announced a new lung cancer screening program it says is the first of its kind in Canada aimed at early diagnosis of the deadliest form of the disease. ...

Sep 14, 2020

Office furniture shortages loom as Canadians stay home this fall

OTTAWA - Canadians should brace for a shortage of office furniture, such as desks and chairs, as people continue to study and work from home this fall. Ikea Canada spokeswoman Kristin Newbigging says ...

Sep 14, 2020

Ministers warn COVID-19 researchers anew of threat of foreign actors

OTTAWA - A trio of federal cabinet minister is warning COVID-19 researchers to take additional precautions to protect their efforts from thieves and vandals. The statement today says the federal gover...

Sep 14, 2020

As fires rage and storms churn, climate and U.S. campaign on collision course

WASHINGTON - Climate change and presidential politics are again on a collision course in the United States. Joe Biden is taking the climate-crisis fight to Donald Trump as ferocious wildfires rage up ...

Sep 14, 2020

As fires rage and storms churn, climate and U.S. campaign on collision course

WASHINGTON - Climate change and presidential politics are again on a collision course in the United States. Joe Biden is taking the climate-crisis fight to Donald Trump as ferocious wildfires rage up ...

Sep 14, 2020