Canada

Senator links drug used in botched U.S. lethal injections to assisted death in Canada

OTTAWA - A Conservative senator is questioning why a drug blamed for botched executions in the United States is being used to provide medical assistance in dying in Canada.Sen. Michael MacDonald says ...

Dec 17, 2020

Quebec unimpressed with Trudeau's offer of long-term care cash if standards met

OTTAWA - Quebec Premier Francois Legault is shrugging off the suggestion that new federal funding for long-term care homes would have to be tied to national standards. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to...

Dec 17, 2020

Military leaders to be held to account if extremism isn't addressed, Sajjan says

OTTAWA - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says the Canadian Armed Forces can't function properly if there is hate and discrimination in the ranks, which is why tackling such misconduct will be a top pri...

Dec 17, 2020

Canada gives OK to Boeing 737 Max changes but planes still grounded

MONTREAL - Boeing's 737 Max aircraft is a step closer to returning to Canadian skies, nearly two years after being grounded due to technical issues that resulted in two deadly crashes involving foreig...

Dec 17, 2020

RCMP start criminal investigation into trail derailment near Field, B.C.

FIELD, B.C. - The RCMP say a criminal investigation has been launched into a fatal Canadian Pacific train derailment near the boundary between B.C. and Alberta in February 2019. Sgt. Janelle Shoihet s...

Dec 17, 2020

Feds ask Quebec court for third extension to deal with revamped assisted dying regime

Lawyers for the federal government are before a Quebec judge today seeking a third delay in bringing medical assistance in dying legislation in line with a ruling from the province's Superior Court. T...

Dec 17, 2020

Ontario reports new daily COVID-19 record as new measures take effect in Saskatchewan

Ontario is reporting a record for new COVID-19 cases in a day as Quebec announces plans to add vaccination sites and tougher restrictions take effect in Saskatchewan. Canada's most populous province i...

Dec 17, 2020

PM says he kept hoping more money, or pressure, would help meet water-advisory goal

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he realized only recently that his government would not be able to make good on its long-held promise to lift all drinking-water advisories in First Nations...

Dec 17, 2020

RCMP warn of active shooter in Nunavut community of Clyde River

CLYDE RIVER, Nunavut - RCMP say officers are responding to an active shooter in the Nunavut community of Clyde River. A short news release from police advises people to remain in their homes until the...

Dec 17, 2020

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada on Dec. 17, 2020

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (All times Eastern): 11:15 a.m. Quebec is reporting 1,855 new cases of COVID-19 and 22 more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus. Health offici...

Dec 17, 2020