Canada

Report says U.S. diplomats likely targeted in energy attack, unsure about Canadians

OTTAWA - A new report commissioned by the U.S. government suggests "directed" radio energy likely caused brain injuries to American diplomats posted in Cuba and China. Yet the report by the National A...

Dec 06, 2020

National Student Loan Service Centre plagued by delays as requests for help soar

Throngs of former students have been unable to reach Canada's loans centre, which is working through a backlog of more than 30,000 applications for repayment assistance. The phone lines for the Nation...

Dec 06, 2020

National Student Loan Service Centre plagued by delays as requests for help soar

Throngs of former students have been unable to reach Canada's loans centre, which is working through a backlog of more than 30,000 applications for repayment assistance. The phone lines for the Nation...

Dec 06, 2020

Grassy Narrows First Nations chief hails more funding for mercury treatment centre

OTTAWA - New money for a treatment centre for those living with the effects of chronic mercury poisoning comes as a ray of hope for a northern Ontario First Nation that has spent the past six decades ...

Dec 06, 2020

Canadian entrepreneurs in south Florida lament loss of snowbirds, eye 2021 homecoming

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Each spring, near a south Florida seaside strip known as the Broadwalk, the grateful retailers and restaurateurs of Hollywood Beach gather for a two-day celebration of all things Ca...

Dec 06, 2020

From tents to converted 4-star hotel, pandemic prompts changes for Montreal homeless

MONTREAL - Alexandre was sorting cans one recent morning outside a tent pitched next to a busy Montreal road by the Port of Montreal. Until the COVID-19 pandemic hit, he had been sleeping at a homeles...

Dec 06, 2020

Report finds microwave energy likely made US diplomats ill

WASHINGTON - A new report by a National Academy of Sciences committee has found that "directed" microwave radiation is the likely cause of illnesses among American diplomats in Cuba and China. The stu...

Dec 06, 2020

Manitoba judge rules church can't hold drive-in services forbidden by health order

WINNIPEG - A Manitoba judge rejected a church's request Saturday to hold drive-in services despite the province's COVID-19 restrictions on public gatherings and in-person religious events. "The onus t...

Dec 05, 2020

Scaled-back, virtual ceremonies to mark 31st anniversary of Polytechnique killings

MONTREAL, France - The anniversary of the attack that cut short the lives of 14 women at Ecole Polytechnique has become a day to reflect and call for action to end gender-based violence, but this year...

Dec 05, 2020

COVID-19 cases hit new records as Tam urges vigilance, promises vaccine on the way

Canada's top doctor says there is some good news on the horizon despite an unsettling new wave of COVID-19 cases and deaths across the country. Dr. Theresa Tam says there is "still a long road ahead" ...

Dec 05, 2020