Canada

Quebec booksellers' group apologizes, republishes post outlining premier's top reads

MONTREAL - An association of Quebec booksellers says it acted in haste when it removed an online list outlining reading recommendations from Premier Francois Legault. Legault shared some of his favour...

Nov 30, 2020

No text of Canada-U.K. trade deal, minister says as Dec. 31 tariff deadline looms

OTTAWA - Canada's International Trade Minister Mary Ng says she guarantee that MPs will see a bill to ratify the new provisional Canada-Britain trade agreement before Parliament breaks for Christmas o...

Nov 30, 2020

Nunavut to start lifting its two-week lockdown as COVID-19 cases recover

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut is to start lifting a two-week lockdown on Wednesday as more people infected with COVID-19 recover. The lockdown that shuttered all schools and non-essential businesse...

Nov 30, 2020

Restoring civil liberties in Canada post-pandemic a concern for legal experts

TORONTO - Canadians willingly, unwillingly, and sometimes unknowingly, gave up some of their civil liberties over the past eight months to try and slow the spread of COVID-19. Legal experts who specia...

Nov 30, 2020

Get on with promised gun-control measures, advocates urge Trudeau government

OTTAWA - Advocates of stricter gun control are urging the Trudeau government to get on with promised reforms, saying they are months overdue. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair has pledged new measures...

Greg Fry Nov 30, 2020

Wild winter, drastic swings in store for Canada this year: Weather Network

A prominent Canadian forecaster says the country's residents could experience everything from winter wonderlands to spring-like spells in the months ahead. The Weather Network says cooler Pacific Ocea...

Nov 30, 2020

Star defence witness to testify at Alek Minassian's murder trial

TORONTO - The defence's star witness is set to testify today at the trial of the man who killed 10 people in Toronto's van attack. Dr. Alexander Westphal is expected to say Alek Minassian is not crimi...

Nov 30, 2020

B.C.'s economic recovery minister says getting through pandemic will be team approach

VICTORIA - The British Columbia cabinet minister appointed to lead the province's COVID-19 pandemic recovery says he plans to mount a large team effort from inside and outside of government spur econo...

Nov 29, 2020

Draft fishery deal possibly a 'historic recognition' of treaty rights: Mi'kmaq chief

SAULNIERVILLE, N.S. - A draft agreement between Ottawa and a Nova Scotia First nation over a "moderate livelihood" fishery has the potential to be a historic recognition of Mi'kmaq treaty rights, the ...

Nov 29, 2020

Canada public health officials urge reduced contacts as COVID cases continue to rise

New COVID-19 infections continue to mount in several provinces, though today's new case numbers fall short of record-setting totals seen in recent weeks. Public health officials in Quebec are reportin...

Nov 29, 2020