Canada

Parliament passes Tory motion to demand government decision on Huawei, 5G

OTTAWA - A united federal opposition has supported a Conservative motion to insist the Liberal government take a harder line against what it says are national-security threats from China. The motion, ...

Nov 18, 2020

Potential vaccine news brightens dark day marked by rising COVID-19 cases, deaths

Ontario's health minister on Wednesday suggested Canada could start receiving millions of doses of COVID-19 as soon as January, providing a glimmer of hope on an otherwise dark day marked by rising ca...

Nov 18, 2020

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine candidate one step closer to approval

One of the vaccines in Canada's COVID-19 arsenal is another step closer to approval, after Pfizer reported more results from its clinical trials Wednesday. The company said new test results show its c...

Nov 18, 2020

B.C. premier to call on prime minister for national travel policy to fight COVID-19

VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier John Horgan says he will lobby Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to work with the provinces on developing a national travel plan to fight the spread of COVID-19. ...

Nov 18, 2020

Families fear U.S. has made a mistake in allowing Boeing 737 Max to fly again

Canadians who channeled their grief into trying to keep Boeing 737 Max aircrafts grounded after losing loved ones in a deadly crash fear American regulators have made a mistake in allowing the planes ...

Nov 18, 2020

Halifax to review use of 'Micmac' on street signs and city buildings

HALIFAX - Use of the word "Micmac" on city signs, buildings and other municipal assets in Halifax is under review. Regional council on Tuesday unanimously endorsed a motion by councillor Sam Austin re...

Nov 18, 2020

Canada's cybersecurity agency warns of online threats that exploit COVID-19 fears

OTTAWA - A federal agency that monitors brewing online threats warns of fraudsters dangling COVID-19-related content to fool victims into clicking on malicious links and attachments. Online tricksters...

Nov 18, 2020

Liberals shouldn't jettison spending restraints because of pandemic, former PBO says

OTTAWA - Canada's first parliamentary budget watchdog says there are ways for the federal government to impose some discipline on its upcoming spending plans to keep the deficit from spiralling out of...

Nov 18, 2020

Canadian Press NewsAlert: B.C. throne speech set for Dec. 7 by NDP government

VICTORIA - The B.C. legislature will return Dec. 7 with the province's new NDP majority government laying out its plans in a throne speech. Premier John Horgan says his cabinet will be sworn in on Nov...

Nov 18, 2020

Capacity 'stretched' as Nunavut deals with rising COVID-19 cases: top doctor

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's chief public health officer says capacity to deal with an outbreak of COVID-19 is "stretched," which is why the government has shut down the territory for two weeks to try...

Nov 18, 2020