Canada

Canadian military shrinks Middle East footprint as ISIL fight enters new phase

OTTAWA - Canada's war against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has quietly entered a new phase, with plans to keep fewer troops in the Middle East even after the pandemic passes. The...

Jul 29, 2020

Stigmatizing Hutterites about COVID-19 will harm response: public health officer

OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says discrimination against Hutterites will not help build trust as some colonies across the Prairies experience outbreaks of COVID-19. "The surrounding c...

Jul 28, 2020

Kingston youth pleads guilty to terror charges after January 2019 arrest

OTTAWA - A Kingston, Ont., youth has pleaded guilty to terrorism-related charges for trying to persuade someone to plant a bomb. The youth, who cannot be identified under terms of the Youth ...

Jul 28, 2020

A timeline of the controversy around WE, the Liberals and a student program

OTTAWA - A timeline of events regarding the Canada Student Service Grant program, based on public documents, events and statements from cabinet ministers, government officials, and WE Charit...

Jul 28, 2020

Tam says feds, experts discussing COVID-19 vaccine orders amid concerns of delay

OTTAWA - Canada's chief medical officer Dr. Theresa Tam says active discussions are taking place to potentially pre-order COVID-19 vaccine doses for Canadians. Tam says an independent vaccine task for...

Jul 28, 2020

Martian dreams: Mars probe part of Alberta scientist's childhood dream

EDMONTON - A Canadian scientist says helping NASA with a mission to Mars to look for signs of life is the fulfillment of a childhood dream. Chris Herd of the University of Alberta is one of the advise...

Jul 28, 2020

Third Liberal MP challenges joint review of mass shooting, calls for public inquiry

HALIFAX - Three Liberal MPs from Nova Scotia are calling for an independent public inquiry into the mass shootings in April that claimed 22 lives. Last week, Ottawa and the provinc...

Jul 28, 2020

Indigenous arts leader Jesse Wente named head of Canada Council for the Arts

OTTAWA - Jesse Wente, a prominent advocate for an increased presence of Indigenous voices in Canada's cultural landscape, has been appointed chairperson of the Canada Council for the Arts. Wente, an A...

Jul 28, 2020

WE Charity board told speakers at WE days not paid, former chair says

OTTAWA - The former chair of WE Charity's board of directors says the board was explicitly told that speakers at the organization's popular youth events known as "WE days" were not paid for speaking. ...

Jul 28, 2020

Mother dies a day after asking Quebec police for help with son, watchdog says

DRUMMONDVILLE, Que. - Quebec's police watchdog is investigating the death of a 57-year-old woman one day after she unsuccessfully sought police help to force her son...

Jul 28, 2020