Category Archives: Canada

Cautious Canadians increasingly wearing masks, fear second wave of COVID: Poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests Canadians are increasingly wearing protective face masks as they emerge from months of isolating at home to curb the spread of COVID-19. And it suggests that fear of a sec...
Jun 09, 2020

Hubert Gagnon, who played Homer Simpson in Quebec version of show, dies at 73
MONTREAL - For generations of Quebec viewers, the bumbling, doughnut-loving cartoon dad Homer Simpson didn't speak with the American accent of voice actor Dan Castellaneta, but rather the&nb...
Jun 08, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:15 p.m. on June 8, 2020: There are 96,244 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 53,047 confirmed (includ...
Jun 08, 2020

RCMP burnout may be adding to Nunavut policing problems: territory's top cop
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The head of the RCMP in Nunavut says she's trying to find ways to bring police and Inuit together. But Chief Supt. Amanda Jones says officer burnout in small detachments with big so...
Jun 08, 2020

Two Alberta Mounties charged in shooting death of man in car
EDMONTON - Two RCMP officers have been charged in the shooting death of a 31-year-old man in northern Alberta almost two years ago.Cpl. Randy Stenger and Const. Jessica Brown of the Whitecourt RCMP de...
Jun 08, 2020

A look at actions the Liberal government has taken to counter racism
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is promising to do more to address issues of systemic racism in Canada in the wake of protests demanding immediate change. Trudeau has been pressed in the past a...
Jun 08, 2020

N.L. medical examiner confirms body of missing fisherman has been found
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The RCMP say the body of a Newfoundland fisherman who died with three others when their boat sank last month has officially been identified. The police force says the prov...
Jun 08, 2020

Increased demand from surgeries causing concern for Canadian Blood Services
OTTAWA - Canadian Blood Services says the resumption of elective surgeries following months of COVID-19 lockdown is putting a worrisome drain on the national blood supply.The number of donors that can...
Jun 08, 2020

Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders announces resignation effective July 31
Toronto's police chief says he's stepping down as head of the force. Mark Saunders says his resignation from the top job will take effect July 31. He has held the position since 2015, and was set to r...
Jun 08, 2020

Most regions outside Toronto-Hamilton area moving to Stage 2 of reopening
TORONTO - Most Ontario regions outside the Toronto area will be allowed to open more businesses and activities Friday, including restaurant patios, hair salons and swimming pools as the province takes...
Jun 08, 2020