Canada

Malls say visits with Santa will be different this year, but still magical

Shopping centres say meeting Santa will be just as magical for children this Christmas, even if it has to be at a distance of two metres - or via webcam. At some malls, like Carrefour de l'Estrie in S...

Oct 03, 2020

'Justice for Joyce' rally planned in Montreal to honour Indigenous woman

MONTREAL - A protest is planned in Montreal in honour of an Indigenous woman who was subjected to insults as she lay dying in hospital. The Native Women's Shelter is organizing the "Justice ...

Oct 03, 2020

'A lot of positives:' Western farmers wrap up harvest early, look to improved prices

EDMONTON - A long, lingering fall across much of the Prairies is putting crops in the bin early this year, allowing farmers to take advantage of improving prices. "We'll be having Thanksgiving supper ...

Oct 03, 2020

Green party's new leader will be announced tonight

OTTAWA - The Green Party of Canada is on the verge of having a new leader. The winner will be named in Ottawa tonight after what will be the biggest leadership contest the Greens have ever had. Nearly...

Oct 03, 2020

Second wave killing fewer Canadians but is no reason to let down guard, doctors warn

OTTAWA - Seven months into the pandemic, medical experts have a better idea of how to treat COVID-19 and how to keep it out of high-risk settings which means there are far fewer people dying of the vi...

Oct 03, 2020

Hearing over controversial Coastal GasLink pipeline resumes at B.C. Supreme Court

VANCOUVER - Arguments over the extension of the environmental assessment certificate for a controversial natural gas pipeline resumed today in British Columbia Supreme Court. Lawyers for the Office of...

Oct 02, 2020

No alarm before deadly volume of water gushed from dam, killing man in B.C.: CEO

VANCOUVER - The CEO of a dam operator says there were no alarms to warn a group of people fishing on the banks of the Capilano River in North Vancouver that a deadly torrent of water was heading their...

Oct 02, 2020

Assisted dying bill to be reintroduced Monday as court deadline looms

OTTAWA - Facing a looming court-imposed deadline, the federal government will reintroduce Monday legislation to amend Canada's law on medical assistance in dying. The government has until Dec. 18 to a...

Oct 02, 2020

Tory says Liberals will back her for international post only if their man bows out

OTTAWA - Conservative Sen. Salma Ataullahjan says Foreign Affairs Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne has apologized for not returning her calls as she's sought support for her bid to head an internat...

Oct 02, 2020

Iqaluit RCMP not following strip search policies: watchdog

IQALUIT, Nunavut - The RCMP's watchdog says the Iqaluit detachment has "significant compliance issues" with the force's strip-search policy. A report released this week by the Civilian Review an...

Oct 02, 2020