Canada

Trudeau reinstates COVID-19 updates as pandemic's second wave worsens

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will join Canada's top public health officers today for their daily update on the worsening COVID-19 health crisis. Trudeau is expected to have an announcement a...

Sep 25, 2020

After long-term care, Quebec private seniors residences a growing COVID-19 concern

MONTREAL - A slow but steady rise of COVID-19 cases in Quebec's private seniors residences in recent weeks is causing concern among experts and authorities, who want to avoid the disast...

Sep 25, 2020

Ontario's new testing strategy highlights complexities of second wave: experts

Ontario's overhaul of its COVID-19 testing strategy to focus on symptomatic and high-risk individuals highlights the fact that lessons still need to be learned as the country grapples with a seco...

Sep 24, 2020

Allegations of sexual harassment in Manitoba civil service substantiated: report

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government says there's been an increase in investigations into sexual harassment complaints made by civil service employees and 20 allegations have been substantiated. A repor...

Sep 24, 2020

Manitoba murder trial to continue with 11 jurors after one shows COVID-19 symptoms.

WINNIPEG - A murder trial in Manitoba will continue with 11 jurors after one was discharged because he was showing COVID-19 symptoms.Kane Moar is charged with second-degree murder in the 2018 stabbing...

Sep 24, 2020

Man charged in connection with alleged online threats against Quebec premier

MONTREAL - A 65-year-old Quebec man has been charged after allegedly threatening Premier Francois Legault online. Sylvain Proulx will appear in court on Nov. 9 in Roberval, in the Lac-Saint-...

Sep 24, 2020

Top Nunavut justice says judges can't be too lenient with sentences during pandemic

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Offenders in Nunavut should not necessarily get shorter jail time because of the COVID-19 pandemic, says Nunavut's top judge. Chief Justice Neil Sharkey says while the pandemi...

Sep 24, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): --- 1:50 p.m. Yukon's chief medical officer of health says the territory is considering a child-friendly, made-in-British Columb...

Sep 24, 2020

Liberals propose upping value of new COVID-19 benefits to match sunsetting CERB

OTTAWA - The Liberals are proposing to increase the value of benefits for unemployed workers to $500 a week under newly tabled legislation that lands days before aid runs out for millions. The proposa...

Sep 24, 2020

Bernie Sanders puts Trump on notice: 'You are not going to destroy' U.S. democracy

WASHINGTON, Wash. - Firebrand Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders is sounding the alarm over Donald Trump's refusal to promise a peaceful transfer of power next year. In a speech in Washington, D.C....

Sep 24, 2020