Category Archives: Canada

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

Liberals promise action on biases in justice system, policing
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is promising legislation and money to address systemic inequities in all phases of the criminal justice system. The commitments come amid mounting concerns about unfair...
Sep 24, 2020

Gender reveal for 'robust' new calf of endangered west coast orca species
FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash. - Whale watchers in Washington state say they've determined the sex of the new addition to a critically endangered pod of killer whales. A social media post by the Center for Whal...
Sep 24, 2020

Eyewitnesses to mass shooting take stand in Fredericton murder trial
FREDERICTON - Norma Foster told a Fredericton courtroom Thursday that on the morning of Aug. 10, 2018, she woke up to gun shots. The witness told jurors she called 911 and looked out he...
Sep 24, 2020

Supreme Court agrees to hear case involving fine for massive maple syrup heist
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear a case involving the fine imposed on one of the ringleaders of a massive maple syrup heist. Richard Vallieres was found guilty of fraud, traffic...
Sep 24, 2020

N.S. Appeal Court hears case of woman trying to stop husband's assisted death
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's highest court is hearing an appeal today of a ruling that rejected an 82-year-old woman's bid to stop her husband from receiving a medically assisted death. The woman had ...
Sep 24, 2020

Throne speech promises on tackling systemic racism earn mixed reactions
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government's throne speech promises on systemic racism are being met with mixed reactions, with some applauding the commitments and others calling for less talk and more a...
Sep 24, 2020

Meryam Haddad back on the ballot after Greens rethink expulsion from leadership race
OTTAWA - Montreal immigration lawyer Meryam Haddad will be on the ballot for the Green party's leadership after all. The party's leadership committee says it has overturned its Tuesday decision ...
Sep 24, 2020