Canada

Talks continue over how, if, House of Commons should resume Monday

OTTAWA - Intense behind-the-scenes negotiations are to continue today among federal political parties over how Parliament should function as the COVID-19 crisis drags on. The House of Commons, wh...

May 23, 2020

A look at how provinces plan to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown

Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: Newfoundland and Labrador ...

May 23, 2020

Body found in Lac-St-Jean region could be one of two missing French snowmobilers

MONTREAL - A body found along the shoreline of Lac-St-Jean on Friday evening might be one of two remaining French snowmobilers listed as missing after their trip turned deadly as January. Quebec provi...

May 23, 2020

Northern B.C. drug users criticize lack of access to safe supply

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - At one point, Juls Budau says her boyfriend was going through $4,000 worth of cocaine in a week. He would express a desire to get sober and then in the middle of the night a...

May 23, 2020

Feds probing ways to address COVID-19 impact on women

OTTAWA - With women bearing the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic, federal officials are trying to figure out how recovery efforts can help get women back to work, earning more money and securing&nb...

May 23, 2020

Plastics bans, environmental monitoring get short shrift during pandemic

OTTAWA - In mid January the British Columbia government announced it was looking at a wide ban on single-use plastic grocery bags to put an end to a piecemeal, city-by-city approach to the problem of ...

May 23, 2020

Bad lie: cross-border golf course unplayable for Canadian members

FREDERICTON - Border restrictions related to COVID-19 are proving a hazard for Canadian members of a golf course along the Canada-U.S. boundary. The Aroostook Valley Country Club is uniquely positione...

May 23, 2020

Reverse job-killing oilpatch monitoring suspensions: Alberta Opposition leader

EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition leader says Premier Jason Kenney should step in to reverse a decision by the province's energy regulator to suspend environmental monitoring. Rachel Notley says th...

May 22, 2020

Federal parties tap wage subsidy program to avoid layoffs as donations dry up

OTTAWA - Federal political parties are tapping into the emergency wage subsidy program to avoid laying off their staff as donations dry up during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Liberal...

May 22, 2020

Leaving hand sanitizer in hot vehicles a fire risk: Alberta doctors

EDMONTON - Doctors at Alberta Health Services say people using hand sanitizer when they are out shouldn't leave it in their cars for too long because it could lead to a fire. The advice...

May 22, 2020