Canada

Injured Humboldt Broncos player launches lawsuit against drivers in 2018 crash

CALGARY - A hockey player paralyzed from the chest down in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash has launched a lawsuit that names both drivers involved. Ryan Straschnitzki is seeking dam...

Mar 27, 2020

4 passengers dead aboard cruise ship anchored off Panama

PANAMA CITY - Four passengers have died aboard a cruise ship now anchored off the coast of Panama and two people aboard the ship have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the cruise line said Fr...

Mar 27, 2020

Five things about Ottawa's support for Canadians, businesses during COVID-19

OTTAWA - The federal government capped an unprecedented week Friday by announcing a slew of measures to help small businesses cope with the COVID-19 crisis, bringing Ottawa's total planned support in ...

Mar 27, 2020

Injured Humboldt Broncos player launches lawsuit against drivers in 2018 crash

CALGARY - A hockey player paralyzed from the chest down in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash has launched a lawsuit that names both drivers involved. Ryan Straschnitzki is seeking dam...

Mar 27, 2020

'Tremendous' response from blood donors has supply keeping pace with demand

OTTAWA - Canadians have been coming forward in large numbers to donate blood after Canadian Blood Services warned of a possible shortage as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Blood dono...

Mar 27, 2020

Defence chief puts Canadian military on COVID-19 war footing

OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is being put on a war footing as it prepares to be thrown into the COVID-19 crisis. In an unprecedented five-page letter to the troops, defence chief Gen. Jonat...

Mar 27, 2020

Marc Miller urges First Nations to delay elections during COVID-19 crisis

OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller is encouraging Indigenous communities gearing up for elections this year to postpone their votes. Miller says holding an election during a pandemic&nb...

Mar 27, 2020

B.C. measures appear to have slowed the increase in COVID-16: health officer

VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer says she's starting to see "glimmers of hope" in the fight against COVID-19 with an apparent flattening in the number of cases. The province&nbs...

Mar 27, 2020

Tory leadership candidates asked to stop calls, fundraising as vote postponed

OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidates are being asked to stop fundraising and making calls to party members following a decision to suspend the race. But at least one candidate says it is unfair...

Mar 27, 2020

Trudeau seeking U.S. decision on troops at border; calls possibility a mistake

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it would be a mistake for the United States to position troops near the Canadian border. Trudeau says today he's told that to the T...

Mar 27, 2020