Canada

Alberta announces more COVID-19 cases; total at one confirmed, three presumptive

EDMONTON - Alberta announced its first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus Sunday, along with more presumptive cases, officially making it the fourth province to be dealing with COVID-19. Dr....

Mar 10, 2020

Final report from Muskrat Falls inquiry released to the public in St. John's

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Newfoundland and Labrador government is set to release the report from an inquiry into the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project. Premier Dwight Ball and Natural Resources Ministe...

Mar 10, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest news on the novel coronavirus and the illness dubbed COVID-19 (all times Eastern): 11:00 Ontario health officials have announced one new case of the novel coronavirus. The man in his...

Mar 10, 2020

Online threats, racism causing fear for Indigenous women: MMIWG commissioner

Michele Audette feels disappointed when she looks online and sees a barrage of violent threats towards Indigenous women. "It made me so mad that we tolerate this. There's no real ... reprimand," ...

Mar 10, 2020

Trudeau names Bob Rae special envoy for humanitarian, refugee issues

OTTAWA - Former Liberal leader Bob Rae is being named Canada's special envoy for humanitarian and refugee issues. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is appointing Rae to the new role to continue th...

Mar 10, 2020

Plane carrying Canadians from Grand Princess cruise ship arrives in Canada

OTTAWA - A plane carrying Canadians who were on a cruise ship with a cluster of novel coronavirus cases arrived back in Canada this morning. The government-chartered aircraft landed at Canadian F...

Greg Fry Mar 09, 2020

FCM release budget recommendations

PRINCE GEORGE - In anticipation of the upcoming federal budget, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) has released a set of recommendations titled Building Better Lives with Budget 2020.Firs...

Mar 10, 2020 Photo courtesy FCM (from R-L: 3rd Vice-President Darren Hill, Councillor City of Saskatoon, 2nd VP Joanne Vanderheyden, Mayor of Strathroy-Caradoc, Past-President Vicki-May Hamm, Mayor Ville de Magog, President Bill Karsten, Councillor City of Halifax, CEO Brock Carlton, and 1st VP Garth Frizzell, City of Prince George)

Accused spy fights to overturn immigration ruling, saying she helped Canada

OTTAWA - A woman accused of spying for Russia says there's nothing to the allegations because her actions ended up helping Canadian interests. Elena Crenna is asking the Federal Court t...

Mar 10, 2020

End of Quebec course on religion and ethics seen as win for nationalists

MONTREAL - Since 2008, elementary and high school students in Quebec have taken a mandatory course aimed at cultivating respect and tolerance for people of different cultures ...

Mar 10, 2020

Child care, education, housing at heart of affordability fears, Morneau told

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau was told weeks into the Liberals' second mandate that Canadians are most worried about affordability in areas where governments have a lot of power over prices -...

Mar 10, 2020