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Quebec premier argues province has power to amend constitution in letter to Trudeau

May 15, 2021

MONTREAL — Quebec Premier François Legault has written a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promoting his proposed reform to the province's language law, which includes ...

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada

May 15, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern):6:20 p.m.Alberta is reporting 1,195 new COVID-19 cases and three additional deaths.Dr. Deena Hinshaw, ...

'It was a going concern': Remaining bar and hotel in Alberta coal ghost town for ...

May 15, 2021

WAYNE, Alta. — Built during the First World War, it survived the Great Depression, the Second World War and the closure of coal mines in the 1950s. Now the historic Last ...

Real or hoax? Quebec scholars probe mystery letter allegedly from Titanic passenger

May 15, 2021

MONTREAL — Researchers from Université du Québec à Rimouski are trying to solve the mystery about whether a letter in a bottle washed up in New Brunswick in 2017 is from a ...

Emails reveal close communication between government, transport regulator on refunds

May 15, 2021

OTTAWA — Advocates, experts and opposition MPs say correspondence showing close communication between the federal Transport Department and the Canadian Transportation Agency ...

Canadians divided on sending Team Canada athletes to the Tokyo Olympic Games: poll

May 15, 2021

OTTAWA — A new poll by Leger and the Association of Canadian Studies suggests the country is divided over plans to send athletes from Canada to the upcoming Olympic Games in ...

Family doctors say they can answer vaccine questions, after Trudeau recommends them

May 15, 2021

Several family doctors and physician associations across Canada say they welcome questions from anyone concerned about second doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca or any other COVID-...

No winning ticket for Friday's $40 million Lotto Max jackpot

May 15, 2021

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $40 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw.That means the jackpot for the next draw on May 18 will grow to an estimated...

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Saturday, May 15, 2021

May 14, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Saturday, May 15, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 494,638 new vaccinations ...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Saturday, May 15, 2021

May 14, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Saturday, May 15, 2021.There are 1,318,399 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 1,318,399 ...

Maj-Gen. Dany Fortin leaves vaccine rollout post pending military investigation

May 14, 2021

OTTAWA — The officer in charge of Canada's vaccine rollout has left his assignment with the Public Health Agency of Canada pending the results of a military investigation. ...

Trudeau's apology to Italian-Canadians for Second World War internment coming May 27

May 14, 2021

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will deliver a formal apology in the House of Commons on May 27 for the internment of Italian-Canadians during the Second World...

Alberta leadership responsible for protests against public health orders: expert

May 14, 2021

EDMONTON — A criminologist says a recent court ...

Experts call on Canada to use COVAX doses of AstraZeneca or give them back

May 14, 2021

OTTAWA — Some health experts are questioning ...

If COVID vaccines 'essential,' Canadians could get shots in U.S. and no quarantine

May 14, 2021

TORONTO — Canadian residents should be able to ...

Guilbeault doubles down on Bill C-10 as opposition MPs demand Lametti testify

May 14, 2021

OTTAWA — Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault is doubling down on his controversial new broadcasting bill at a parliamentary committee hearing, citing a Justice Department ...

Nunavut officials plead for Iqaluit residents to stop gathering during COVID ...

May 14, 2021

IQALUIT — Nunavut's health minister says he wants Iqaluit residents to stop gathering so the city has a shot at a normal summer.Lorne Kusugak scolded residents Friday at a ...

Federal officials lay out road map for post-vaccine life as third wave ebbs

May 14, 2021

Federal health authorities laid out their vision of what life could look like after most Canadians are vaccinated against COVID-19, just as regional officials warned some ...

New CDC guidance makes it clear: time to reopen Canada-U.S. border, congressman says

May 14, 2021

WASHINGTON — A U.S. lawmaker who has made a political crusade out of getting the border with Canada reopened is again pressing his case with President Joe Biden — and this ...

Canada, U.S., Mexico to talk trade at first USMCA Free Trade Commission meeting

May 14, 2021

WASHINGTON — Senior officials from Canada, the United States and Mexico will meet virtually next week for the first Free Trade Commission meeting of the USMCA ...

Kenney distances himself from caucus vote to turf dissidents with 'personal agendas'

May 14, 2021

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he kept his distance in a debate over the fate of two outspoken backbenchers but believes his United Conservative caucus made the...

Fewer flights land in Canada with COVID-19 since ban on planes from India, Pakistan

May 14, 2021

OTTAWA — The number of planes landing in Canada carrying passengers with COVID-19 was cut by more than half in the two weeks after the federal government barred incoming ...

'It's inhuman': Quebec coroner hears from Joyce Echaquan's family on Day 2 of ...

May 14, 2021

MONTREAL — The brother of an Indigenous woman subjected to insults as she lay dying in a Quebec hospital testified Friday he was shocked at her condition when he visited the ...

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