Defence lawyers wrap in Vancouver extradition hearing for Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou
VANCOUVER — A lawyer for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou wrapped up her defence team's arguments in the B.C. Supreme Court Tuesday by reminding the extradition judge of her task in the case. Eric Gottardi told Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes that...
Tories surge to upset majority win in N.S. election with a campaign focused on health
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's Progressive Conservatives surged to an upset election win Tuesday over the governing Liberals after capitalizing on their main opponent's early stumbles and promising a big-spending fix to the troubled health system. During the ...
Trudeau follows Singh, promising ‘consequences’ for unvaccinated federal workers
OTTAWA — Public servants who can get vaccinated and choose not to will face "consequences" for their decision if the Liberals are returned to power, Justin Trudeau said Tuesday as the issue of vaccine mandates exploded on the campaign trail. Just
Ontario pauses reopening, issues vaccine policy for some workers as Delta spreads
TORONTO — Ontario will pause further reopening, start offering third COVID-19 shots to vulnerable populations, and require many health and education workers to get vaccinated against the virus or take regular tests, the government announced Tuesday. B...
Southern Europe Experiencing Blistering Temperatures Causing Heat Emergency
While Southern Europe is no stranger to warm summer weather, 2021 has brought about sweltering conditions and record-setting temperatures that have led to a heat emergency. The record-breaking heat is causing havoc across several countries, including Greece, which marked its
B.C. reports one death and 1,434 new COVID-19 cases over three days
VICTORIA — British Columbia has 1,434 more cases of COVID-19 in the last three days for an average of 478 cases per day. A statement from the Health Ministry says there are now 5,090 active infections across B.C., of which about
Ontario open to child care deal with federal Liberals, with some flexibility: Lecce
TORONTO — Ontario's education minister says his government is open to striking a deal on affordable child care with the federal Liberals if it accounts for what he described as the province's "unique" circumstances. Stephen Lecce told a conference on ...
Montreal Haitian group urges Ottawa to speed up immigration files for quake victims
Montreal's Haitian community urged Ottawa on Monday to process immigration files more quickly for Haitians waiting to come to Canada, as its members tried to help their homeland following a deadly earthquake over the weekend. The head of the Montreal-b...
Alberta’s post-secondary schools saying no to mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations
CALGARY — Many Alberta post-secondary schools are not requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for students and staff even as others across the country are making different choices. The University of Calgary, University of Alberta, Mount Royal University in Cal...
New Brunswick health officials continue testing for source of legionnaires’ outbreak
MONCTON, N.B. — Health officials in New Brunswick say they are closing in on the source of a legionnaires' disease outbreak in Moncton that has made seven people sick. The outbreak was declared on Aug. 6 and sent six people two