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Ontario premier pushes for clear delivery date for COVID-19 vaccines
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he wants a clear delivery date for the province's share of COVID-19 vaccines, stressing that "the clock is ticking" when it comes to fighting the novel coronavirus. Ford...
Nov 30, 2020
Montreal Impact's Maximiliano Urruti out six to eight weeks after knee surgery
Montreal Impact forward Maximiliano Urruti has undergone surgery to repair an injured meniscus in his right knee. The club announced the news Monday, saying in a release that the procedure was s...
Nov 30, 2020
Quebec booksellers' group apologizes, republishes post outlining premier's top reads
MONTREAL - An association of Quebec booksellers says it acted in haste when it removed an online list outlining reading recommendations from Premier Francois Legault. Legault shared some of his favour...
Nov 30, 2020
Province seeking input on outdoor recreation and trails
Albertans are invited to share ideas about outdoor recreation and trails in the province.The provincial government says input will help shape future policy and legislation for Crown land, including pa...
Nov 30, 2020
No text of Canada-U.K. trade deal, minister says as Dec. 31 tariff deadline looms
OTTAWA - Canada's International Trade Minister Mary Ng says she guarantee that MPs will see a bill to ratify the new provisional Canada-Britain trade agreement before Parliament breaks for Christmas o...
Nov 30, 2020
Nunavut to start lifting its two-week lockdown as COVID-19 cases recover
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut is to start lifting a two-week lockdown on Wednesday as more people infected with COVID-19 recover. The lockdown that shuttered all schools and non-essential businesse...
Nov 30, 2020
New impaired driving rules in effect across Alberta Dec. 1
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Starting this Tuesday, there will be different, and in some cases, more severe penalties for drivers getting behind the wheel impaired.As of December 1, 2020, Bill 21, the Provincial ...
Nov 30, 2020
Restoring civil liberties in Canada post-pandemic a concern for legal experts
TORONTO - Canadians willingly, unwillingly, and sometimes unknowingly, gave up some of their civil liberties over the past eight months to try and slow the spread of COVID-19. Legal experts who specia...
Nov 30, 2020
Get on with promised gun-control measures, advocates urge Trudeau government
OTTAWA - Advocates of stricter gun control are urging the Trudeau government to get on with promised reforms, saying they are months overdue. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair has pledged new measures...
Nov 30, 2020
Fewer Americans sign contracts to buy homes in October
SILVER SPRING, Md. - The number of Americans signing contracts to buy homes fell for the second consecutive month as lack of available homes continues to stifle house hunters. The National Association...
Nov 30, 2020