Canada

The Canadian PressJacob Serebrin More than a month after the Canada Revenue Agency took its website offline in the wake of a major cyberattack, the federal tax collection agency won’t say when it expects its online services to fully return to normal. A number of services within the CRA’s online […]

Immediate proclamation of key sections of new trespass and food safety act will better protect people and livestock transport drivers WOODSTOCK – In order to keep people safe, the Ontario government is making it an offence to stop, obstruct, hinder or otherwise interfere with a motor vehicle transporting farm animals. […]

The Canadian Press TORONTO–The Toronto Christmas Market, an annual event that typically draws large crowds to a historic part of the city’s downtown, has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Toronto Mayor John Tory says the decision to call off the weeks-long event was made by organizers in light […]

The Associated Press WASHINGTON–Utah Republican Sen. Mitt Romney said Tuesday he supports voting to fill the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat on the Supreme Court, all but ensuring President Donald Trump has the backing needed to push the nomination over Democratic objections that it’s too close to the November […]

The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario is expected to announce its COVID-19 fall preparedness plan today. Premier Doug Ford has promised the plan will help the province grapple with a possible second wave of the novel coronavirus. The strategy comes as daily virus case counts continue to climb to levels not seen […]

The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario is reporting 478 new cases of COVID-19 today, along with three new deaths related to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says there are 153 cases reported in Toronto, 95 in Peel Region and 90 in Ottawa. She says 68 per cent of the new cases […]

The Canadian Press SAULNIERVILLE, N.S. – The federal government is affirming the Mi’kmaq First Nation’s treaty rights in an ongoing dispute with non-Indigenous fishermen in southwestern Nova Scotia. Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan and Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett released a statement Monday saying the Mi’kmaq have a constitutionally protected treaty […]

Lee Berthiaume OTTAWA–A new survey suggests the recent rise in new COVID-19 cases across Canada comes with a similar increase in support for the mandatory wearing of masks in public places. The online survey by Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies says 83 per cent of respondents feel governments […]

The Canadian PressMichelle McQuigge A seasoned police officer who failed to provide medical help for an Indigenous woman following a deadly drug overdose will be spending the next 12 months in jail, a southern Ontario judge ruled Monday. The sentence against Const. Nicholas Doering comes nearly a year after he […]

The Canadian PressFakiha Baig EDMONTON–A new piece of medical equipment created at the University of Alberta may give doctors a quicker and safer way to resuscitate patients who go into cardiac arrest due to COVID-19. The novel coronavirus can create complications in the lungs and many patients are placed on […]

oan Bryden OTTAWA – COVID-19 has left little of normal life untouched and Wednesday’s speech from the throne will be no exception. Throne speeches are typically a pageantry of ceremonial grandeur. But many of the traditional flourishes are being pared back this time around to respect public health protocols to […]