in Canada
A closer look at Canada’s homegrown COVID-19 vaccine candidates
More than 100 groups around the world are racing to produce a vaccine against COVID-19, with most of the attention focused on front-runners...
Like it or not, NHL could be forced to play next season in modified bubble
If the NHL hopes to start a new season in January, there probably won’t be any fans in the buildings and games could...
Hamilton teen serves up Thanksgiving dinner, and Twittersphere thinks it looks delicious
Hamilton teen Raihan Audu spent two days cooking a Thanksgiving meal entirely by himself for his family. The 14-year-old never imagined that a photo of the feast...
Government calls on private sector to come up with compostable, recyclable pandemic gear
Worried about the environmental damage done by growing consumption of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the pandemic, the federal government is asking the private...
Can Quebec find a balance between a lockdown and freedom?
Having tasted something like freedom over the summer, most Quebecers are back living under a complex array of public health rules, wondering if the rest of...
WestJet’s retreat from Atlantic Canada pushes the federal government into a corner
Two hours after WestJet announced on Wednesday that it was curtailing its flights to and from Atlantic Canada, an email went out to...
Caps on international flights leave hundreds of Australians stranded in Canada
After multiple cancelled flights, Georgia and Greg King’s dogs will be flying from Canada to their home in Australia before them. That’s because...
Fox News host’s (mis)pronunciation of Ottawa puts spotlight on word’s Indigenous origins
When a popular Fox News host appeared to mispronounce the name of Canada’s capital in a segment on his U.S. prime-time TV show last week, he...
Syrian refugees finish quarantine in time for first Canadian Thanksgiving
The Al Khalif family is just grateful to finally be in Canada, even if the pandemic delayed their arrival and quashed their much-anticipated airport...
Isolation tents, Red Cross deployed to Manitoba First Nations battling COVID-19
Sunshine Bushie and her three children aren’t leaving their home in Little Grand Rapids First Nation. More than 30 people on the Manitoba...
As parts of Canada tighten COVID restrictions, experts say rapid testing offers a way forward
With some regions now in the grips of a second pandemic shutdown, some scientists are saying the deployment of rapid tests is the best way to...
Why Republicans and Democrats are fighting a U.S. presidential election campaign battle in Canada
The U.S. election is being fought on Canadian soil, too. Both the Republicans and Democrats are pushing for a share of the 620,000...
Canada added 378,000 jobs in September, even more than in August
Canada’s economy added 378,000 new jobs in September, Statistics Canada says, almost all of which were full-time positions. September’s job gains mean that...
Former Hong Kong activists wait eagerly as Ottawa starts approving asylum claims
A family that fled Hong Kong fearing persecution is hoping their asylum claims will be approved by the Canadian government as Ottawa quietly begins granting...
Trudeau says any approved COVID-19 vaccine will be free for all Canadians
The latest: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday any COVID-19 vaccines approved by Health Canada will be free for all Canadians through the...
Liberals’ 2021 single-use plastic ban includes grocery bags, takeout containers
The end is coming for plastic grocery bags, straws and cutlery after the federal government announced today which single-use plastics will be covered...
