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Following the legalisation of recreational marijuana in Ontario in 2018, the province saw an increase in visitors from neighbouring Idaho (where the drug remains illegal)....

Canada COVID-19

Air Canada problems Employees must be immunised against COVID-19.

August 27, 2021

Air Canada is the latest airline to require that all staff be completely immunised against COVID-19. In a statement issued Wednesday, Canada's largest airline stated...

Canada Tech

After a year in the Ontario River, the phone was returned to its owner.

August 20, 2021

A cellphone carrying priceless images of a deceased relative was returned to a woman a year after she lost it into a river in Ontario,...

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A Yorkie shields a 10-year-old Toronto girl from an oncoming coyote.

July 24, 2021July 24, 2021

After rescuing her 10-year-old owner from an attacking coyote, a Toronto family's tiny Yorkshire terrier is being hailed as a hero. Lily Kwan, 10, said...

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The border between Canada and the United States will shortly reopen to fully immunised Americans.

July 20, 2021

Beginning next month, US citizens who are properly vaccinated against COVID-19 will be allowed entry into Canada for non-essential travel, according to Canadian health officials....

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A Canadian indigenous tribe has taken over responsibility for child welfare services.

July 7, 2021

Under an agreement with the federal government, the Canadian indigenous organisation that reported last month the discovery of an estimated 751 unmarked graves near a...

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The Hong Kong diaspora in Canada assists newcomers with employment, housing, and counselling.

July 5, 2021

Hong Kong residents in Canada are coming together to assist the newest influx of refugees fleeing Beijing's increasing grip on their city. Networks throughout the...

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Hundreds more unidentified graves discovered at a former Canadian residential school

June 25, 2021

On Thursday, an indigenous organisation in the Canadian state of Saskatchewan announced the discovery of an estimated 751 unmarked graves inside a now-defunct Catholic residential...

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Canada has announced intentions to make internet hate speech a felony.

June 24, 2021

The Liberal government of Canada announced plans on Wednesday to make online hate speech a felony, albeit the proposed law excludes social media sites for...

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Muslim victims of a truck assault were laid to rest in coffins wrapped in Canadian flags.

June 13, 2021

Hundreds of mourners attended a public burial ceremony on Saturday to say goodbye to a Canadian Muslim family who were ran over and killed by...

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According to investigators, the killing of a Canadian Muslim family with a vehicle was a hate crime.

June 8, 2021

Four members of a Canadian Muslim family slain when a pickup truck jumped the kerb and ran them over on Sunday were victims of an...

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Canada’s Trudeau has urged the Catholic Church to apologise for the deaths of children.

June 6, 2021

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has encouraged the Catholic Church to "take responsibility" for its part in the torture of Indigenous children in residential schools....

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Following the discovery of the remains of 215 youngsters, indigenous organizations have called on Canada to identify the graves.

June 1, 2021

The historic Kamloops Indian Residential School is seen after the remains of 215 children, some as young as three years old, were discovered at the...

Canada Israel Middle East

Canada and the Quartet condemn the violence in Jerusalem, as international pressure mounts on Israel.

May 10, 2021

On Sunday, Canada and the Middle East Quartet (the United Nations, the United States, the European Union, and Russia) condemned the violence on Jerusalem's Temple...

Canada COVID-19

Canada has approved a Pfizer vaccine for children aged 12 to 15.

May 6, 2021

On Wednesday, Health Canada approved the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for children aged 12 to 15. It is the first time in Canada that a COVID-19...

Canada COVID-19

Covid-19: Canada raises the alarm when cases outnumber those in the United States

April 17, 2021

The number of coronavirus infections in Canada's largest province has hit an all-time high, with hospitals warning that they are nearing capacity. According to a...

Canada China COVID-19

COVID-19: According to the spy agency , foreign activity in Canada has reached Cold War standards.

April 13, 2021

Foreign surveillance and involvement in Canada reached levels not seen since the Cold War last year, thanks in part to flaws created by the COVID-19...

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One dead, multiple wounded of stabbing at Vancouver library

March 28, 2021

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said "multiple victims" were stabbed inside and outside the North Vancouver Library and that one suspect was in custody....

Canada China

China poses serious strategic threat to Canada, says Canadian spy agency head

February 10, 2021

China poses a serious strategic threat to Canada, both through attempts to steal secrets and a campaign to intimidate the Chinese community, the head of...

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Canada deporting thousands even as pandemic rages

January 23, 2021

Canada deported thousands of people even as COVID-19 raged last year, data seen by Reuters shows, and lawyers say deportations are ramping up, putting people...

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Canada deporting thousands even as pandemic rages

January 23, 2021

Canada deported thousands of people even as COVID-19 raged last year, data seen by Reuters shows, and lawyers say deportations are ramping up, putting people...

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Canada’s Alberta urges Trudeau to press Biden, save Keystone XL pipeline

January 19, 2021

Canada’s main oil-producing province Alberta urged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday to mount a last-ditch effort to save an $8 billion pipeline and threatened...

Canada COVID-19

Ontario declares emergency amid surging COVID-19 cases as Canada buys more vaccines

January 13, 2021

Ontario declared an emergency on Tuesday after latest modelling put Canada’s most populous province on track to have more than 20,000 new COVID-19 cases per...

Canada COVID-19 Health

Canada’s Ontario finds two cases of virus variant first seen in UK

December 27, 2020

Health officials in Ontario said on Saturday that two confirmed cases of the new coronavirus variant first detected in the United Kingdom have appeared in...

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Boats, planes, helicopters: Canada gears up to vaccinate remote indigenous communities

December 25, 2020

Canada’s indigenous communities have been prioritized for the COVID-19 vaccine but distributing it across difficult and remote terrain will be a challenge, as authorities deploy...

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Canada’s most populous province announces partial shutdown to fight coronavirus

December 22, 2020

Ontario, Canada’s most populous province, on Monday announced a partial shutdown of some businesses starting Dec. 26 and banned most indoor gatherings as it struggles...

Canada United States

Message in a bottle from Canada washes up in North Carolina

December 17, 2020

A North Carolina couple said they are trying to solve the mystery of a message in a bottle that traveled over 1,000 miles from Prince...

Canada COVID-19

Canada expects arrival of first Pfizer/BioNTEch COVID-19 vaccines on Sunday

December 14, 2020

The first deliveries of COVID-19 vaccine will arrive in Canada later on Sunday, the official in charge of the country’s vaccine rollout told the CBC,...

Canada COVID-19

Infobox: How Canada will vaccinate its population against COVID-19

December 9, 2020

Canada on Wednesday approved the first COVID-19 vaccine, jointly developed by Pfizer Inc and its German partner BioNTech SE, and is now preparing to distribute...

Canada COVID-19

Canada approves the first CVOID-19 vaccine, scheduled to be inoculated next week.

December 9, 2020

Canada on Wednesday approved its first COVID-19 vaccine and said initial shots will be delivered and administered across the country starting next week, while every...

Canada COVID-19 United States

Canada confident in vaccine deliveries even if U.S. blocks exports

December 8, 2020

Canada is confident there will be no disruption of COVID-19 vaccine supplies even if the United States blocks their export, because vaccines are manufactured in...

Canada China United States

Analysis: U.S. efforts on Huawei executive case may save Canada’s stalled China policy

December 4, 2020

Canada could see the end of a nasty diplomatic dispute with China if the United States reaches a deal to release a Huawei executive from...

Canada COVID-19 United States

Canada PM Trudeau suggests that the U.S. border controls will last a long time.

December 1, 2020

Canada will not agree to lifting a ban on non-essential travel with the United States until the coronavirus outbreak is significantly under control around the...

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Canada’s Atlantic bubble disintegrates as COVID-19 cases rise

November 24, 2020

The “bubble” pact between Canada’s four Atlantic provinces has disintegrated in the face of rising COVID-19 cases across the country, as premiers in Prince Edward...

Canada COVID-19 Europe

EU, Canada, others push trade plan to help in COVID-19 battle

November 23, 2020

The European Union, Canada and 11 other countries agreed on Monday to measures such as eliminating export curbs they believe should form the basis of...

Canada COVID-19

Trudeau warns Canada’s hospitals could be swamped, Toronto to enter COVID-19 lockdown

November 21, 2020

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday that Canada’s hospital system could be overwhelmed by a possible quadrupling of new COVID-19 cases by year end...

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Canada housing squeeze: Buyers moving up ‘handcuffed’ by hard-to-sell condos

November 19, 2020

Eager to move his young family into a house with a backyard amid the pandemic, Dale-Paul Jordan listed his Toronto condo for sale last month...

Canada COVID-19 Mexico United States

U.S. travel restrictions at Canada, Mexico borders set to be extended until Dec. 21: official

November 18, 2020

The United States’ land borders with Canada and Mexico are expected to remain closed to non-essential travel until Dec. 21 at the earliest amid a...

Canada China Tech

Canada’s opposition parties urge Trudeau government to ban Huawei 5G, say China is threat

November 18, 2020

Canada’s opposition on Wednesday called on Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government to get tougher on China, including by officially banning Huawei Technologies Co Ltd’s...

Canada COVID-19

Canada in talks to donate extra COVID-19 vaccine shots to poorer countries – sources

November 18, 2020

Canada, which has reserved enough doses to vaccinate residents against COVID-19 several times over, is in talks with other governments about a plan to donate...

Canada Tech

Police evacuate Ubisoft’s Montreal office building after hoax hostage call

November 14, 2020

Police on Friday evacuated a building housing French video game maker Ubisoft's UBIP.PA Montreal offices after receiving a hostage call which turned out to be...

Canada Politics United States

Biden win sparks brief jubilation for Canada but choppy road still ahead

November 7, 2020

Canada allowed itself a moment of jubilation on Saturday after Joe Biden’s victory in the U.S. presidential election marked the end of four often bruising...

Canada North America

Quebec stabbing: Man in medieval clothing arrested after two killed in sword attack

November 2, 2020

At least two people have been stabbed to death in the Canadian city of Quebec by a man armed with a sword and dressed in...

Canada North America

Canada plans to bring in more than 1.2M immigrants in the next 3 years

November 1, 2020

The Canadian Government has announced plans to bring in more than 1.2 million immigrants over the next three years in an effort to use immigration...

Canada Nigeria North America

Canada to welcome 1.2 million immigrants from Nigeria, others between 2021 and 2023

October 31, 2020

The Canadian Government says it targets receiving 1.2 million immigrants from 2021 to 2023 in order to make up for a shortfall caused this year...

Canada COVID-19 Mexico United States

U.S. borders with Canada, Mexico to stay closed to non-essential travel until Nov. 21

October 19, 2020

The United States’ land borders between Canada and Mexico will remain closed to all non-essential travel until Nov. 21, the U.S. Homeland Security Department said...

Canada Turkey

Turkey condemns Canada following decision to cease export of drones

October 18, 2020

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan strongly condemned Canada's decision to stop the export of drone technologies, saying that doing so goes against the spirit of...

Canada China

Canada will continue to stand up against Chinese human rights abuses, PM Trudeau says

October 16, 2020

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday said he will continue to stand up against China’s “coercive diplomacy” and human rights abuses in Hong Kong...

Canada Tech

Toronto will trial self-driving shuttles in early 2021

October 15, 2020

Driverless shuttles could be ideal in certain scenarios Editor's take: Officials in Toronto on Wednesday announced a partnership with Local Motors that’ll bring its electric, self-driving...

Canada China

Trudeau slams China on human rights, ‘coercive diplomacy’

October 14, 2020

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned against China's "coercive diplomacy" Dave Chan AFP Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned China on Tuesday that its "coercive...