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WEBNova Scotia Power given $1.25-million fine for failing to meet performance standards. Change has broken, remade and reshaped the remote Canadian town of Churchill on the shore of Hudson Bay. The weather is warming and signature animals are dwindling. To survive, Churchill turned to tourism, luring people eager to see polar bears.
Health Canada approves updated Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
WEB2 days ago · TORONTO - Health Canada has authorized Moderna's updated COVID-19 vaccine that protects against currently circulating variants of the virus. The mRNA vaccine, called Spikevax, has been reformulated to target the KP.2 subvariant of Omicron. It will replace the previous version of the vaccine that was released a year ago, which targeted …
Canada needs strategy reboot at a time of geopolitical turmoil: …
WEB1 day ago · Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised in July to meet the target of spending two per cent of gross domestic product on defence by 2032. While Canadian officials have been connecting with Democrats and Republicans about bilateral interests across the U.S. for months, some business groups and experts have said more needs to be done to …
Canada's physicians formally apologize for harm to Indigenous ...
WEB1 day ago · VICTORIA - The group representing Canada's physicians has formally apologized for the harm medical professionals caused to Indigenous Peoples,saying it is "deeply ashamed" and "owning its history" of racism, neglect and abuse. At an apology ceremony in Victoria attended by representatives from the ...
Canada has become 'playground' for foreign interference, Tory MP …
WEB1 day ago · OTTAWA - A Conservative MP who was targeted by Beijing told a federal inquiry today that Canada has become "a playground" for foreign interference. Michael Chong, the Tory foreign affairs critic, said the federal government should shed its culture of secrecy and release more information about ...
In the news today: Parliament resumes under precarious conditions
WEB3 days ago · Local leaders have wish list for B.C. election. The president of the Union of B.C. Municipalities says communities have billions of dollars worth of infrastructure that will need replacing in the next decade and the province needs to …
Tensions, rhetoric abound as MPs return to House of Commons, …
WEB3 days ago · OTTAWA - The Liberals sharpened their attacks on the Conservatives as the House of Commons returned from its summer break on Monday with the prospect of a snap election looming large. It's the first sitting since the New Democrats ended an agreement with the Liberals that insulated the minority ...
The NDP-Liberal deal is done. What happens now?
WEBSep 4, 2024 · A look at the now defunct NDP-Liberal deal. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, left, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, prepare for the start of the federal election English-language Leaders debate in Gatineau, Que., on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. The NDP has pulled out of a confidence and supply agreement with the Liberals. THE CANADIAN …
Air Canada, pilots reach tentative deal, averting work stoppage
WEB4 days ago · MONTREAL - Passengers with plans to fly on Canada's largest airline can breathe a sigh of relief after Air Canada said Sunday it has reached a tentative agreement with the union representing more than 5,200 of its pilots. The news of a preliminary deal with the Air Line Pilots Association came ...
Most of Canada to receive emergency alert test today
WEBMay 8, 2024 · THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick. OTTAWA - The federal government will test its capacity to issue emergency alerts today. That means Canadians in most provinces and territories will receive a test alert on their cellphones, as well as through TV and radio broadcasts. The sole exception is Ontario, where the test will take place on …
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