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COVID infection rate low in Alberta pilot project for international travellers
CALGARY — The number of positive COVID-19 tests in a pilot project for international travellers at the Calgary airport and a United States border crossing in southern Alberta has been reasonably low after its first six weeks.
Dec 12, 2020 8:00 AM
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Liberals 'completely unwilling' to hold political parties to account on privacy
OTTAWA — A leading expert on personal-information law says the Trudeau government is unwilling to hold political parties to the same level of accountability it is demanding of other organizations in its current revamp of the federal privacy regime.
Dec 12, 2020 4:00 AM
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No winning ticket for Friday night's Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $27 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw. That means the jackpot for the next draw on Dec. 15 will grow to approximately $32 million. The Canadian Press
Dec 12, 2020 2:05 AM
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Border executive had no worries about officer conduct related to Meng Wanzhou case
VANCOUVER — A former executive with the Canada Border Services Agency says she never had concerns about the motivations or conduct of border officers involved in the examination of Chinese tech executive Meng Wanzhou, who was arrested at the Vancouve
Dec 11, 2020 6:59 PM
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Officials urge Canadians to stay vigilant amid grim COVID forecasts for the holidays
Authorities are cautioning Canadians against getting swept up in the excitement of the approaching COVID-19 vaccine rollout, insisting that dropping our guards could have deadly consequences as federal forecasts predict the outbreak's death toll coul
Dec 11, 2020 6:07 PM
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'It can no longer be free to pollute:' Updated climate plan includes carbon tax hikes
OTTAWA — The federal government has released a $15-billion plan to meet its climate change commitments that includes steady increases to its carbon tax in each of the next 10 years.
Dec 11, 2020 5:50 PM
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Nightmare on COVID Street: Virus-headed party provocateur stars in new Alberta ads
EDMONTON — Alberta, seeking to heal with hard-edged humour, has launched a COVID-19 advertising campaign starring a fashion-challenged, hard-partying, virus-headed Freddy Kruegeresque super-spreader.
Dec 11, 2020 5:36 PM
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CSIS spies' use of geolocation data may have broken law: watchdog report
OTTAWA — Canada's spy agency may have broken the law by using peoples' digital geolocation data without a warrant, a newly released watchdog report says.
Dec 11, 2020 5:16 PM
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The latest news on COVID 19 developments in Canada for Thursday, Dec. 11
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 7:04 p.m. British Columbia has added another 737 cases to its COVID-19 total. Eleven more people died, bringing the province's surging death toll to 598.
Dec 11, 2020 5:06 PM
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Commons adjourns without resolving dispute over how it should resume in new year
OTTAWA — The House of Commons has adjourned for a six-week Christmas break without resolving a dispute over how it should resume in the new year.
Dec 11, 2020 5:03 PM
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