Canada’s Mohammed Ahmed races to silver in 5,000 metres
Canadian Mohammed Ahmed has won a silver medal with a gutsy effort in the men’s 5,000 metres at the Tokyo Olympics. Ahmed ran a fast final lap and challenged Joshua Cheptegei, the world record holder...
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Canada’s lack of pro women’s soccer league in spotlight with Olympic win
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Canada’s national women’s soccer team is golden at the Olympics, but the country is facing some criticism off the pitch for its lack of a professional league. Team Canada...
View ArticleAs U.S. demurs, Canada welcomes vaccinated American citizens back across border
WASHINGTON — The United States will remain on the sidelines for now as Canada gamely welcomes back fully vaccinated American citizens and permanent residents. As of midnight Sunday night, non-essential...
View ArticleDespite Delta, Canada welcomes back fully vaxxed U.S. citizens, permanent...
WASHINGTON — Canada is once again allowing U.S. citizens and permanent residents back into the country, provided they’ve been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. After 17 long months, a ban on...
View ArticleUN report ‘must sound death knell’ for fossil fuels as Canada faces climate...
OTTAWA — The secretary-general of the United Nations says a new report “must sound the death knell for coal and fossil fuels,” raising renewed questions about Canada’s climate plan and the long-term...
View ArticleCanadian political parties’ election preparations well underway
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) – Canada could be just days away from a federal election call, and political parties are already working behind the scenes to make sure they’re prepared for the campaign fight....
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‘A long time coming’: Border reopening allows Americans to reunite with...
SURREY (NEWS 1130) — Monday has been a big day for a lot of Americans looking forward to in-person reunions with the important Canadians in their lives. At the Peace Arch border crossing, a majority of...
View ArticleChinese court upholds Canadian prisoner Robert Schellenberg’s death sentence
BEIJING — A Chinese court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by Robert Schellenberg, a Canadian whose sentence in a drug case was increased to death after an executive of tech giant Huawei was detained in...
View ArticleModerna to sign agreement to build mRNA production plant in Canada
OTTAWA — U.S. drug maker Moderna will sign an agreement with the Canadian government today promising to build an mRNA production plant in Canada. Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel will sign the memorandum of...
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Ruling expected in case of one of two Canadian Michaels detained in China
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – One of two Canadian Michaels charged with spying in China and detained for more than two years is finally set to learn his fate within the next day, in a case that’s been widely...
View ArticleO’Toole warns Canadians not safe in China after court upholds death sentence
OTTAWA — Federal Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole is accusing Beijing of using the death penalty for political purposes after a Chinese court upheld a Canadian’s death sentence. O’Toole is also...
View ArticleMendicino-Mayorkas meeting readout makes no mention of Canada-U.S. travel...
WASHINGTON — Canada’s immigration minister talked Canada-U.S. border issues Monday with the secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. But the federal government’s official account of the...
View ArticleChinese court sentences Canadian Michael Spavor to 11 years on spying charges
A Canadian entrepreneur was sentenced to 11 years in prison Wednesday in a spy case linked to Beijing’s effort to push his country to release an executive of tech giant Huawei, prompting an unusual...
View ArticleA look at COVID-19 reopening plans across the country
As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase and case numbers drop across the country, the provinces and territories have begun releasing the reopening plans for businesses, events and recreational...
View ArticleCost of used icebreakers Ottawa is buying from Quebec shipyard approaches $1B...
OTTAWA — The cost of three second-hand icebreakers that the federal Liberal government is buying from Quebec shipyard Chantier Davie is inching closer to the $1-billion mark as Ottawa keeps quietly...
View ArticleSeniors’ income supplement hinged partly on what agency handled their CERB
OTTAWA — An internal government document is shining a light on how low-income seniors were abruptly cut off from monthly federal payments based on which bureaucratic body handled their emergency...
View ArticleCanada to fight for release of Michael Spavor after Chinese conviction
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau says Canada will continue to fight for the release of Michael Spavor after a Chinese court sentenced him to 11 years in prison in what is widely described...
View ArticleMore than 20 million COVID-19 vaccine doses now stockpiled in Canadian freezers
Canada has gone from being desperate for every dose of vaccine it could get to stockpiling millions of them in freezers across the country. Data on vaccine deliveries, distribution and injections...
View ArticleOpposition parties already on election trail ahead of expected writ drop
OTTAWA — The federal opposition parties are already off and running as each leader aims to jump the gun on an election race expected to kick off in the coming days. Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole and...
View ArticleCanada donating 10M J&J COVID vaccines to countries in need
OTTAWA — Canada is donating all 10 million doses of the single-dose vaccine it purchased from Johnson & Johnson but won’t use to low and middle-income countries. Procurement Minister Anita Anand...
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