Canada

The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association is intervening in a Supreme Court of Canada case this week examining the constitutionality of Newfoundland and Labrador’s COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions.

A spokesperson for a Montreal-based group that helps undocumented migrants says the threat of U.S. administration policies could be the reason why a Quebec border crossing has seen an increase in the number of people seeking asylum.

For one Stayner resident, the Canadian flag isn’t just a symbol, it’s a vivid image in his mind, one he’s carried with him ever since he completely lost his sight.

Canadian health experts warn the fallout from thousands of job cuts at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on April 1 could disrupt the flow of safety information on drugs, medical devices, and food to Canada.

Advocates are pushing for nearly $3 billion in funds promised by the Trudeau Government, saying Canada’s housing crisis disproportionately affects Indigenous people living off-reserve.

A gray wolf who was part of a group of wolves brought to Colorado earlier this year has died. That’s according to officials from Colorado Parks and Wildlife, who announced on Friday that the male wolf died in Wyoming two days ago.

Manitoba may be in the middle of the country, but it is a maritime province. In the province’s north sits Churchill, a subarctic port town on the west shore of Hudson Bay. The community, a tourism hub for polar bears and beluga whales, is also home to the only deep-water seaport in northern Canada that is connected by land to the rest of the country.

Canada must find a way to turn the United States’ “brain drain” into Canada’s “brain gain,” the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) said in a news release Thursday.

Foreign nationals who are in the U.S. for more than 30 days, including Canadians, have a new task on their to-do list as of Friday: Make sure they’re registered with the U.S. government. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said failure to comply with this is a crime, punishable by fines, imprisonment or both.

Canada has listed two brands of the high blood pressure medication Chlorthalidone on its drug shortages site.

A growing number of Americans with family ties to Canada are seeking to reclaim Canadian citizenship, spurred in part by shifting political and social conditions in the United States. Immigration lawyers say they’ve seen increased interest from individuals who have Canadian parents or grandparents and are now looking to make the move north.

Less than three weeks before the tax-filing deadline, some Canadians have noticed their T3s and other slips are missing from the Canada Revenue Agency website.

American tourists visiting Canada have expressed concern crossing the border and how they will be received by Canadians amid a heated trade war and U.S. President Donald Trump’s continuous jabs at the country.

An ex-North Dakota Republican state senator was sentenced late March to 10 years in prison for repeatedly travelling to Prague to engage in sexual acts with minors.

Prince Harry met with war victims on Thursday in an unannounced visit to Ukraine as part of his ongoing work with wounded veterans, a spokesperson said.