New rules requiring air travellers to test negative for COVID-19 before entering Canada will kick in on Jan. 7, Transport Minister Marc Garneau said today. The new requirement, announced Wednesday, covers all air passengers five…
Hong Kong protesters ring in 2020 with pro-democracy…
Thousands of Hong Kong revelers welcomed in 2020 on neon-lit promenades along the picturesque Victoria Harbour, breaking into pro-democracy chants as the clocks struck midnight after more than half a year of often violent unrest.…
Via passenger train derails south of Gladstone, Man.…
A Via Rail passenger train went off the rails in southern Manitoba before dawn Tuesday, RCMP say. There were seven passengers and five crew members on the train and there are injuries, Transportation Safety Board…
With taxidermists help, Alberta man preserves bones of…
When Mark Holmgren had his arm amputated this spring, he couldn't stand the thought of his severed limb ending up in the trash. Instead, he had his arm bones cleaned, mounted and preserved for posterity."If…
Ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn flees Japan for Lebanon…
Nissan's former chairman Carlos Ghosn said Tuesday from Lebanon that he was not fleeing justice but instead left Japan to avoid "injustice and political persecution" over financial misconduct allegations during his tenure leading the automaker.…
Revellers around the world ring in a new…
Revellers around the globe are bidding farewell to a decade that will be remembered for the rise of social media, the Arab Spring, the #MeToo movement and, of course, U.S. President Donald Trump. Here's a look…
Iraqi supporters of Iran-backed militia attack U.S. Embassy…
Dozens of angry Iraqi Shia supporters of an Iran-backed militia broke into the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad on Tuesday after smashing a main door and setting fire to a reception area, prompting tear gas and sounds…
Are 2020s tax changes significant or a wash?…
When Finance Minister Bill Morneau introduced a motion earlier this month to keep the Liberals' election pledge to cut income taxes for the middle class, he called the measure "significant" and said it would impact 20 million Canadians. But most…
Toronto parents whose baby needs a $2.8M drug…
Lying on the couch by the Christmas tree in her Toronto home, four-month-old Eva Batista begins to cry as her mom places a suction mask over her face to remove excess saliva building up in her throat. …