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.Garneau in a news conference this morning condemned the prison sentence, which followed a closed-door trial in March that Garneau says did not meet the standards of international law. He added that Canada is working with its allies, including the United States, to secure the release of both Spavor and fellow Canadian Michael Kovrig, though he refused to provide details.The prisoners who have become known as the two Michaels have be

Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says he won't seek re-election. Pallister, who is 67, made the comments today during a caucus retreat in Brandon, Man. The premier has been under fire over the past month for comments he made about Canadian history. He apologized last week after saying in July that people who came to Canada before and after it became a country did not come to destroy but to build. Since then, his Indigenous relations minister resigned from cabinet, two Indigenous men quit provincial economic development boards and Indigenous leaders have roundly condemned the premier. Some Pro

Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne has announced that a key player in the vaccine production sector is coming to Canada.Speaking in Montreal this morning, he says Moderna will set up a highly advanced facility to manufacture m-R N-A vaccines on Canadian soil. Champagne says it will help the country in the case of a pandemic and will allow Canadians to become more resilient and play a role in global health.The government has promised 2.2-billion-dollars for biotechnology research and commercial production over the next seven years.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who is expected to c

The Tokyo Olympics are history. International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach declared the Games closed after the French flag was raised inside Olympic Stadium for the transition to Paris 2024. Canada comes off with a record 24 medals. Gold medal decathlete Damian Warner carried the flag for Canada in the closing ceremonies. Because of the COVID pandemic there was no audience for the rituals.

Fully vaccinated U.S. citizens are wasting little time as they seize the opportunity to venture into Canada for the first time in 17 months.John Adams, a Florida resident who has been waging a relentless advertising campaign against travel restrictions at the Canada-U.S. border, says he's already on his way.Adams, who owns property on Vancouver Island, says he has already heard from others who crossed the border by land shortly after midnight eastern time.He says all of them have so far found the process to be smooth and ``hassle-free.''Eligible U.S. citizens and permanent residents must live

Canada is raking in the medals in Tokyo, with 22 and counting. The latest haul includes gold in women's soccer, silver for Moh Ahmed in the men's five-thousand metre race and bronze for the men's 4-by-100 relay team. The women's soccer team made history by reaching the Olympic final for the first time and beat Sweden on penalty kicks after the teams were tied at one at the end of regulation and extra time. Defender Kadeisha Buchanan says it's a feeling she'll remember for the rest of her life. Andre De Grasse's bronze as part of the relay team makes him the most-decorated male Canadian Olympi

The union representing nine-thousand workers at the Canada Border Services Agency launched work-to-rule action at border crossings and airports across the country this morning.Its bargaining team was in mediation with C-B-S-A and Treasury Board negotiators all night and through to this morning.And the Public Service Alliance of Canada and its Customs and Immigration Union says it is giving the team a bit more time to negotiate.The federal government confirms it is still at the table and says it will not walk away.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is considering making COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for some federally regulated workplaces such as airlines. It is the first time Trudeau has openly supported any form of compulsory vaccinations. U.S. President Joe Biden last week introduced measures requiring federal employees and contractors to show proof of vaccination or be subjected to new rules including mandatory masking and weekly testing for COVID-19. Trudeau says he fully supports that plan and that the government is in discussions with the federal public service about whether there are some

Quebec Premier Francois Legault says the government will impose a vaccine passport system following a recent rise in COVID-19 infections. Legault said today that Health Minister Christian Dube will announce details in the coming days about how the system will work and when it will begin. The announcement came as health officials reported 305 new COVID-19 cases in the province, including 72 in Montreal that are still under investigation and could be corrected. There were no new deaths attributed to COVID-19, but 60 patients were listed in hospital, an increase of two, with one less patient in i