Federal Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna says there is no question climate change is real, and she says it's accelerating. McKenna made the comment during an event in Edmonton this morning. She pointed to BC, saying Lytton was incinerated ``in a matter of hours'' by a wildfire and hundreds of B-C seniors died in a recent heat wave, while some parts of Europe received as much rain in three days as they get in three months. She says Canadians must take advantage of solutions that already exist, such as electric buses, because the future must be sustainable, and once we shed the COVID-1

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is urging Canadians who still have not gotten a COVID-19 vaccine to roll up their sleeves, saying that the overwhelming majority of cases are in people who haven't received their two shots.Trudeau says only half of one per cent of cases being recorded are in fully vaccinated people. The prime minister says the vaccines are safe, they have passed Canada's world-class standard for medical approvals and they work.He also notes they are available as Canada now has enough vaccines delivered to fully immunize everyone who is eligible for a shot, working out to over 66

Canadian swimmer Kylie Masse has won a silver medal in 100m backstroke event in swimming. Masse clocked 57.72 seconds in the event. Masse had won a bronze medal in the same event in Rio Olympics (2016). Australia's Kylee McKeown won the gold medal in the event. She established a new Olympic record while clocking 57.47 seconds. American Raegan Smith won the bronze medal with a timing of 58.05 seconds. Kylie Masse had won gold medals in the same event in 2017 and 2019 world championships.

The Canadian women's swim team is starting strong in Tokyo. Canadian swimmer Maggie Mac Neil will be bringing home the gold in the women's 100 metre butterfly, a day after helping the freestyle relay team score silver. Summer McIntosh, one of Canada's youngest athletes at 14-years-old, just missed the podium with a fourth-place finish in the women's 400-metre freestyle. Kylie Masse of LaSalle, Ontario swims the 100 metre backstroke final tonight. She's the reigning world champion at that distance. Canada has also won a silver medal in women's 3m springboard synchronized diving.

Mary Simon has officially become Canada's 30th Governor General, and the first Indigenous person to hold the role. As she took her seat at the head of the Senate chamber, her husband, Whit Fraser, turned to her, took a small bow and then sat down next to Simon. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named Simon, an Inuk leader and former Canadian diplomat, as his choice to be the Queen's representative in Canada earlier this month, replacing Julie Payette who resigned in January. Her choice came amid a national reckoning with the country's historical mistreatment of Indigenous Peoples, including horrif

Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu has stayed home from the Tokyo Olympics due to the pandemic, but will be watching on TV as other athletes try to live out her gold-medal dreams. In addition to watching tennis, Andreescu will be keeping a close eye on the swimming. She's good friends with Penny Oleksiak, who will be defending the 100-metre freestyle gold medal she won at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio. Canada's Bianca Andreescu won't be participating in the Olympic tennis tournament in Tokyo, but she'll be cheering on the Canadian team from home. The 2019 US Open champion pulled out of the

Canada's incoming governor general has had her first audience with the Queen.Mary Simon will be sworn in as the representative of the sovereign in Canada on Monday.The Queen and Simon met virtually on Thursday due to the COVID-19 pandemic.During the meeting, the Queen invested Simon as an extraordinary companion of the Order of Canada, an extraordinary commander of the Order of Military Merit and a commander of the Order of Merit of thePolice Forces.Simon, who was born in the Nunavik village of Kangiqsualujjuaq, will be Canada's first Indigenous governor general.The post has been empty since J

Canada has a team of 370 athletes in Tokyo, but most won't be taking part in tomorrow's Olympic opening ceremony. Only 30 to 40 Canadian athletes will march into Olympic Stadium behind flag-bearers Miranda Ayim of the women's basketball team and men's rugby sevens co-captain Nathan Hirayama. COVID-19 restrictions set out that athletes can only come into the Olympic Village five days before they compete, which means fewer athletes are on hand for the start of the Games. US beats Canada in women's softball: The U.S. is 2-0 in Olympic women's softball following a 1-0 victory over Canada. Monica

A group representing Canada's small business sector has launched a petition pressing the federal government to halt the phasing out of financial support programs.The Canadian Federation of Independent Business says small business owners are keen to replace subsidies with sales but only 35 per cent are back to normal levels of sales and many don't see that happening until next year.In addition to closing the Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) loan program last month, Ottawa has started to phase out the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) and Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS).The subs