Category Archives: Canada

In bid to win over dentists, Ottawa changes billing for dental care plan
OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland says dentists and other oral-health providers no longer need to sign up with the government to provide care to patients who are covered under the national dental ...
Jul 08, 2024

Quebec, provincial police union reach 6-year contract deal, to be presented this week
QUEBEC CITY, Que. - The Quebec government and the association representing provincial police officers have reached a new agreement in principle on a six-year contract. Both sides were forced back to t...
Jul 08, 2024

Federal fisheries minister calls for review of arrest, treatment of Mi'kmaq fishers
OTTAWA - The federal Fisheries Department has called an external review into the conduct of its officers who allegedly arrested and dumped two Indigenous men at a Nova Scotia gas station without shoes...
Jul 08, 2024

Scorching summer heat hits Canada, remnants of hurricane Beryl on the way
MONTREAL - Sweltering summer weather is blanketing much of the country today, with Environment Canada issuing heat warnings for parts of eight provinces and the Northwest Territories. Temperatures in ...
Jul 08, 2024

In the news today: Frank Stronach case due in court today
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Frank Stronach case due in court today A hearing is scheduled in Brampton, Ont., court today in the case of bi...
Jul 08, 2024

'Nobody has these stories': Canada's longest river at record low levels
Canada's longest river is at historically low levels, stranding communities that rely on it for essential goods and alarming First Nations along its banks who have never known the mighty Mackenzie to ...
Jul 08, 2024

Joly to meet with new British counterpart after political seachange in the U.K.
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is expected to meet with her new British counterpart for the first time since the Labour Party took power in the United Kingdom last week. Joly is in Lond...
Jul 08, 2024

Trudeau to mark 75th anniversary of NATO alliance in Washington
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to arrive in Washington, D.C., today to mark the 75th anniversary of the NATO military alliance. The perilous state of war-ravaged Ukraine and the pr...
Jul 08, 2024

Snap election unlikely in Canada as European campaigns send incumbents packing
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau turned heads internationally in 2021 when he called a snap election during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was a gamble to try and secure a Liberal majority at a time ...
Jul 08, 2024

Environmental group buys Fraser River island near Chilliwack, B.C., to protect salmon
VANCOUVER - An important salmon habitat will be protected after the multimillion-dollar purchase of an island in British Columbia's lower Fraser River by an environmental organization, with the help o...
Jul 08, 2024