Canada

Members of public service union vote in favour of federal strike mandate

OTTAWA - Members of a union that represents more than 120,000 federal public servants have voted in favour of a strike mandate. The Public Service Alliance of Canada can now launch a strike anytime in...

Apr 12, 2023

Canada inches closer to Afghan resettlement target, could reach 40,000 by end of year

OTTAWA - More than 300 people arrived in Canada today from Afghanistan, bringing the total number of people resettled since the Taliban takeover of that country to 30,000, the federal government says....

Apr 12, 2023

In The News for April 12: Do Canadians feel safer today, in a post-pandemic world?

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Wednesday, April 12, 2023 ... What we are watc...

Greg Fry Apr 12, 2023

Prime Minister Trudeau visiting Manitoba today to promote his government's budget

WINNIPEG - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is visiting Manitoba today to promote his government's new budget. Trudeau is to meet with students in Winnipeg to highlight measures from the budget and to ma...

Apr 12, 2023

Pharmacists fear more drugs may fall into loophole that saw B.C. Ozempic sent to U.S.

VANCOUVER - Canada's pharmacists worry a lack of data about prescription management could see a repeat of the situation with diabetes and weight-loss drug Ozempic, in which thousands of doses have bee...

Apr 12, 2023

'It was hell:' Ukrainian family safe in Quebec after surviving Russian airstrikes

MONTREAL - Aurika Olkhova says she still can't believe that she and her two daughters made it out of Ukraine alive after enduring weeks of bombing by the Russian army in the city of Mariupol - includi...

Apr 12, 2023

Poll suggests Canadians feel less safe than they did before the COVID-19 pandemic hit

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests most Canadians feel they're less safe now than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic, and most think the provincial and federal governments are doing a poor job of addres...

Apr 12, 2023

Northwest Territories government spent $716,000 to address cybersecurity breach

YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories government says it spent $716,00 to address a cyberattack in November. It says it signed two work orders under existing contracts to help with containment, inve...

Apr 11, 2023

Alberta premier commits to medicare; NDP points to past musings on private options

EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith, in an election-style event, says her United Conservative Party will not make Albertans pay out of pocket to see their family doctor or get medical treatment. Smith s...

Apr 11, 2023

Survivor of fatal Downtown Eastside hotel fire files proposed class-action lawsuit

VANCOUVER - A woman who survived a fatal fire at a downtown Vancouver rooming hotel has filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against the building's owner, the operator of the residence and the city's...

Apr 11, 2023