Canada

Alberta premier says politicians cannot talk to accused, but her call was OK

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, a week after she was overheard on a leaked phone call offering to help an accused with his upcoming criminal trial, says MLAs and cabinet ministers are not f...

Apr 06, 2023

Thirty per cent of Defence Department procurement positions vacant: internal report

OTTAWA - An internal Defence Department report has found that a shortage of procurement officials is hindering efforts to buy much-needed equipment for the Canadian Armed Forces. Recently published on...

Apr 06, 2023

AFN seeks more time to develop plan implementing UN declaration on Indigenous rights

OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations passed a resolution today that calls on the federal Liberals to extend the deadline to finalize a plan on the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on...

Apr 06, 2023

MPs accuse officials of obstructing study on alleged foreign meddling in elections

OTTAWA - Members of a parliamentary committee say they continue to wait for information about when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was briefed about Beijing's alleged interference in the 2019 and 2021 f...

Apr 06, 2023

UK envoy says new Pacific Rim trade deal quota can sidestep ongoing beef spat

OTTAWA - Britain's envoy to Canada says an uproar in the Prairies over an expanded trade deal could be overcome by ranchers rejigging their beef operations to meet U.K. standards. In an interview, Bri...

Apr 06, 2023

PG's unemployment rate down slightly

PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George posted a slight decline in the unemployment rate last month to 6.2 per cent from 6.6 per cent the previous month . Year-over-year however, the numbers are rising with the...

Apr 06, 2023

NewsAlert: Feds say four women, 10 children on way to Canada from Syrian prison camps

OTTAWA - The federal government says today it is bringing home four Canadian women and 10 children from prison camps in northeastern Syria. The Canadians are among the many foreign nationals in Syrian...

Apr 06, 2023

Supreme Court of Canada won't hear appeal involving private health care

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear a challenge of a British Columbia law intended to preserve public health care through measures against extra-billing and certain private insurance. T...

Apr 06, 2023

Eight sheltered but more spaces needed as Vancouver seeks rooms for displaced campers

VANCOUVER - A handful of homeless people set up tents overnight along a stretch of Vancouver's Hastings Street that was cleared Wednesday in a co-ordinated effort by city officials and Vancouver polic...

Apr 06, 2023

In The News for April 6 : How did Canada's job market fare last month?

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 April 6 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Apr 06, 2023