Canada

Mint issues black-ringed toonie in memory of Queen Elizabeth II

The Royal Canadian Mint is issuing a new black-ringed toonie to honour Queen Elizabeth II. The mint says the coin's black outer ring is intended to evoke a "mourning armband" to honour the queen, who ...

Dec 07, 2022

Northern View: Local pundit challenges use of the Emergencies Act

PRINCE GEORGE - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently appeared at the inquiry into the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act to shut down the Freedom Convoy protests on Parliament Hill.Such...

Dec 07, 2022

Canada commits $800 million to support Indigenous-led conservation projects

MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will spend up to $800 million to support four major Indigenous-led conservation projects across the country covering nearly one mil...

Dec 07, 2022

Alberta, Saskatchewan chiefs call for sovereignty acts to be withdrawn

OTTAWA - First Nations chiefs in Alberta and Saskatchewan are calling for their provinces to toss proposed legislation they say is inherently undemocratic, unconstitutional and infringes on Indigenous...

Dec 07, 2022

Visa issues exclude Indigenous voices from COP15 biodiversity summit in Montreal

OTTAWA - The COP15 conference on biodiversity loss is underway in Montreal, but hundreds of delegates from developing countries are missing out due to visa issues. This past summer, Immigration, Refug...

Dec 07, 2022

Bob Rae heads to Haiti in attempt at political consensus, amid possible intervention

OTTAWA - Canada is trying to dislodge a political impasse in Haiti by sending one of its top diplomats to that country. Bob Rae, Canada's ambassador to the United Nations, starts an in-person push for...

Dec 07, 2022

In The News for Dec. 7 : Will the Bank of Canada raise its key interest rate again?

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 Dec. 7 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

Dec 07, 2022

Hard talks on hard targets: real work begins at Montreal biodiversity conference

MONTREAL - Representatives from nearly 200 countries are to begin the real work Wednesday at a crucial meeting on global biodiversity - hard talks on hard targets for saving enough of the world's ecos...

Dec 07, 2022

Billed as remedy for doctor shortage, virtual medicine in N.S. hits bottleneck

HALIFAX - Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual medicine offered a novel way for patients to see doctors during a lockdown and hope that technology could alleviate chronic pressure on a strained hea...

Dec 07, 2022

B.C. Premier David Eby to reveal new cabinet with health, safety, housing priorities

VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby will appoint a new cabinet today in a move pundits are saying will be a blend of old and new faces, and could also start the countdown towards an early el...

Dec 07, 2022