Category Archives: Canada
Canada to allow international students to work more hours due to labour shortage
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says Canada will temporarily allow international students to work more than 20 hours a week to help address ongoing labour shortages. Speaking at a coffee sho...
Oct 07, 2022
CP NewsAlert: Health Canada approves Pfizer's BA.4/BA.5 Omicron vaccine
OTTAWA - Health Canada says Canadians ages 12 and up can now be given the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster vaccine that targets the BA.4 and BA.5 strains of the Omicron variant. Health Minister Jean-Y...
Oct 07, 2022
Prince George unemployment rate drops in September
PRINCE GEORGE - Statistics Canada says the Canadian economy posted a modest gain of 21,000 jobs in September. In the federal agency's latest labour force survey released on Friday, the unemployment ra...
Oct 07, 2022
Thanksgiving and inflation, latest job numbers from StatsCan : In The News for Oct. 7
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 Oct. 7 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Oct 07, 2022
Iran flight relatives say Canada a haven for regime officials
OTTAWA - Relatives of those killed when Iran's military shot down Flight PS752 in January 2020 say Canada has become a safe haven for regime officials. "Canada has become a safe haven for the criminal...
Oct 07, 2022
Danielle Smith: Facts about Alberta's new premier, United Conservative Party leader
CALGARY - Former journalist and business owner Danielle Smith won the United Conservative Party's leadership race on Thursday and, in doing so, becomes Alberta's next premier. Here are some facts abou...
Oct 06, 2022
Redemption: Danielle Smith aims to be 'force of unity' as new Alberta premier
CALGARY - The political story of Danielle Smith is one of triumph then defeat, followed by betrayal, banishment and, now, redemption. Smith, a 51-year-old Alberta-born journalist and restaurant owner ...
Oct 06, 2022
Yellowknife pub heads to trial to fight fine for breaking COVID-19 rules
YELLOWKNIFE - The owners of a Yellowknife pub headed to trial Thursday to fight a charge of violating Northwest Territories COVID-19 public health orders. Public health officers issued a ticket to The...
Oct 06, 2022
Two absent Conservative MPs say they supported failed conscience rights bill
OTTAWA - Two Conservative MPs who were absent from a vote in the House of Commons on conscience rights say they supported the proposed legislation. Melissa Lantsman, one of the party's deputy leaders,...
Oct 06, 2022
B.C. signs new climate agreement with California, Oregon and Washington
SAN FRANCISCO - British Columbia Premier John Horgan has signed a new climate pact with the governors of Washington, Oregon and California that includes investments in cross-border climate infrastruct...
Oct 06, 2022