Canada

After two years of uncertainty, Liberals ready budget under shifting circumstances

OTTAWA - After two years of pandemic-induced uncertainty, the federal Liberals are readying to deliver an updated spending blueprint in a 2022 budget that, by all accounts, has been influenced by fast...

Apr 06, 2022

Calls to health line in 2020 reveal desperation of Quebec long-term care home owners

MONTREAL - Newly released recordings of phone calls to a Quebec government-run health line in 2020 reveal how desperate the owners of a long-term care home were during the pandemic's first wave. The p...

Apr 06, 2022

Norovirus outbreak tied to raw B.C. oysters linked to 91 illnesses in U.S.

Health officials in the United States say a norovirus outbreak linked to raw British Columbia oysters has spread to at least 13 states. A statement posted by the Centers for Disease Control and Preven...

Apr 06, 2022

Six years after making promise, advocates hope Liberals move on children's watchdog

OTTAWA - It's one of those promises that doesn't cost the government too much, but never seems to materialize on budget day. Children and youth advocates are hoping that changes this week and the Libe...

Apr 06, 2022

N.L. Bay du Nord oil project highlights tension between economy, climate goals

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - As Newfoundland and Labrador awaits word from Ottawa on a proposed new oilfield off the coast of St. John's, Shears Mercer says he's not worried - he's frustrated. Mercer is the may...

Apr 06, 2022

Health sector human resources crisis, Broncos memorial : In The News for April 6

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, 2022

Progress on $35M Humboldt Broncos permanent memorial slower than expected

HUMBOLDT, SASKATCHEWAN - The manager for a Saskatchewan city planning a multi-purpose building in remembrance of a deadly junior hockey bus crash four years ago says plans are moving more slowly than ...

Apr 06, 2022

Health workers have a small budget request to tackle the Canadian care crisis: a plan

OTTAWA - The federal government is set to table a budget Thursday against the backdrop of several national and international emergencies and major funding commitments. Chief on that list is addressing...

Apr 06, 2022

Cree leader says Pope's apology should have mentioned residential school grave sites

CROSS LAKE, Man. - A Cree chief in northern Manitoba said Pope Francis fell short in his apology last week for the abuse Indigenous students faced in residential schools as the chief's First Nation pr...

Apr 05, 2022

Leona Alleslev poised to announce Conservative Party of Canada leadership bid

OTTAWA - Former Conservative deputy leader Leona Alleslev is set to formally announce her candidacy to be the party's next leader tomorrow. A source close to her campaign, speaking on the condition of...

Apr 05, 2022