Canada

'We hear their frustrations': RCMP unsure when Alberta border protest will end

COUTTS, Alta. - An RCMP spokesman says there's no way to predict when the protest at Alberta's main border crossing will end but he understands the public's growing frustration as it drags on. Demonst...

Feb 04, 2022

Statistics Canada to report January jobs figures and show Omicron's impact

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is scheduled this morning to report on how the job market fared in January amid tightened restrictions as the Omicron variant spread. The Canadian economy added 55,000 jobs ...

Feb 04, 2022

Alberta, Saskatchewan take lead in signalling moves to end COVID restrictions

Alberta and Saskatchewan have taken the lead among provinces and territories in signalling their intentions to soon remove most, if not all, remaining COVID-19 public health restrictions. Premier Jaso...

Feb 04, 2022

3 Montreal high school basketball coaches charged with sex crimes involving minors

Montreal police say they are looking for other possible victims after three coaches at a St-Laurent borough high school were arrested this week on sex crime charges. The three staffers from cole Saint...

Feb 03, 2022

PBO says federal funding for child-care system isn't enough to meet goals

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says the federal government has not set aside enough money to build a national child-care system aimed at expanding spaces and cutting fees. The Liberals' bud...

Feb 03, 2022

B.C. Speaker, adviser yelled at staff during misspending investigation: Trial

VANCOUVER - A former employee of British Columbia's legislature says he was "screamed at like a dog" by the former Speaker and his special adviser during an investigation into misspending allegations ...

Greg Fry Feb 03, 2022

'Everyone has exhaled': Candice Bergen brings steady hand to Conservative caucus

OTTAWA - The new interim leader of Canada's Conservatives hails from a small Mennonite community and is no stranger to leadership. Candice Bergen was picked Wednesday evening to take over from Erin O'...

Feb 03, 2022

GoFund Me called to Commons committee as links to U.S. alleged in Ottawa protest

OTTAWA - A parliamentary committee has called on GoFundMe representatives to testify about how it ensures that money raised on its platform isn't used to promote hate, such as antisemitism and white s...

Feb 03, 2022

Ottawa 'clarifies' truckers are not exempt from COVID-19 vaccine mandate

OTTAWA - The government has issued an order-in-council clarifying that truckers are not exempt from a vaccine mandate after bureaucrats were confused by their own policy. The Canada Border Services Ag...

Feb 03, 2022

From heroes to targets: At an Ontario hospital, anti-vax protests weigh on staff

Nicole Corry says she didn't become a personal support worker to be called a hero. But she never anticipated that she would be villainized as she puts her health and family's welfare on the line to ca...

Feb 03, 2022