Canada

O'Toole's flaws must be part of Conservative election report: Sen. Batters

OTTAWA - The Conservative senator ousted for spearheading an effort to review Erin O'Toole's leadership says a forthcoming report of the party's election loss must confront its most serious flaws - in...

Jan 21, 2022

$28-million class-action settlement in sex abuse case against Clerics of St-Viateur

MONTREAL - Lawyers say a $28-million settlement has been reached for more than 375 sexual abuse victims of Quebec-based Catholic religious order the Clerics of St-Viateur. Montreal law firm Arsenault,...

Jan 21, 2022

Canada gives $120M loan to help bolster Ukraine against Russia threats

OTTAWA - Canada is giving Ukraine a $120-million loan to help bolster its economy and aid as it faces a hostile buildup of Russian forces on its borders. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the lo...

Jan 21, 2022

Coroner to probe second death this month of Montreal homeless person in frigid cold

MONTREAL - A second person experiencing homelessness in Montreal has died this month after spending the night outside in frigid temperatures. Ambulance service spokesperson Sbastien Coulombe says a 91...

Jan 21, 2022

Federal program to rapidly build homes goes past target, again

OTTAWA - A federal program aimed at quickly creating new affordable housing units has once again surpassed its goal. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the rapid-housing program has now created more t...

Jan 21, 2022

B.C. study links low river flows with lower chinook salmon productivity

VANCOUVER - A study that links low summertime water flows in a British Columbia river with lower productivity across 22 generations of a struggling salmon population could help guide how rivers are ma...

Jan 21, 2022

Foreign affairs minister gathers Central American leaders to discuss Haiti's future

OTTAWA - The U.S. State Department says it is looking forward to a productive meeting today when Central American leaders gather online with Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly to talk about the futu...

Jan 21, 2022

New details in a Manitoba tragedy and death of a music icon: In The News for Jan. 21

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 Jan. 21 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Jan 21, 2022

A blend of optimism and caution highlight Canada's COVID-19 forecast

Across Canada a blend of optimism and caution is emerging as provinces and territories revise their strategies for riding out the latest wave of the pandemic. In Saskatchewan where rising hospital adm...

Jan 21, 2022

Public Health Agency of Canada involved in 'error' on trucker vaccine rules: sources

OTTAWA - Turmoil and confusion over whether truckers would remain exempt from the vaccine mandate last week stemmed from bureaucrats misinterpreting policy in more than one federal agency - including ...

Jan 21, 2022