Canada

Ottawa and First Nations in P.E.I. sign agreement to establish national park reserve

LENNOX ISLAND, P.E.I. - Parks Canada signed a provisional agreement today with two First Nations to establish a new national park reserve on a pristine chain of islands along the northwest coast of Pr...

Jan 19, 2022

Ukraine tensions: Frigate at 'high' readiness as it sets off for NATO mission

HALIFAX - A Royal Canadian Navy admiral says a frigate departing today for the Mediterranean is prepared for "any threat" as tensions with Russia mount. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, families weren't ...

Jan 19, 2022

Quebec needs action on health system, not another COVID-19 inquiry, commissioner says

MONTREAL - Quebec's health and welfare commissioner says the province doesn't need a public inquiry into the high death toll in long-term care homes during the pandemic's first wave. Joanne Castonguay...

Jan 19, 2022

PBO report questions need for Liberals' planned stimulus spending

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer is questioning whether the federal Liberals need to spend tens of billions in planned stimulus. In a report this morning, Yves Giroux says the federal guardra...

Jan 19, 2022

Inflation numbers, COVID rates peaking in some provinces : In The News for Jan. 19

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. 19 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Jan 19, 2022

Statistics Canada set to release inflation reading for December

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is scheduled this morning to release its December inflation figure. The consumer price index in November showed the annual rate of inflation held steady at 4.7 per cent for ...

Jan 19, 2022

Unvaccinated military face 'steeper' challenge than airman who refused anthrax shot

OTTAWA - Unvaccinated military members are in for a tougher fight than a retired airman who was disciplined for refusing an anthrax vaccine 20 years ago, his former lawyer warns. Jay Prober said some ...

Jan 19, 2022

Feds appear in no rush to conduct overdue parliamentary review of assisted dying law

OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government appears to be in no hurry to complete a legally required parliamentary review of Canada's law on medical assistance in dying, which is already 18 months overdue...

Jan 19, 2022

Some provinces say Omicron surge starting to ease, others warn worst is still to come

The Omicron-fuelled fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be peaking in some provinces, while others say the worst is likely still to come. The Saskatchewan Health Authority says it is bracin...

Jan 19, 2022

Latest research shows Omicron infectious up to 10 days: Tam

OTTAWA - Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says the latest evidence does not support the hope the Omicron variant is contagious for less time than previous versions of the virus that causes ...

Jan 18, 2022