Canada

UCP membership soars as intraparty fight over Alberta premier's leadership escalates

EDMONTON - An upcoming vote to decide the fate of Jason Kenney as United Conservative Party leader and Alberta premier is driving up membership numbers and igniting concerns about possible rule change...

Mar 21, 2022

Six more Sunwing party flight passengers face fines over vaccination status, masks

MONTREAL - Another six people from a Sunwing flight to Mexico last year on which passengers were filmed partying are facing potentially hefty fines. Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says in a tweet th...

Mar 21, 2022

Man charged with arson in Ottawa apartment fire during anti-mandate protest

OTTAWA - An Ottawa man has been charged in connection to the alleged arson that took place in a downtown Ottawa apartment building on Feb. 6, in the heat of the anti-mandate protest. Police say Connor...

Mar 21, 2022

Anti-racism groups say Canadian government must do more to address systemic issues

OTTAWA - Canadian anti-racism and human rights groups are calling on the federal government to do more to address white supremacy and systemic racism. Fareed Khan, founder of Canadians United Against ...

Mar 21, 2022

Canada's international development minister urges WHO to approve Medicago vaccine

OTTAWA - International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan says he wants the World Health Organization to greenlight Medicago's COVID-19 shot so it can be donated and used by the COVAX vaccine-sharing ...

Mar 21, 2022

Feds 'disappointed' Russian flight used humanitarian claim to enter Canadian airspace

OTTAWA - A senior official at Transport Canada is accusing a Russian airliner of having falsely claimed to be a humanitarian flight to circumvent a ban and enter Canadian airspace last month. Aeroflot...

Mar 21, 2022

Foreign affairs minister says Russia to face more sanctions over Ukraine invasion

MONTREAL - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says Canada will soon impose new sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. Joly made the comments to reporters today after delivering a speech t...

Mar 21, 2022

Visiting Canadian leaders doing U.S. damage control as rail dispute hits supply chain

WASHINGTON - Business leaders who happen to be in the U.S. capital today say they are in damage control mode as a work stoppage at CP Rail deals another blow to cross-border supply chains. Goldy Hyder...

Greg Fry Mar 21, 2022

CP derailed and Ukraine rejects Russia's surrender demand: In The News for Mar. 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 Mar. 21 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Mar 21, 2022

Doctor describes what it's like to provide medical assistance in dying in new book

OTTAWA - After more than 20 years delivering babies into the world, Dr. Stefanie Green decided to specialize in delivering suffering people out of it. She was among the first Canadian physicians to of...

Mar 21, 2022