Canada

Liberal MP breaks ranks party on COVID-19, says government 'demonizes' Canadians

MONTREAL - Quebec Liberal MP Jol Lightbound says it's time his government stops dividing Canadians on the COVID-19 pandemic. Lightbound broke publicly with his political party today, telling reporters...

Greg Fry Feb 08, 2022

Alberta premier set to announce timeline to reduce COVID-19 health restrictions

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he will announce later today a plan to reduce COVID-19 health restrictions. Kenney says it will be a prudent timeline to lift the rules provided pressure o...

Feb 08, 2022

Liberal MP Joël Lightbound calls out Trudeau government for 'divisive' COVID policies

A Liberal member of Parliament is calling out his own government for what he says is its divisive management of the COVID-19 pandemic. Jol Lightbound told reporters in Ottawa today that federal COVID-...

Feb 08, 2022

Probes of Montreal-area high school ordered after coaches arrested on sex charges

MONTREAL - Two investigations have been ordered into the allegedly toxic climate at a Montreal high school where three coaches were arrested on sex charges last week. In a statement, the Marguerite-Bo...

Feb 08, 2022

Windsor-U.S. border crossing reopens for U.S.-bound traffic as protest continue

WINDSOR, Ont. - The Ambassador Bridge border crossing between Windsor, Ont. and Detroit has reopened to U.S.-bound traffic after an anti-vaccine mandate demonstration blocked traffic in both direction...

Feb 08, 2022

Ottawa increases warnings about Ukraine, urges Canadians to leave over Russia threat

Ottawa is warning all Canadians against travelling to Ukraine due to Russian threats and the risk of war. The federal government is also urging Canadians currently in the country to leave. The increas...

Feb 08, 2022

Ottawa asks for more police, Canadians call protest "selfish": In The News for Feb. 8

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 Feb 8 ... What we are watching in Canada ... P...

Feb 08, 2022

Two-thirds oppose Ottawa protest, but many sympathize with frustration: survey

OTTAWA - Almost two-thirds of Canadians oppose the Ottawa protest against COVID-19 measures, with more than four in 10 saying they strongly consider the demonstration a selfish display, a new poll sug...

Feb 08, 2022

Canadian military moves toward inclusivity, adds feminine versions of ranks in French

MONTREAL - When Jose Payeur joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 2001, the Quebec woman felt that people who occasionally used the unofficial feminine version of her rank when addressing her in French ...

Feb 08, 2022

Trudeau: Protests are not the way to get through pandemic

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the ongoing anti-vaccine mandate protest in Ottawa is "trying to blockade our economy, our democracy and our fellow citizens' daily lives." He says, "It has...

Feb 08, 2022