Canada

Bank of Canada scheduled to make last rate call of 2021

OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is set today to announce what will happen to its trendsetting interest rate with job and inflation figures on the rise. The central bank's key interest rate target has been...

Dec 08, 2021

Democracy summit, Chinese firm loses bid pausing Ottawa order: In The News for Dec. 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 Dec. 8 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

Dec 08, 2021

U.S., where democracy is under siege, hosts global two-day summit on … democracy

WASHINGTON - The United States - once a shining example of democracy's virtues, now a glaring case study into its hair-trigger fault lines - hosts like-minded countries from around the world Thursday ...

Dec 08, 2021

Rebuffing ransomware: How to prevent your organization from becoming a victim

OTTAWA - Cybercriminals have zeroed in on a lucrative tactic, holding the digital files of crucial enterprises hostage until a hefty fee is paid, often in hard-to-trace virtual currency. The federal g...

Dec 08, 2021

Chinese-controlled firm loses court bid to pause Ottawa's divestment order

OTTAWA - State-owned China Mobile has lost a court bid for a temporary hold on Ottawa's order that its Canadian affiliate be divested or wound up over national security concerns. In a ruling made publ...

Dec 07, 2021

David Cohen presents letters of credence at Rideau Hall to begin job as U.S. envoy

WASHINGTON - David Cohen is finally getting down to business as the newest United States ambassador to Canada - the first to take on the role full-time since 2019. Cohen, a lawyer, lobbyist and former...

Dec 07, 2021

B.C. safety agency issues worker hazard warnings for flooding cleanup

VICTORIA - British Columbia's worker protection agency says employers and employees should be aware of the hazards at job sites as the massive repair and recovery work begins after a series of torrent...

Dec 07, 2021

Military's former head of human resources charged with sexual assault, indecent acts

OTTAWA - Military police say they have charged the former head of human resources for the Canadian Armed Forces with one count of sexual assault. The Canadian Forces National Investigation Service say...

Dec 07, 2021

Liberals raise doubts of high number of vaccine exemptions among Conservatives ranks

OTTAWA - Government House leader Mark Holland is questioning the relatively high number of medical exemptions among the Conservative ranks preventing them from being vaccinated against COVID-19. On Mo...

Dec 07, 2021

African community group says Canada's new travel rules are an example of racism

EDMONTON - The president of the African Community Association of Calgary says its members feel hurt and believe it's important for the federal government to address what they say is subtle racism behi...

Dec 07, 2021