Canada

Senator to revive bill to help jurors access mental health support

OTTAWA - Sen. Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu says he will reintroduce a bill today that would allow jury members to seek mental health support from a professional after traumatic experiences during a criminal...

Nov 25, 2021

MPs to vote today on returning to hybrid Parliament, could start Friday

OTTAWA - Members of Parliament will vote today on whether they can attend the House of Commons virtually, or must be there in person. Members returned to the chamber this week after a months-long hiat...

Nov 25, 2021

In postelection review, PBO told to look at costing platforms outside campaign

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget office says demand from parties to cost their campaign promises shot well past expected this year, but is stopping short of saying it must review planks between gener...

Nov 25, 2021

Labour group says Liberals are failing workers with new 'lockdown' benefit

OTTAWA - The head of the Canadian Labour Congress says the federal Liberals are leaving still-hurting workers out in the cold by providing a benefit few, if any, will be able to use. Bea Bruske says t...

Nov 25, 2021

Extreme wildfire weather increasing around the globe, research says

New research suggests the risk of extreme wildfire events is increasing across the globe, with some of the largest increases in Western Canada. The research, conducted by Natural Resources Canada and ...

Nov 25, 2021

Parts of Atlantic Canada cleaning up after three days of heavy rain and powerful wind

Work crews fanned out across eastern Nova Scotia and southwestern Newfoundland today to repair roads, bridges and culverts washed out by torrential rainfall that had hammered parts of the region for t...

Nov 25, 2021

BC braces for more rain and the Greens get an interim leader: In The News for Nov. 25

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 Nov. 25 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Greg Fry Nov 25, 2021

Line of storms approaches as B.C. works to recover from recent floods

VANCOUVER - A line of storms is forecast to sweep across British Columbia as the province works to rebuild from devastating flooding and deadly mudslides last week that destroyed parts of major highwa...

Nov 25, 2021

Provinces take issue with proposed federal mental health transfer

OTTAWA - Though provincial governments are clamouring for more funds to bolster their health systems in the wake of COVID-19, some are pushing back against a Liberal election promise to offer dedicate...

Nov 25, 2021

Chinese telecom firm seeks stay of federal divestment order security concerns

OTTAWA - A state-owned Chinese telecommunications firm is asking a judge to pause a federal order to divest its stake in a Canadian subsidiary over national security concerns while broader arguments p...

Nov 24, 2021