Canada

Provinces clamour for rapid tests while feds struggle to deliver

OTTAWA - Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says Canada is in crisis when it comes to COVID-19 PCR test capacity, even as the federal government struggles to make good on its promise to deliver ...

Jan 12, 2022

As supply chain issues persist, Champagne set to meet with industry

OTTAWA - Canada's industry minister is set to meet with companies desperate for solutions to ease the flow the goods over the border and across the country. Franois-Philippe Champagne agreed to the re...

Jan 12, 2022

Trudeau warns of more Russia sanctions amid Moscow military build up near Ukraine

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Russia may face further Western sanctions as a consequence of its military build up on the Ukrainian border. And Trudeau strongly suggests today that Canada...

Jan 12, 2022

Trudeau says too early to comment on Quebec's plan to make unvaccinated pay penalty

MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he needs to see more details before taking a stance on Quebec's plan to levy a financial penalty against people who are not vaccinated against COVID-19. T...

Jan 12, 2022

Women's shelters facing staff shortages amid COVID, high rates of gendered violence

OTTAWA - Women's shelter workers are feeling even more pressure as the latest COVID-19 wave hits Canada, fuelled by the highly transmissible Omicron variant. Lise Martin, executive director of Women's...

Jan 12, 2022

Military struggling with shortage of medical personnel as provinces look for help

OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces says its medical personnel are being stretched to the limit during the pandemic, suggesting it has little to offer provincial health care systems overwhelmed by the ...

Jan 12, 2022

Provincial police identify father, two kids as victims of Quebec house explosion

SAGUENAY, Que. - Quebec provincial police have identified a father and his two young children as the victims of a house explosion on Monday in Saguenay, Que. Police said earlier this week at least two...

Jan 12, 2022

National standards for long-term care must balance safety, quality of life

OTTAWA - The expert spearheading new draft national standards for long-term care says they must strike a difficult balance between residents' safety and their quality of life. The pandemic devastated ...

Jan 12, 2022

Correctional Service settles human rights case for prisoners addicted to opioids

VANCOUVER - The federal prison service says it is making several changes to help prisoners addicted to opioids, including getting them faster access to treatment by eliminating a waiting list that is ...

Jan 12, 2022

Canadian Civil Liberties Association calls COVID tax constitutionally vulnerable

With COVID-19 cases putting Canada's hospitals at or near capacity, Quebec's unprecedented plan to tax adult residents who refuse to be vaccinated is coming under fire. The Canadian Civil Liberties As...

Jan 12, 2022