Category Archives: Canada

Vaccination rules for COVID benefits to stick for foreseeable future, minister says
OTTAWA - The federal minister in charge of aid to the unemployed says jobless Canadians who refuse to get vaccinated may find themselves blocked from benefits so long as public health concerns remain ...
Dec 30, 2021

Canadian navy needs to recruit 1,000 sailors to crew new warships: Commander
OTTAWA - Royal Canadian Navy commander Vice-Admiral Craig Baines is sounding the alarm over a shortage of sailors to crew Canada's warships. In an exclusive interview with The Canadian Press, Baines s...
Dec 30, 2021

In New Year's message, governor general says Canadians can be hopeful amid pandemic
OTTAWA - The governor general says Canadians can be hopeful as they ring in the new year, despite the ongoing crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic. In her first New Year's message since becoming vice-regal...
Dec 30, 2021

Truth and Reconciliation and an NHL first: In The News for Dec. 30
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. 30 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Dec 30, 2021

Finding unmarked graves put spotlight on reconciliation in 2021
OTTAWA - Murray Sinclair says there was something he found difficult after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada released its final report into the history and legacy of residential school...
Dec 30, 2021

B.C. marks two years since passing law to adopt declaration on Indigenous rights
VANCOUVER - British Columbia recently marked two years since passing legislation that requires the province to align its laws with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, t...
Dec 30, 2021

Manitoba eyes security changes as threats to politicians appear on the rise
WINNIPEG - Being a politician or public health officer seems to bring much more of a security risk of late - from online threats, to angry crowds at public events, to protests outside family homes. In...
Dec 30, 2021

CP NewsAlert: B.C. delays return to class for most students until Jan. 10 over COVID
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is delaying the full return to classrooms in January to allow public health officials to assess the impact of the COVID-19 Omicron variant and give school staff time to im...
Dec 29, 2021

Border agency closes two Atlantic offices due to COVID-19 infections, close contacts
OTTAWA - Canada's border agency said it is temporarily closing two ports of entry in the Atlantic region due to COVID-19. The Canada Border Services Agency said the affected offices are in Bathurst, N...
Dec 29, 2021

Toronto preparing to redeploy hundreds of staff amid COVID-19 surge
City of Toronto officials say they are preparing to redeploy hundreds of staff to support critical and essential services in response to a surge in new COVID-19 cases fuelled by the highly contagious ...
Dec 29, 2021