Category Archives: Canada

Supreme Court of Canada sides with Antigua over registration of judgment in Ontario
OTTAWA - A Caribbean-based company has lost its fight in the Supreme Court of Canada to have Ontario register a judgment enforcing an order of the British Privy Council against Antigua and Barbuda. Fr...
Nov 04, 2021

Expert says N.L. cyberattack worst in Canadian history, deserves federal response
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A Canadian expert says a cyberattack that knocked down Newfoundland and Labrador's health-care data centres Saturday is a national security issue and should be treated as such by Ot...
Nov 04, 2021

Canadian Chamber of Commerce urges feds to axe pricey COVID-19 border test
OTTAWA - The head of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce says it's "irrational" for Canada to require fully vaccinated travellers to complete an expensive COVID-19 test before crossing the border. All tr...
Nov 04, 2021

Joint statement also prioritizes clean energy finance by end of 2022
GLASGOW, United Kingdom - Canada has joined the United States, United Kingdom and 21 other countries in a historic deal to stop new direct public finance for coal, oil and gas development by the end o...
Nov 04, 2021

Arbour calls for 'immediate' transfer of CAF sexual misconduct cases to civilians
OTTAWA - Retired Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour has told the federal government to "immediately" transfer all criminal cases involving allegations of sexual misconduct in the military to civilian...
Nov 04, 2021

Health spending surge, calls to fund Kabul safe houses : In The News for Nov. 4
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. 4 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Nov 04, 2021

Conservatives call for government to fund Afghan safe houses for ex-interpreters
OTTAWA - The Conservative opposition is calling on Liberal government to give urgent funding to Kabul safe houses that are providing refuge to 1,700 Afghan interpreters and their families. On Friday, ...
Nov 04, 2021

Post-pandemic health systems could be challenged by COVID-19 spending spike: CIHI
OTTAWA - A spike in health-care spending during the COVID-19 pandemic could lead to some serious financial challenges for provinces as they work to rebuild their health systems in the aftermath, accor...
Nov 04, 2021

Vast majority of federal public servants comply with mandatory vaccination policy
OTTAWA - Treasury Board President Mona Fortier says 95.3 per cent of federal public servants have indicated they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. She says another 2.7 per cent of the roughly 268...
Nov 03, 2021

Alberta's Kenney denies scapegoating chief medical officer for COVID-19 failures
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney is rejecting accusations that he is blaming the province's chief medical officer of health for Alberta's failures in the handling of the fourth wave of COVID-19. "The b...
Nov 03, 2021