Canada

Quebec woman who murdered stepdaughter must spend at least 13 years in prison

TROIS-RIVIRES, Que. - A Superior Court judge has sentenced a Granby, Que., woman convicted of murdering her seven-year-old stepdaughter to life in prison with no chance of parole for 13 years. During ...

Dec 17, 2021

Capacity limits, parties cancelled as B.C. tries to hold back Omicron spread

VICTORIA - British Columbia is placing restrictions on events and gatherings until the end of January in an effort to limit the fast-spreading COVID-19 Omicron variant. Measures range from limits on v...

Dec 17, 2021

Northwest Territories loosens COVID-19 isolation requirements, increases testing

YELLOWKNIFE - Northwest Territories parents with partially vaccinated children no longer need to self-isolate for COVID-19 when they return from travel. N.W.T. chief public health officer Dr. Kami Kan...

Dec 17, 2021

Manitoba judge to rule on battle over Progressive Conservative leadership

WINNIPEG - A judge is to rule today in a fight over the leadership of Manitoba's governing Progressive Conservatives. Shelly Glover, who finished a close second in the party's Oct. 30 leadership race,...

Dec 17, 2021

Justin Trudeau shares father's dislike of clause allowing override of charter rights

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shares his late father's disdain for the constitutional "notwithstanding clause" and he's not ruling out asking the Supreme Court to weigh in on Quebec's pre-emp...

Dec 17, 2021

Politics versus practicalities: the cross-border battle over Biden's EV tax credits

WASHINGTON - The tax-credit scheme that President Joe Biden is proposing to encourage U.S. consumers to buy more electric vehicles might never be implemented in its current form, say veterans observer...

Dec 17, 2021

Canadians urged to get COVID-19 booster jabs as Omicron concerns grow

The push for Canadians to get their vaccine booster shots is ramping up as the COVID-19 Omicron variant spreads across the country, triggering more pandemic restrictions in some provinces. Starting Mo...

Greg Fry Dec 17, 2021

Senate set to pass pandemic aid bill after MPs leave for winter break

OTTAWA - The Senate was poised to give quick approval Thursday to a new round of pandemic aid after Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland made a pre-Christmas plea to rubberstamp the help and promised th...

Dec 16, 2021

N.W.T. replaces Alberta curriculum for junior kindergarten to Grade 12 with B.C.'s

YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories says it will no longer teach Alberta's curriculum in its schools. The territory says it has signed an agreement with British Columbia to teach its junior kinder...

Dec 16, 2021

Quebec orders shops, bars, restaurants, churches to operate at 50 per cent capacity

MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault has announced a series of new COVID-19 restrictions to stop the spread of the Omicron variant, which he says risks overwhelming the province's health system. ...

Dec 16, 2021