Canada

Statistics Canada scheduled to unveil jobs numbers for November

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is scheduled to say this morning how the country's labour market fared last month. The unemployment rate fell for the fifth straight month to a pandemic-era low of 6.7 per c...

Dec 03, 2021

New guidance on COVID booster jabs and new job numbers: In The News for Dec. 3

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. 3 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

Dec 03, 2021

NACI to answer urgent plea for COVID-19 booster directives in face of Omicron

OTTAWA - The National Advisory Committee on Immunization is set to release new guidance this morning on the use of COVID-19 vaccine boosters as public health faces down the threat of the Omicron varia...

Dec 03, 2021

Federal climate plan to meet new targets will be delayed until March: Guilbeault

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the new federal climate plan won't be ready until the end of March. The net-zero accountability law passed in June requires the government to make ...

Dec 03, 2021

Disaster expert urges those affected by B.C. flooding to take care of mental health

An expert on the psychological and social impacts of disasters on families is encouraging people affected by devastating floods in British Columbia to take care of their mental health while focusing o...

Dec 03, 2021

Compromise proposed to allow opposition MPs to see documents on fired scientists

OTTAWA - The Liberal government is proposing a compromise over a long-running dispute with opposition parties over the disclosure of secret documents related to the firing of two scientists at Canada'...

Dec 02, 2021

Halifax goalie gets support over alleged racist incident at P.E.I. hockey tournament

HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia minor league hockey player who was the target of alleged racist abuse at a tournament in Charlottetown last month said Thursday he has been heartened by an outpouring of suppor...

Dec 02, 2021

Confusion at Canadian airports: Few details on COVID-19 testing rules for travellers

EDMONTON - Confusion has been growing at some Canadian airports that say they want more direction from the federal government since it changed COVID-19 testing rules for travellers. As health official...

Dec 02, 2021

Board exceeded its authority in imposing vaccine mandate for Commons: Speaker

OTTAWA - House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota says the chamber's governing body overstepped its authority when it required anyone entering the Commons precinct to be fully vaccinated. Rota has sided ...

Dec 02, 2021

With inflation pressures rising, Liberals to give budget update on Dec. 14

OTTAWA - The Trudeau Liberals will provide an update on the health of federal finances on Dec. 14. The document will also provide the government's outlook for an economy facing high inflation rates, f...

Dec 02, 2021