Canada

Statistics Canada scheduled to detail third quarter GDP figures

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is scheduled to report this morning how the Canadian economy fared during the third quarter of the year. Late last month, the statistics agency initially estimated that real...

Nov 30, 2021

Canada's residential addiction programs need national standards: expert

OTTAWA - An expert on substance use policy says there should be clearer standards for publicly funded residential addiction treatment programs in Canada. While health and safety standards for such fac...

Nov 29, 2021

Yukon's illicit overdose death toll now highest in Canada: coroner

WHITEHORSE - Yukon's Coroner's Service says the territory's opioid overdose rate per capita is now the highest in Canada with a reported 48.4 deaths per 100,000 people. Yukon chief coroner Heather Jon...

Nov 29, 2021

Feds to apologize to victims of military sexual misconduct on Dec. 13

OTTAWA - A date has been set for the government to deliver its promised apology to victims of military sexual misconduct. The Department of National Defence announced Monday that the apology will be d...

Nov 29, 2021

Global maple syrup shortage forces Quebec to release half its strategic reserve

MONTREAL - The organization governing Quebec's maple syrup producers is releasing half its strategic reserve to address a global shortage of the province's "blond gold." Hlne Normandin with Quebec Map...

Nov 29, 2021

MPs advised to mind sartorial standards in latest hybrid Parliament

OTTAWA - MPs have been advised to wear parliamentary attire, which means a jacket and tie for men, in the new hybrid Parliament that begins in earnest this week. The deputy Speaker has instructed MPs ...

Nov 29, 2021

Montreal to host forum in January on ways to reduce gun violence in the city

Montreal is planning to host a forum in January about reducing gun violence in the city. Mayor Valrie Plante made the announcement today at a news conference, adding that the goal of the forum is to c...

Nov 29, 2021

What we know so far about the Omicron variant, which has been found in Canada

Canada's first two cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant of concern were confirmed Sunday in Ottawa. The variant, which may be more transmissible, was first detected in South Africa, where it coincide...

Nov 29, 2021

U.S. presses Canada to make good on promised 200-soldier peacekeeping force

OTTAWA - The United States is asking Canada to make good on providing a promised 200-strong peacekeeping force, which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged to the United Nations four years ago. The Am...

Nov 29, 2021

RCMP confirm all 22 victims of 2020 mass killing were firearm-related homicides

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia RCMP are confirming that all 22 victims of the April 2020 mass killing in the province were shot. The Mounties had never stated whether all victims died as a result of being shot...

Nov 29, 2021