Canada

33 trapped miners safe after rescue, 6 more on long trek out of mine near Sudbury

Thirty-three of 39 miners who were trapped underground in northern Ontario since Sunday have returned safely to the surface, the workers' union said Tuesday as a rescue operation continued. United Ste...

Sep 28, 2021

Alberta's Kenney rejects new health rules as COVID-19 cripples hospitals

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, facing consistently high COVID-19 cases that are pushing the health system to the brink of collapse, is rejecting new measures and a so-called "firebreak" lock...

Sep 28, 2021

Military officer should have grieved removal as head of vaccine campaign: Government

OTTAWA - A federal lawyer says if Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin was unhappy with his removal as head of Canada's COVID-19 vaccine rollout campaign, he should have filed a grievance with the military rather th...

Sep 28, 2021

Poll suggests most Canadians pessimistic about fighting climate change

Most Canadians aren't optimistic about humanity's chances of fighting climate change, a new survey suggests. But that attitude has to change before it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy, said Megan Le...

Sep 28, 2021

'Potential anomaly' with ballot box prompts recount in Châteauguay-Lacolle

OTTAWA - The Liberals have asked for a recount in a close-run riding in Quebec after a "potential anomaly" was discovered with a ballot box. And a recount is likely to be kick-started this week in Dav...

Sep 28, 2021

Senators call for governments to craft a grand post-pandemic plan to grow economy

OTTAWA - A group of senators is calling on the federal government to strike a grand economic plan with provinces, territories, businesses and civil society to drive growth coming out of the pandemic.T...

Sep 28, 2021

Trapped miners rescued, election outcome poll : In The News for Sept. 28

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 Sept. 28 ... What we are watching in Canada .....

Sep 28, 2021

Senators call for governments to craft a grand post-pandemic plan to grow economy

OTTAWA - A group of senators is calling on the federal government to strike a grand economic plan with provinces, territories, businesses and civil society to drive growth coming out of the pandemic. ...

Sep 28, 2021

Canadians not thrilled but not angry either about federal election outcome: Poll

OTTAWA - Canadians may not be thrilled with the outcome of last week's federal election but a new poll suggests few are angry that it produced an almost identical result to the 2019 nation-wide vote. ...

Sep 28, 2021

Guilty plea for former B.C. social worker accused of stealing money from foster kids

KELOWNA, B.C. - A former British Columbia social worker accused of stealing money from foster children under his care has pleaded guilty in a Kelowna court. The BC Prosecution Service says Robert Rile...

Sep 27, 2021