Category Archives: Canada

Anxiety, optimism as many Montreal kids return to class amid COVID's fourth wave
MONTREAL - It's back-to-school day for thousands of children in Montreal's English-language school system, with both parents and teachers hoping for a more normal experience despite the ongoing COVID-...
Aug 31, 2021

More than 1,200 people with links to Canada still in Afghanistan: Garneau
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau says an estimated 1,250 Canadian citizens, permanent residents and family members are still in Afghanistan following the withdrawal of all U.S. troops on...
Aug 31, 2021

Latest federal poll numbers, Nova Scotia premier swearing in: In The News for Aug. 31
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 Aug. 31 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Aug 31, 2021

Conservatives, NDP show momentum heading into second half of campaign: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests the Conservatives and NDP have momentum heading into the second half of the federal election campaign, while the Liberals are bleeding support. Thirty-four per cent of dec...
Aug 31, 2021

U.S. Centers for Disease Control urges Americans to 'reconsider' travel to Canada
WASHINGTON - The U.S. State Department is now urging Americans to "reconsider travel" to Canada due to what the Centers for Disease Control call "high" levels of COVID-19 infection. The new Level 3 tr...
Aug 30, 2021

Ex-provincial police chief Martin Prud'homme, government reach settlement
MONTREAL - A 29-month dispute between the Quebec government and the former head of its provincial police force has concluded with Martin Prud'homme announcing his retirement. In a statement sent throu...
Aug 30, 2021

Quebec Health Department recommends third COVID-19 vaccine dose for immunocompromised
MONTREAL - Quebec's Health Department is recommending a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine for people who are immunocompromised or on dialysis. The department said today its recommendation is based on adv...
Aug 30, 2021

Advocates blast Immigration Department's silence on Afghan requests for help
OTTAWA - Grassroots groups say they don't know what advice to give hundreds of Afghans now stranded in Kabul after pleading for Canada's help. The groups made up of veterans, refugee advocates and oth...
Aug 30, 2021

Liberals, Conservatives take aim at opposing candidates as campaign hits third week
OTTAWA - Liberals and Conservatives took aim at each other's candidates on Monday, questioning past statements and actions to build a character case about why they, and not their opponent, should be t...
Aug 30, 2021

'They're being banished:' Inuit women need their communities, not jail, says advocate
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - It was just six weeks in jail for Jody Blake, an Inuk woman living in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, N.L., but those weeks were long and lonely, and there was no chance of her kids or fami...
Aug 30, 2021