Canada

Federal Court rejects Manitoba's argument against carbon price backstop

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government has lost a two-year-long court battle against the federal government's carbon pricing plan. A Federal Court judge has rejected Manitoba's argument that Ottawa should...

Oct 26, 2021

Nunavut elects 11 new members amid low voter turnout in territorial election

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut residents have elected 11 new members to the territory's legislative assembly, but voter turnout was low. Elections Nunavut says voter turnout was a 49.9 per cent - down fro...

Oct 26, 2021

Quebec coroner tired of finger-pointing over deaths at Montreal long-term care home

MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner is reminding an inquest into deaths at a privately owned Montreal long-term care home that the regional health authority and the home's management were both responsible for...

Oct 26, 2021

CDC says guidance still to come on whether U.S. to require land-border COVID-19 test

WASHINGTON - U.S. officials aren't ruling out the possibility that fully vaccinated foreign visitors will need a recent negative COVID-19 test in order to cross the land border with Canada. The latest...

Oct 26, 2021

Two workers trapped after scaffold collapse at Domtar plant in Eastern Townships

WINDSOR, Que. - Two people remain trapped in the debris after a multi-storey scaffold collapsed overnight at a paper mill in Quebec's Eastern Townships. Sylvain Bricault, the manager of the Domtar mil...

Oct 26, 2021

A full list of who is where in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's new cabinet

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet was revealed on Tuesday, with old faces in familiar places, and new faces in new places. Here is a breakdown of who has what ministerial position: Chry...

Greg Fry Oct 26, 2021

Anand to lead war on military sex misconduct as Canada's second defence minister

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is tapping the former procurement minister to become Canada's next defence minister. Anita Anand's arrival in the position follows months of controversy surround...

Oct 26, 2021

Trudeau appoints mental health and addiction minister to new cabinet

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has created a new ministry to tackle his elections promises on mental health and addictions. Carolyn Bennett, who served recently as minister of Crown-Indigenous...

Oct 26, 2021

Canadian Press NewsAlert: PM Trudeau unveils larger cabinet with nine new faces

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is swearing in his new cabinet, a slightly larger lineup that adds nine new faces, drops three and moves most other senior ministers to new posts. In one of the ...

Oct 26, 2021

The Latest: Trudeau to announce new cabinet after winning second minority mandate

OTTAWA - The Latest on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's announcement of his new team of cabinet ministers. A major shuffle is expected. All times local: 9:26 a.m. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his ...

Oct 26, 2021