Canada

Debate on vaccine passports would expose Quebecers to conspiracy theories: Legault

MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault is refusing to hold a debate in the legislature on vaccine passports partly because he says he fears Quebecers would be exposed to conspiracy theories. Legaul...

Aug 12, 2021

Canada to donate 10M unused Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses to poor countries

OTTAWA - Canada is donating all 10 million doses of the single-dose vaccine that it purchased from Johnson & Johnson but won't use to low and middle-income countries. Procurement Minister Anita An...

Aug 12, 2021

Quebec brothers accused in sister's abduction denied bail in Amber Alert case

MONTREAL - Two brothers charged in connection with an alleged kidnapping of their teen sister have been denied bail. The 22 and 21-year-old men, whose names are under a publication ban to protect the ...

Aug 12, 2021

PBO estimates federal government will net $177 million from Air Canada deal

OTTAWA - The Parliamentary Budget Officer says the federal government could make about $177 million over ten years from a support deal it reached with Air Canada. The PBO estimate is based on Air Cana...

Aug 12, 2021

Airlines support vaccine passports, Meng hearing continues : In The News for Aug. 12

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. 12 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Aug 12, 2021

The opposition's already on the election trail ahead of an election expected any day

OTTAWA - The federal opposition parties are already off and running as each leader aims to jump the gun on an election race expected to kick off in the coming days. Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole an...

Aug 12, 2021

Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's formal extradition hearing in B.C. enters Day 2

VANCOUVER - Government lawyers are expected to argue today that an international bank risked losses due to the alleged misrepresentations by one of Huawei's most senior executives. Meng Wanzhou, who i...

Aug 12, 2021

A look at COVID-19 reopening plans across the country

As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase and case numbers drop across the country, the provinces and territories have begun releasing the reopening plans for businesses, events and recreational faciliti...

Aug 11, 2021

Here are the key players in the military's sexual misconduct scandal

OTTAWA - The Canadian military has been roiled by allegations of misconduct and questions about due process. Here are the key players in the scandal: Gen. Jonathan Vance: Former chief of the defence s...

Aug 11, 2021

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Feds to roll out vaccine passports for foreign travel

OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says fully vaccinated Canadians will soon be able to get a government document that will certify their COVID-19 vaccine history for the purpose of interna...

Aug 11, 2021