Canada

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

Rookie MPs start orientation amid uncertainty over Parliament's future

OTTAWA - Ten newly elected members of Parliament were shown the ropes of their new jobs on Monday, even as questions swirled around when - and how - they and their more experienced colleagues on both ...

Sep 27, 2021

White House plays down notion of link between Meng decision, release of two Michaels

WASHINGTON - The White House is playing down the links between the release of Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig and last week's decision to abandon the extradition of Meng Wanzhou. Press sec...

Sep 27, 2021