Canada

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, March 25, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 25, 2021. There are 951,562 confirmed cases in Canada. <b>_ Canada: 951,562 confirmed cases (38,922...

Mar 25, 2021

'A big win for farmers': Ottawa secures support for AgriStability with modified plans

OTTAWA - The federal government has a new agreement with the provinces that gives upgrades to a program that protects farmers against large declines in income.Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude...

Mar 25, 2021

'My people need help:' Nunavut MP's report on housing decries living conditions

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut member of Parliament says she won't forget the smell of mould that permeated through houses she visited across the territory last year. Mumilaaq Qaqqaq traveled to communiti...

Mar 25, 2021

AG warns infrastructure plan could miss target over lack of data, slow spending

OTTAWA - The federal auditor general says the government can't show that the Liberals' $188-billion infrastructure plan is meeting its lofty goals, and warns the spending may fall short of expectation...

Mar 25, 2021

Suspect caught in attack on Montreal police officer that led to wrongful arrest

Montreal police say a suspect is to appear in court Friday in connection with a January attack on one of their officers that saw a wrongfully accused Black man arrested and held for six days. Ali Ngar...

Mar 25, 2021

B.C. watchdog to investigate whether police broke the law in Glen Assoun case

HALIFAX - A police watchdog in British Columbia will investigate whether RCMP in Nova Scotia broke the law when evidence was destroyed in the case of Glen Assoun, who was wrongfully convicted of murde...

Mar 25, 2021

Five things to know about carbon pricing and the Supreme Court ruling

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada issued a 6-3 decision upholding the federal carbon price legislation Thursday. Here are five things to know about the decision and the carbon price. 1. What was th...

Mar 25, 2021

Withered public health agency forced to scramble on COVID-19, auditor general finds

OTTAWA - A withered Public Health Agency dithered on pandemic preparedness, the federal auditor general has concluded, leaving officials no choice but to scramble to respond to COVID-19. And if such a...

Mar 25, 2021

Crown says burden is on Meng's lawyers to prove device information was wrongly shared

VANCOUVER - A lawyer for Canada's attorney general says there's no evidence that the RCMP shared serial numbers with U.S. investigators for the devices of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. John Gibb-Cars...

Mar 25, 2021

Highlights from Quebec's budget for 2021-22 fiscal year

Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard tabled the 2021-22 provincial budget Thursday. Here are some highlights.- Operating deficit of $9.2 billion, which jumps to $12.3 billion after a deposit of $3.1 bi...

Mar 25, 2021