Canada

NDP to vote against changes to bill on medical assistance in dying

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party will vote against an amended bill that would expand access to medical assistance in dying.The vote on Bill C-7, expected in the House of Commons today,...

Mar 11, 2021

OECD says Liberals should hardwire quality-of-life framework into pandemic budget

OTTAWA - An international group, of which Canada is a member, is urging the federal Liberals to weave quality-of-life indicators into the budgeting process as a way to justify any post-pandemic stimul...

Mar 11, 2021

Chinese media report says Michael Kovrig, Michael Spavor to face first trial 'soon'

OTTAWA - A state-affiliated publication in China says two Canadian men will "soon" receive their first trial after more than two years in detention. But a spokesperson for Global Affairs Canada says C...

Mar 11, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Thursday, March 11, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 10:35 a.m. Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet is using a white rose in the House of Commons to remember those who have...

Mar 11, 2021

Kielburgers issue new demands before testifying in parliamentary committee

OTTAWA - Marc and Craig Kielburger's appearance before the federal ethics committee next week remains uncertain after the WE Charity co-founders laid out a list of conditions before testifying. The br...

Mar 11, 2021

Final report: More than $3B paid to 38,000 victims of residential schools

TORONTO - A new report says more than $3 billion has been paid out to victims of Canada's notorious residential schools. The report says more than 38,000 victims received compensation for sexual, phys...

Mar 11, 2021

Canada must share excess vaccines with the world, MPs say in report on COVID-19

OTTAWA - A cross-partisan group of MPs says the Liberal government must redistribute excess COVID-19 vaccines to developing countries and report to Parliament on that effort. The push is one of 10 rec...

Greg Fry Mar 11, 2021

One year of the pandemic and a possible CFL partnership: In The News for March 11

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 March 11 ... What we are watching in Canada .....

Mar 11, 2021

Canada to mark national day of observance to commemorate those who died of COVID-19

OTTAWA - Canada will mark the one-year anniversary today of the World Health Organization declaring COVID-19 a global pandemic. Earlier this week Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who is to deliver a sta...

Mar 11, 2021

Judge compares time inmate with FASD had in Manitoba jail to hell

WINNIPEG - A Manitoba judge says an Indigenous man with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder had a "hellish" time at a correctional facility, where he alleged he was sexually assaulted by other inmates. A ...

Mar 11, 2021