Canada

User-generated content not a target of Broadcast Act changes, says heritage minister

OTTAWA - The minister responsible for making changes to Canada's broadcasting laws says legislation he introduced recently does not target user-generated online content.Heritage Minister Steven Guilbe...

Mar 08, 2021

CP NewsAlert: Alberta Appeal Court orders 3rd trial for parents in toddler's death

CALGARY - Alberta's top court has ordered a third trial for a couple originally convicted then found not guilty in the death of their ill son. The Alberta Court of Appeal has granted a request by the ...

Mar 08, 2021

Commons committee expands probe to include allegations against current defence chief

OTTAWA - Members of the House of Commons defence committee have agreed to invite several senior Liberal government officials to testify as part an expanded probe into allegations of misconduct against...

Mar 08, 2021

Pfizer first expected vaccine wouldn't be approved in Canada until February

OTTAWA - The president of Pfizer Canada says when the company signed a purchase agreement last August it didn't expect its vaccine to get approved here until February. Cole Pinnow also told the House ...

Mar 08, 2021

Restrictions easing in some provinces as U.S. issues advice to those fully vaccinated

Restrictions meant to stem the spread of COVID-19 are easing in parts of Ontario and Quebec, as well as all of New Brunswick. Ontario is lifting stay-at-home orders today in Toronto, Peel Region and N...

Mar 08, 2021

Rolling back progress for women should not be COVID-19's legacy: Trudeau

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the legacy of the COVID-19 pandemic should not be rolling back progress Canadian women made before the crisis. Speaking at a virtual Daughters of the Vote e...

Mar 08, 2021

Low-wage women hit hardest by COVID-19, report says

OTTAWA - A new report says low-income women are facing the steepest climb out of the economic hole opened by COVID-19 that will need to be addressed by any federal efforts to aid in a recovery. Employ...

Mar 08, 2021

MPs vote to issue summons for Kielburger brothers to testify at ethics committee

OTTAWA - Members of the House of Commons ethics committee have unanimously voted to summon WE Charity co-founders Craig and Marc Kielburger to testify. Last week, they declined requests to do so, a fa...

Mar 08, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for March 8

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern):11:45 a.m.Ontario is reporting 1,631 new cases of COVID-19 and 10 more deaths today.The province says the daily case count is hig...

Mar 08, 2021

Virtual voting for House of Commons moves into next phase with debut of mobile app

OTTAWA - Members of Parliament are set to start voting on bills and motions using their mobile devices. The debut of a mobile voting app is the latest adaptation of the parliamentary process during th...

Mar 08, 2021