Canada

Quebec adds $233 million to fight domestic violence after spate of killings this year

MONTREAL - Quebec is investing an additional $223 million into the fight against domestic violence in the wake of a spate of femicides this year. At least 10 women have been killed by their male partn...

Apr 23, 2021

No reason to fear doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine provided by U.S., Trudeau says

WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians need not worry about doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine coming from the United States. Trudeau says Canada has been assured the doses bei...

Apr 23, 2021

Trudeau calls for culture of tolerance around sexual misconduct in military to end

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the culture of tolerance for sexual harassment and "unacceptable actions" in the Canadian Armed Forces needs to end. Trudeau says Defence Minister Harjit Sa...

Apr 23, 2021

CP NewsAlert: British Columbia restricts travel in the province to fight COVID spread

VICTORIA - Non-essential travel is being restricted between three regional zones in British Columbia to try and curb the spread of COVID-19. The government is using the boundaries of three health auth...

Apr 23, 2021

Nunavut MP apologizes for comments about fellow politician's Inuk identity

IQALUIT, Nunavut - The member of Parliament for Nunavut has apologized for comments she made demanding a fellow politician prove her Inuk identity. In a live Twitter video posted yesterday, NDP member...

Apr 23, 2021

Alberta to release update on coal survey; discuss consultation process

EDMONTON - The Alberta government says it will release an update today about a recently concluded online survey on coal mining in the Rocky Mountains. Energy Minister Sonya Savage will also discuss pl...

Apr 23, 2021

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says restricting travel from India, Pakistan necessary

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says suspending incoming passenger flights from India and Pakistan for the next month must be done to keep Canadians safe. Trudeau says it's necessary because th...

Apr 23, 2021

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

OTTAWA - Two House of Commons committees continue to probe the Liberal government's handling of sexual misconduct allegations against senior military officers. Here are the key players involved in the...

Apr 23, 2021

Key measure suggests Canada's COVID-19 surge could be slowing down, says Tam

Canada's top public health doctor says there's been an increase of more than 200,000 COVID-19 cases since last month, but there are signs the epidemic is easing. Dr. Theresa Tam says average case coun...

Apr 23, 2021

Supreme Court affirms American Indigenous man's right to hunt in Canada

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says an American Indigenous man has a constitutionally protected right to hunt in British Columbia given his people's historic ties to the region. The decision tod...

Apr 23, 2021