Canada

Statistics Canada hires locals in First Nations to collect census amid COVID-19

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is hiring local enumerators for the 2021 census in Indigenous, remote and northern communities to avoid outsiders needing to visit during the pandemic. Geoff Bowlby, directo...

Apr 09, 2021

The economy adds 303,000 jobs in March

PRINCE GEORGE- The Statistics Canada number crunchers says the economy added 303,000 jobs in March as employment increased, with gains in sectors hardest hit by public health restrictions. The March i...

Apr 09, 2021

Canadians react to Prince Philip's death, announced Friday

Prince Philip has died at age 99. Buckingham Palace said the Duke of Edinburgh passed away at home. Here's what Canadian public figures are saying about the Queen's husband: "Prince Philip was a man o...

Apr 09, 2021

Breezy, energetic, approachable: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, dead at 99

LONDON - Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, has died at age 99, Buckingham Palace said Friday. The Queen's husband was admitted to a London hospital on Feb. 17 after feeling unwell. He spent a month in...

Apr 09, 2021

A look at some of the trips Prince Philip made to Canada over the last seven decades.

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, has died at age 99, Buckingham Palace said Friday. The Queen and Prince Philip have lavished much attention on Canada over their lives, each visiting the country more...

Apr 09, 2021

Liberals, NDP gather for online conventions; volcano watch: In The News for April 9

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 April 9 ...What we are watching in Canada ...T...

Apr 09, 2021

Alberta must retract Forest Act before it becomes law: Treaty 8 grand chief

EDMONTON - The Alberta government must pull back its new Forest Act before it becomes law next month, says the grand chief of the province's northern First Nations. "We expect the province to suspend ...

Apr 09, 2021

Statistics Canada to outline how job market fared in March

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada will say this morning how the job market fared in March as communities loosened, then looked to tighten, public health restrictions. February's jobs numbers whipped past exp...

Apr 09, 2021

NDP aims to project unity, sincerity following internal dust-ups, extreme proposals

OTTAWA - Thousands of federal New Democrats will gather online Friday afternoon to kick off a three-day policy convention that has already exposed some internal party divisions.The 70 resolutions to b...

Apr 09, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, April 8, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 8, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 259,623 new vaccinations administered for a total of 7,251,...

Apr 08, 2021