Canada

Ending withdrawal rules from registered retirement funds would cost $1B, PBO says

OTTAWA - A new review by Parliament's spending watchdog says waiving mandatory withdrawal amounts from seniors' retirement savings would cost federal coffers about $1 billion annually. Each year, seni...

Nov 19, 2020

Quebec, Ontario each report more than 1,200 new COVID-19 cases in latest updates

Ontario and Quebec have each reported more than 1,200 new COVID-19 infections in their latest updates. Ontario had 1,210 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, along with 28 new deaths from the virus. The...

Nov 19, 2020

Trudeau defends arrest of Huawei executive, says countries must stand up to China

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is defending the arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou by Canadian authorities, saying Canada can't pick and choose when it follows the rule of law.And the pri...

Nov 19, 2020

Liberal MP took too long with ethics disclosure, ought to apologize in Commons: Dion

OTTAWA - The federal ethics watchdog says a Liberal MP broke the rules when he took far too long to comply with the conflict of interest code. Now, Toronto-area MP James Maloney is being ordered to ap...

Nov 19, 2020

'Culture of the RCMP is toxic': independent assessor's report

OTTAWA - An independent report on harassment of women in the RCMP says the national police force's culture is toxic and tolerates hateful and homophobic attitudes. The report released today by former ...

Greg Fry Nov 19, 2020

Doctors, Conservative MPs say not enough consultation on assisted-dying bill

OTTAWA - A group of physicians say they were turned away from providing their perspective on proposed changes to the assisted-dying law. The doctors, along with Conservative MPs, say the Liberals plac...

Nov 19, 2020

West Fraser Timber to acquire Norbord in all-stock deal valued at $4 billion

TORONTO - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. has signed a deal to acquire Norbord Inc. in an all-stock transaction valued at $4.0 billion. Under the deal, Norbord shareholders will receive 0.675 of a West Fr...

Nov 19, 2020

Family of Quebec woman found dead on Cuban beach want answers about homicide

MONTREAL - Family members of a Montreal woman found dead Tuesday on a beach in Cuba, say they want answers about the circumstances surrounding her violent death. Global Affairs Canada has confirmed th...

Nov 19, 2020

Vaccines coming to Canada and tighter restrictions: In The News for Nov. 19

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 Nov. 19 ...What we are watching in Canada ...O...

Nov 19, 2020

Trump a lesson for politicians, says Kellie Leitch, the Tory MP once compared to him

OTTAWA - Kellie Leitch, the former Conservative MP once accused of trying to be Canada's Donald Trump, says there is a lesson for all politicians in how well Trump did in this month's U.S. presidentia...

Nov 19, 2020