Canada

Feds need plan to vaccinate urban Indigenous, says head of Friendship Centres group

OTTAWA - The head of the National Association of Friendship Centres says Ottawa should have a cohesive COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan for Indigenous people, including in urban areas. Executive director...

Feb 24, 2021

Legault government taps Environment Minister Benoit Charette to oversee racism fight

Quebec Premier Francois Legault plans to name a minister to spearhead the fight against racism. Environment Minister Benoit Charette is set to add the role to his current tasks today. The announcement...

Feb 24, 2021

PBO's latest estimate says warships will cost $77B as estimated price jumps $17B

OTTAWA - Parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux is predicting that a new fleet of warships to be built for the Royal Canadian Navy will cost $17 billion more than the federal government's estimate. ...

Feb 24, 2021

Biden pledges to help two Michaels and a blackface 'error': In The News for Feb. 24

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 Feb. 24 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Feb 24, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 48,362 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,602,365...

Greg Fry Feb 23, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. There are 852,269 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 852,269 confirmed cases (30,677 active, 79...

Feb 23, 2021

No details: Alberta energy minister announces date for start of coal consultations

EDMONTON - Alberta says public consultations on coal mining will begin March 29 but there's no decision yet on how they will go ahead. "I have directed my department officials to bring forward a compr...

Feb 23, 2021

Firearms association now censored by The National Security and Public Safety Committee

The National Firearms Association and its President,Sheldon Clare have come under fire, with the Federal government for inflammatory comments regarding the Trudeau government's recent gun control legi...

Feb 23, 2021

Liberal cabinet minister Jean-Yves Duclos steps aside to recover from illness

OTTAWA - Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos is stepping aside due to illness.Duclos says in a statement that he felt persistent chest pain over the past several days.He went to hospital on Sund...

Feb 23, 2021

Probe ongoing in slaying of Quebec woman who had reported threats just days before

MONTREAL - Police are still seeking a suspect in the slaying of a Montreal-area woman on Sunday who had told authorities days prior about being the victim of alleged death threats. Provincial police s...

Feb 23, 2021