Canada

Manitoba reports budget surplus for last year, but predicts COVID deficit this year

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government has registered its first budget surplus in more than a decade. Documents show the province ended the 2019-20 fiscal year in March with a razor-thin surplus of $5 mil...

Sep 29, 2020

Former Conservative MP Rob Anders facing multiple charges for evading taxes

OTTAWA - Former Conservative MP Rob Anders has been charged with tax evasion. The federal prosecution service says Anders is also charged with making misleading statements and for getting a refu...

Sep 29, 2020

Montreal restaurateurs 'in shock' after provincial government orders 28-day closure

MONTREAL - Quebec restaurateurs say they are in shock after the government ordered restaurant dining areas closed for 28 days in the province's two biggest cities. The order was one of several announc...

Sep 29, 2020

Ottawa publishes guidance for rapid COVID-19 tests

OTTAWA - The federal government is publishing new advice for companies rushing to develop rapid tests for COVID-19 as Ottawa faces growing calls to approve such devices. The calls to approve devices t...

Sep 29, 2020

CP NewsAlert: Saskatchewan premier sets campaign in motion for Oct. 26 election

REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has officially launched the campaign for the Oct. 26 provincial election.. Moe met with Lt-Gov. Russell Mirasty this morning at Government House to ask him to d...

Sep 29, 2020

Complaints from Access to Information users more than doubled last year: info czar

OTTAWA - A federal watchdog says dissatisfied users of the Access to Information Act lodged over 6,000 new complaints last year - more than double the number in the previous year. In her annual report...

Sep 29, 2020

Jury in Matthew Raymond murder trial shown images from crime scene in 2018

FREDERICTON - The jury in the Matthew Raymond murder trial in Fredericton has been shown detailed and sometimes graphic pictures of the crime scene. Raymond is charged with four counts of first-...

Sep 29, 2020

Union demands permanent solution to backlog at Veterans Affairs Canada

OTTAWA - The union representing employees at Veterans Affairs Canada says the department should bring in a permanent solution to the backlog of veterans waiting for services and benefits. Union presid...

Sep 29, 2020

N.S. premier issues apology for systemic racism in province's justice system

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil has apologized to Black and Indigenous Nova Scotians for systemic racism in the province's justice system. McNeil said today institutions such as the polic...

Sep 29, 2020

Liberals throw down challenge, make COVID-19 aid bill a confidence matter

OTTAWA - Government House leader Pablo Rodriguez says proposed legislation for new COVID-19 aid programs will be a matter of confidence in the minority Liberal government. The move appears to dare the...

Sep 29, 2020