Canada

Ongoing U.S. tariffs on Canadian exports of solar products 'unwarranted,' says Ng

OTTAWA - The federal government is pushing back against ongoing American tariffs on Canadian solar products. In a statement today, International Trade Minister Mary Ng calls the tariffs "unwarranted" ...

Jan 07, 2021

Education said key in overcoming health-care worker opposition to COVID-19 vaccine

TORONTO - A consensus appears to have developed that educating reluctant health-care workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 is better than trying to force them to get the shots. While most of thos...

Jan 07, 2021

Canadian Armed Forces lay out COVID-19 vaccination plans for troops

OTTAWA - The Canadian military's surgeon general says the Canadian Armed Forces have received enough doses of the Moderna vaccine to immunize 1,200 members against COVID-19.Maj.-Gen. Marc Bilodeau say...

Jan 07, 2021

Health Canada delays drug-pricing reforms, citing COVID challenges for manufacturers

Health Canada says it's delaying the implementation of long-awaited changes to Canada's drug-pricing regime by another six months. A spokesman for the department says the amendments to patented medici...

Jan 07, 2021

In wake of chaotic day on Capitol Hill, talk turns to expediting Donald Trump's exit

WASHINGTON, D.C. - As an uneasy peace settles over Capitol Hill, talk in the U.S. capital has turned to expediting Donald Trump's departure. Overnight, just hours after Trump supporters forced their w...

Jan 07, 2021

National group launches legal action to increase abortion access in New Brunswick

FREDERICTON - A national civil liberties group is launching a legal action against New Brunswick in order to increase abortion access in the province.The Canadian Civil Liberties Association filed a s...

Jan 07, 2021

Discovery of two-million-year-old tools shows human adaptability: scientist

To the uninitiated, they look like chipped rocks. To Julio Mercader of the University of Calgary, they look like two-million-year-old messages from the dawn of human technology. "It is really the begi...

Jan 07, 2021

Leaders talk vaccine roll out and Washington's day of chaos: In The News for Jan. 7

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 Jan. 7 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

Jan 07, 2021

Trudeau, premiers to talk about pace of COVID-19 vaccinations in virtual meeting

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will convene a virtual First Ministers meeting today, with speeding up COVID-19 vaccinations high on the agenda. Earlier this week, Trudeau voiced frustration ov...

Jan 07, 2021

Goodale rejects Iran's offer to compensate Canadian victims of downed Ukraine plane

OTTAWA - Canada's special adviser on the Iranian military's downing of a passenger jet one year ago this week is rejecting Tehran's offer to pay $150,000 to the families of those killed in the tragedy...

Jan 07, 2021