Category Archives: Canada
Erin O'Toole; Liberals survey boost, icefield lawsuit: In The News for Aug. 25
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 Aug. 25 ... What...
Aug 25, 2020
New Conservative leader Erin O'Toole to lay out his blueprint for party
OTTAWA - Newly elected Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole will speak to reporters today for the first time since his victory in the leadership race. His plan for a news conference after the results were...
Aug 25, 2020
Higgs in Moncton, Vickers in Sussex on week two of New Brunswick election campaign
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's Progressive Conservative Leader Blaine Higgs is in Moncton today to make an announcement at the Moncton Press Club. Liberal Leader Kevin Vickers will be in Sussex, a...
Aug 25, 2020
B.C. to release latest overdose death figures after record set in June
VICTORIA - British Columbia's chief coroner is scheduled to release the latest details on overdose deaths related to illicit drugs today after the province set a monthly record for fatalities in ...
Aug 25, 2020
Trudeau considered best to manage pandemic, revive economy, survey suggests
OTTAWA - A new survey suggests Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals are well placed if they end up losing a confidence vote this fall, seen as the party best able to care for Canadians during...
Aug 25, 2020
O'Toole likely to move quickly to put stamp on federal Conservative party
OTTAWA - Erin O'Toole begins a new political life as the leader of the federal Conservative party. O'Toole was declared the winner of the leadership race early Monday morning after technical...
Aug 24, 2020
Gun-control reforms passed last year might not be fully in place until 2022: memo
OTTAWA - An internal government note says several federal gun-control measures that received royal assent over a year ago, including expanded background checks, might not come into effect before ...
Aug 24, 2020
Bank of Canada looks for broader input in updating inflation-target framework
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is turning to the public for input on its inflation-rate target that underlies any changes to the central bank's trend-setting interest rate. The bank had already planned o...
Aug 24, 2020
Evacuation alert lifted for Penticton, B.C., wildfire threat has 'subsided'
PENTICTON, B.C. - An evacuation alert has been lifted for nearly 3,700 properties in the path of a wildfire in British Columbia's south Okanagan region, while hundreds of others forced out of their ho...
Aug 24, 2020
Military lifts order grounding Snowbirds team, some restrictions still in place
OTTAWA - The Snowbirds are allowed back in the air after a deadly crash this spring saw the aerobatic team's iconic jets grounded in British Columbia for more than three months. The Royal Canadian Air...
Aug 24, 2020