Canada

Bloc leader slams Trudeau over 'unacceptable' handling of COVID-19 vaccine orders

OTTAWA - Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet is blasting the prime minister's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, calling Justin Trudeau's pledge that vaccines will start to arrive in the coming ...

Nov 25, 2020

Canada-wide survey of women's shelters shows abuse more severe during pandemic

A new national survey by Women's Shelters Canada offers a glimpse into the experiences of front-line workers and women fleeing violence during the COVID-19 pandemic, with reports of clients facing mor...

Nov 25, 2020

Advocacy groups slam regulator's latest statement on airline refunds

OTTAWA - Consumer rights advocates are criticizing the latest statement on airline refunds from the country's transport regulator, saying it contradicts federal and provincial rules to the detriment o...

Nov 25, 2020

Tougher COVID-19 restrictions and a major Grammy snub: In The News for Nov. 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 Nov. 25 ...What we are watching in Canada ...T...

Nov 25, 2020

Montreal archdiocese to release report on response to pedophile priest

MONTREAL - A review of the Catholic archdiocese of Montreal's handling of complaints against a pedophile priest is to be released today. The archdiocese enlisted former Quebec Superior Court justice P...

Nov 25, 2020

'Watching very closely': Blood services watching for impact from COVID-19 second wave

CALGARY - Canadian Blood Services is closely watching the second wave of COVID-19 to make sure the national blood supply remains secure. The organization has not been able to accommodate as many donor...

Nov 25, 2020

National child-care system would boost women's job numbers and economy, report says

OTTAWA - A new report estimates that hundreds of thousands of women could get back into the labour force if the Liberals follow through on a pledge to create a national child care system. The paper to...

Nov 25, 2020

'These spaces are lifelines:' Nunavut lockdown leaves some with nowhere to go

IQALUIT - Caribou stew simmers on a stove top while a staff member chops vegetables in an empty dining room, the sounds of his blade echoing off the walls as it hits the cutting board. This is t...

Nov 25, 2020

Despite reduction, Canada calls U.S. softwood lumber duties 'unfair,' 'unjustified'

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The federal government says American duties on Canadian softwood lumber exports continue to be "unfair" and "unjustified," even if they have been reduced. An administrative re...

Nov 24, 2020

Help from B.C. man allows American family to reunite in Alaska

A woman from Georgia says her family's reunion was saved by a man from British Columbia who drove her family to the Alaskan border after they got stranded and appealed for help.Lynn Marchessault began...

Nov 24, 2020