Category Archives: Canada

Senate shifts rules for Meredith victim compensation process
OTTAWA - The Senate says harassment victims of disgraced former senator Don Meredith can now have lawyers when speaking to an independent evaluator hired to determine potential compensation for t...
Aug 06, 2020

Provinces not moving fast enough to assess, mitigate flood risk: report
OTTAWA - A new report says provincial governments are not moving fast enough to protect homes and other buildings from the ravages of flooding. The report from the Intact Centre on Climate A...
Aug 06, 2020

Documents on WE affair and Kashmir clampdown: In The News for Aug. 6
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. 6. What we are watching in Canada ... Opp...
Aug 06, 2020

'Do our lives count for less?': COVID-19 exposes cracks in disability aid
Karyn Keith says she isn't asking for much. All she wants is the same support she'd receive if she was out of a job because of the pandemic, rather than unable to work because...
Aug 06, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Aug. 6
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. on Aug. 6, 2020: There are 118,187 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 60,000 confirmed (including 5,687 deaths, 50,886 resolved)...
Aug 06, 2020

Opposition hoping for answers in government documents about WE Charity deal
OTTAWA - Opposition parties are hoping the imminent release of government documents related to the We Charity affair will shed some light on how an organization with close ties to Prime...
Aug 06, 2020

Edmonton Oilers online 50/50 raffle sells out with record-setting $5.7M pot
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers online 50/50 raffle has hit another record and had to close early after it reached the server provider's maximum allowable tickets sales. The Oilers Entertainment G...
Aug 05, 2020

Veteran Canadian Press broadcast journalist Peter Ray dies at age 71
TORONTO - Peter Rakobowchuk, a journalist with Canada's national news agency whose high energy delivery was instantly recognizable to decades of listeners, has died. More widely known by his radio mon...
Aug 05, 2020

Battle for donor dollars tightens among Conservative leadership contenders
OTTAWA - New data from Elections Canada offers a glimpse into the fundraising efforts of each Conservative leadership campaign - and how the battle for donor dollars has&...
Aug 05, 2020

Saskatchewan government drops contract with WE Charity over controversy
REGINA - Saskatchewan is the latest province to cut ties with WE Charity, as the organization deals with fallout from a controversial contract with the federal government. The Saskatchewan Party gover...
Aug 05, 2020