Category Archives: Canada

Doctors in northern Saskatchewan treat 27 scurvy cases, highlight food insecurity
LA RONGE, Sask. - Doctors in La Ronge, Sask., have treated 27 cases of scurvy within the last six months, bringing to light the severe impact of food insecurity in the province's North. Dr. Jeff Irvin...
Nov 15, 2024

Foreign interference inquiry's final report now due by end of January
OTTAWA - The federal government is giving an inquiry into foreign interference an extra month to complete its work. Commissioner Marie-Jose Hogue's final report is now due by the end of January, a mon...
Nov 15, 2024

In the news today: Canada Post workers go on strike Friday
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Canada Post workers go on strike Friday Canada Post workers are on strike after failing to reach a negotiated ...
Nov 15, 2024

Famous Winston Churchill portrait returns to Ottawa after international art caper
OTTAWA - A stolen portrait of Winston Churchill that was swapped with a dodgy forgery during the pandemic returns to its rightful place today, after two Ottawa police detectives travelled to Rome to r...
Nov 15, 2024

Trudeau in Peru for APEC meeting as leaders seek to reinforce multilateralism
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Peru, kicking off five days of meetings with leaders from around the globe as the world braces for the looming return of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump....
Nov 15, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Canada Post workers go on strike
Canada Post workers are on strike after failing to reach a negotiated agreement with their employer. More coming. Canadian Press Staff, The Canadian Press
Nov 14, 2024

Vancouver police say one person taken into custody, later released, in hate case
VANCOUVER - One person was taken into custody over what Vancouver Police say is part of a hate-crime investigation. A statement from the department says officers from its Major Crime Section and Emerg...
Nov 14, 2024

Nova Scotia election debate: Leaders clash over pace of health-care improvement
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's NDP and Liberal leaders attacked Progressive Conservative leader Tim Houston's claims of reviving the province's ailing health-care system, citing patient horror stories during...
Nov 14, 2024

B.C.'s chief vet tells clinics to set up bird flu protocols amid human exposure risk
British Columbia's chief veterinarian has told clinics that treat wild birds that they must establish protocols to prevent the spread of avian flu, warning of the risk of human exposure to the illness...
Nov 14, 2024

Indigenous groups, government and industry launch $375M for conservation in N.W.T.
OTTAWA - K'ahsho Got'ine guardians Twyla Edgi-Masuzumi, John Tobac and Buddy Gully pulled more than 300 fish out of the waters last week, distributing them to community members in the Northwest Territ...
Nov 14, 2024