Canada

How many doctors are there in Canada? Government announces projects to find out

OTTAWA - The federal government has answered years-long calls from doctors and nurses to tally and research the number of health workers in Canada with a $47 million funding announcement. The money is...

Jul 11, 2024

Assembly of First Nations, Ottawa confirm $47.8-billion deal on child welfare reform

MONTREAL - The AFN's national chief confirmed today that the organization finalized a deal with Ottawa late Wednesday night to put $47.8 billion towards child-welfare reform. Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak g...

Jul 11, 2024

B.C. should explore non-prescribed alternatives to fentanyl to combat crisis: Henry

VICTORIA - A report from B.C.'s provincial health officer recommends the province expand its "safer supply" program to prevent overdoses, including allowing access to alternatives to unregulated drugs...

Jul 11, 2024

B.C. heat triggers burst of fire activity, new evacuation order in central Interior

British Columbia's wildfire service says forest fuels are more susceptible to fire starts after seven consecutive days of extreme heat, with new blazes prompting two new evacuation orders in recent da...

Jul 11, 2024

Rescue team frees entangled North Atlantic right whale in St. Lawrence

MONTREAL - A whale rescue team has successfully disentangled a young right whale that was wrapped in fishing gear in the St. Lawrence estuary near Rimouski, Que. The federal Fisheries Department says ...

Jul 11, 2024

Canada to work with Finland, U.S. on 'ice pact' to build icebreakers

OTTAWA - Senior officials from the Canadian and U.S. governments say a new trilateral agreement with Finland will help allies build icebreakers to safeguard the Arctic. The "ice pact," as it's being c...

Jul 11, 2024

In the news today: Canada to map out defence spending, Winnipeg killer verdict due

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Canada set to provide details on defence funding Canada is expected to provide more details about its plan to ...

Jul 11, 2024

Poilievre to make first in-person speech at Assembly of First Nations

MONTREAL - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is expected to make his first in-person address at the Assembly of First Nations today. Poilievre, who has a testy relationship with some Indigenous Peo...

Jul 11, 2024

Canada set to provide details on defence funding timeline as NATO summit wraps up

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Canada is expected to provide more details about its plan to meet defence spending targets in an effort to quell concerns that have dogged the prime minister during this week's NATO...

Jul 11, 2024

Judge to give verdict in trial of man who admitted to killing four women in Winnipeg

WINNIPEG - A judge is scheduled to give his decision today in the first-degree murder trial of a man who admitted to killing four women in Winnipeg. Lawyers for Jeremy Skibicki argue he should be foun...

Jul 11, 2024