Canada

Supreme Court of Canada won't hear unvaccinated woman's case for organ donation

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear the appeal of an Alberta woman who was unwilling to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to get a life-saving organ transplant. Annette Lewis was ...

Jun 08, 2023

Trudeau says kids denied a Pride flag at their schools have one on Parliament Hill

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says children who do not see a Pride flag at their schools should know one is flying for them on Parliament Hill. Trudeau hoisted the flag that celebrates the LG...

Jun 08, 2023

Quebec fires: fierce fight in Normétal as flames within 500 metres of municipality

MONTREAL - Quebec's wildfire fight is focused today in the province's northern region where flames have reached the doorstep of a municipality of roughly 800 people. Authorities say a wildfire is with...

Jun 08, 2023

Government policy tells CRTC to exclude social media users from online streaming bill

OTTAWA - The federal government is telling Canada's broadcasting regulator to exclude individual social media creators in the regulations to implement the government's new online streaming law. The bi...

Jun 08, 2023

Supporters of Hassan Diab urge Canada to reject France's latest extradition request

OTTAWA - The federal government's representative in the Senate says France has requested the extradition of Ottawa sociology professor Hassan Diab - a demand his supporters are telling the prime minis...

Jun 08, 2023

In The News for June 8 : Wildfires leave most of Canada under smoky haze

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 June 8 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

Jun 08, 2023

Wildfire battles continue under heat, air quality alerts over most of Canada

The battle against hundreds of wildfires continues, as almost every jurisdiction in Canada remains under either heat or air quality warnings from the federal government. The day after what was suppose...

Jun 08, 2023

Supporters focus on freeing Canadian held in China amid geopolitical 'ups and downs'

OTTAWA - A leader of the fight to secure freedom for a Canadian human-rights activist detained in China for 17 years is taking the latest diplomatic deep-freeze between Ottawa and Beijing in stride. W...

Jun 08, 2023

Experts worry about Canadian water bomber expertise with rising demand, aging fleets

MONTREAL - Aviation experts say Canada is losing expertise in the manufacturing of water bombers - just as demand for them is increasing. The Canadair CL-415, a purpose-built water bomber, was last pr...

Jun 08, 2023

Documents reveal what happened inside the discord at Canada's drug-price regulator

OTTAWA - Internal emails from the agency tasked with regulating the price of patented drugs in Canada shows discord and division was sparked by a letter from the health minister, culminating in an ind...

Jun 08, 2023