Canada

Alberta premier rejects suggestion she erred with bill giving her sweeping powers

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is rejecting suggestions she made a mistake when she introduced a bill that gave her and her cabinet sweeping power to rewrite laws outside the legislature pr...

Dec 06, 2022

Murray Sinclair to help AFN with conflict resolution after 'turmoil': national chief

OTTAWA - Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald says former senator Murray Sinclair will help the organization with conflict resolution next year. Archibald announced the move tod...

Dec 06, 2022

Afghanistan aid blockade can only be fixed by changing Criminal Code: officials

OTTAWA - Federal government officials say Parliament would need to amend the Criminal Code for Canadian humanitarians to be allowed to help in Afghanistan. Senior public servants told the Senate human...

Dec 06, 2022

Liberals pledge $15 million to remove Ukraine mines on anniversary of Ottawa Treaty

OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is pledging to spend $15 million to remove mines in Ukraine. Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says the funding is meant to make the country safer after Russia has l...

Dec 06, 2022

Habs' Price apologizes for timing of pro-gun post, honours 1989 massacre victims

Montreal Canadiens star Carey Price is apologizing to the victims of the 1989 Montreal massacre after he made a social media post in support of a firearm rights group in the days leading up to the ann...

Dec 06, 2022

COVID-19 benefits helped economy rebound, but post-payment verification lacking: AG

OTTAWA - Canada's auditor general says COVID-19 benefits were delivered quickly and helped mitigate economic suffering, however, the federal government hasn't done enough to recover overpayments. In a...

Dec 06, 2022

In The News for Dec. 6 : Consumer debt climbing in Canada

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 Dec. 6 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

Dec 06, 2022

Auditor general probes COVID-19 vaccine procurement, pandemic benefits

OTTAWA - Canada's auditor general is expected to release two highly anticipated reports on the government's handling of the COVID-19 crisis in 2021, including access to vaccines and pandemic benefits....

Dec 06, 2022

Events planned to honour victims of École Polytechnique shooting on 33rd anniversary

MONTREAL - Tributes are planned today in Montreal to commemorate victims of the cole Polytechnique shooting on the 33rd anniversary of the tragedy. On Dec. 6, 1989, a man motivated by a hatred of femi...

Dec 06, 2022

Major biodiversity conference opens in Montreal amid hope of hard conservation target

MONTREAL - A major international conference on preserving the world's biodiversity is to open Tuesday with speakers including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio...

Dec 06, 2022