Canada

Federal ministers reject request by Nunavut iron mine to double production

POND INLET - Federal cabinet ministers have denied a request to expand an iron ore mine on the northern tip of Baffin Island. Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal issued a letter to the Nunavut Impact...

Nov 16, 2022

Winter 'Freedom Convoy' blockades cost billions to Canada's economy, inquiry hears

OTTAWA - Transport Canada estimates as much as $3.9 billion in trade activity was halted because of border blockades across the country related to protests against COVID-19 restrictions last winter. T...

Nov 16, 2022

Canada adds new sanctions against Iran as crackdown on protests continues

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly has announced a fifth package of economic sanctions against Iran as the country continues its crackdown on human-rights protesters. Joly said in a stateme...

Nov 16, 2022

B.C. health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says no need for 'heavy hand' of mask mandate

VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer says she doesn't believe there's a need for the "heavy hand" of a mask mandate. Dr. Bonnie Henry says while influenza cases are up, 90 per cent ...

Nov 16, 2022

Federal government seeking feedback on promised school food policy as inflation rises

OTTAWA - The federal minister of families, children and social development says the government is looking for feedback on the creation of a national school food policy. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau t...

Nov 16, 2022

Ex-PQ leader and sex offender André Boisclair refused therapy in jail, denied parole

MONTREAL - Former Parti Qubcois leader Andr Boisclair has been denied his first chance at parole after serving one-sixth of his sentence for sex crimes. Boisclair was sentenced in July to two years in...

Nov 16, 2022

B.C. Liberal Party members vote to change name to BC United

VICTORIA - British Columbia Liberal Party members have voted to change the party's name to BC United. Leader Kevin Falcon says 80 per cent of the voters who cast a ballot were in favour of the name ch...

Nov 16, 2022

G20 leaders end summit with pledges aligned to Trudeau agenda

NUSA DUA, Indonesia - The world's largest economies are closing the G20 summit with strong condemnation of Russia and a pledge to deepen collaboration aimed at preventing another pandemic. The G20 Res...

Nov 16, 2022

Chinese premier Xi complains to Trudeau over media

NUSA DUA, Indonesia - Chinese President Xi Jinping has complained to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about media reporting on their communications. The two had a second discussion during the G20 summit ...

Nov 16, 2022

In The News for Nov. 16: Will Canada's inflation rate climb even higher?

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 Nov. 16 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Nov 16, 2022