Canada

Labrador MP Yvonne Jones taking leave of absence for breast cancer treatment

OTTAWA - Labrador member of Parliament Yvonne Jones is taking a leave of absence to deal with a recurrence of breast cancer. The parliamentary secretary to the ministers of natural resources and of no...

Nov 10, 2022

Sentencing arguments continue for former CFL player convicted of voyeurism

CALGARY - Sentencing arguments are continuing for a former player with the Calgary Stampeders who filmed a sexual encounter with a woman without her permission. Jerome Messam, who is 37, pleaded guilt...

Nov 10, 2022

Trudeau to take off for international meetings, starting with Cambodia ASEAN summit

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to take off late tonight for a flurry of international meetings across four countries, starting in Cambodia. Trudeau is due in Phnom Penh for a leade...

Nov 10, 2022

Quebec Liberals name Marc Tanguay interim leader after Anglade resignation

QUEBEC - The Quebec Liberal Party has named veteran member Marc Tanguay as interim leader days after the previous leader stepped down. Tanguay will replace Dominique Anglade, who resigned Monday, five...

Nov 10, 2022

Democracy the clear champion in U.S. midterm elections, say envoys in D.C., Ottawa

WASHINGTON - The ambassadors representing Canada and the United States in each other's capitals say democracy was the true winner in Tuesday's midterm elections. Both David Cohen, Washington's envoy i...

Nov 10, 2022

Larger-than-expected interest rate hikes would lead to economic contraction: PBO

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says the Canadian economy would contract slightly in 2023 if central banks raise interest rates more than anticipated. The PBO published a report Thursday tha...

Nov 10, 2022

Quebec to hire more nurses to address overcrowding in north after death of 10 infants

MONTREAL - Health officials in northern Quebec say they are taking steps to hire more nurses and Inuit staff after a coroner's report released last month linked the deaths of 10 infants in the region ...

Nov 10, 2022

B.C. group wants better use of federal flood recovery fund in Abbotsford area

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A group in British Columbia wants better accountability for the use of a $5-billion recovery fund as provincial, municipal and Indigenous officials prepare to issue an update on rep...

Nov 10, 2022

Calgary man who killed girlfriend and her 22-month-old daughter to be sentenced

CALGARY - A man who killed a woman and her young daughter and buried them in a shallow grave west of Calgary is scheduled to be sentenced this afternoon. Robert Leeming, who is 37, pleaded guilty to t...

Nov 10, 2022

Tam warns of flu upswing, new COVID-19 variants as viral triple threat continues

OTTAWA - Canada's top doctor is warning of "increased growth" in new COVID-19 variants and an upswing in seasonal influenza cases, just as a surge of respiratory syncytial virus inundates hospitals. C...

Nov 10, 2022