Canada

Military eases vaccine mandate, presses ahead with discipline for unvaccinated troops

OTTAWA - Defence chief Gen. Wayne Eyre says the military will press ahead with plans to kick out dozens of unvaccinated troops despite changes to its COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Eyre unveiled the new va...

Oct 14, 2022

Emergencies Act testimony and EI premiums to go up in 2023: In The News for Oct.14

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 Oct.14 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

Oct 14, 2022

B.C. drought benefits some farmers, extending harvest and reducing rot

VANCOUVER - British Columbia is enduring a record-breaking dry spell, but farmer Amir Mann says the drought is far preferable to other recent weather extremes. "You can always apply more water, but it...

Oct 14, 2022

Cyberbully to be sentenced today in case involving B.C.'s Amanda Todd

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A man convicted in the cyberbullying and extortion of a British Columbia teenager who died by suicide a decade ago is expected to learn his sentence today. The story of 15-year...

Oct 14, 2022

First witnesses at Emergencies Act inquiry include Ottawa residents, city officials

OTTAWA - The Ottawa woman who filed for a court injunction to stop truckers from continually honking their horns during the "Freedom Convoy" in February is among the first witnesses at a public inquir...

Oct 14, 2022

Workers, employers are calling on the federal government to pay off EI program debt

OTTAWA - With employment insurance premiums set to rise in the new year, both employers and workers are calling on the federal government to step in and rescue the program from the considerable amount...

Oct 14, 2022

Business groups, city officials among first witnesses before Emergencies Act inquiry

OTTAWA - The inquiry into the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act is expected to hear first-hand testimony about the impact February's "Freedom Convoy" protest had on the people and busine...

Oct 14, 2022

Smith's discrimination remark making Alberta an international embarrassment: NDP

EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition NDP leader says Premier Danielle Smith has made the province an international embarrassment by proclaiming those who didn't get vaccinated during COVID-19 endured the w...

Oct 13, 2022

Drought prompts request for Metro Vancouver residents to take shorter showers

VANCOUVER - Water use in Metro Vancouver is much higher, while reservoir levels are lower than normal, prompting the regional district to ask millions of residents and businesses to conserve. A statem...

Oct 13, 2022

A timeline of what led up to the invocation of the Emergencies Act

OTTAWA - As public hearings begin into the federal government's first use of the Emergencies Act legislation, inquiry commission lawyers have prepared a rough timeline of the events that led up to the...

Oct 13, 2022