Canada

Health minister appoints chief nursing officer to offer input on care concerns

OTTAWA - Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos has appointed Leigh Chapman to the newly reinstated role of chief federal nursing officer to offer input on the many issues facing Canada's health systems. Th...

Aug 23, 2022

Canada to create team to counter Russian disinformation: Trudeau

Ottawa will create a special team to counter Russian disinformation and propaganda, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Tuesday. Canada is also expanding its sanctions list to include 62 more i...

Aug 23, 2022

German leader wraps up visit, no Indigenous language bonus: In The News for Aug. 23

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 Tuesday, August 23, 2022 ... What we are watch...

Aug 23, 2022

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to sign hydrogen deal

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the German chancellor are visiting the western Newfoundland town of Stephenville later today, where they're set to sign a green energy deal. A local company ...

Aug 23, 2022

Feds won't extend bilingualism bonus to employees who speak an Indigenous language

OTTAWA - The federal Treasury Board says it has no plans to expand a bonus - now paid to employees who speak English and French - to those who know an Indigenous language. The bilingualism bonus is an...

Aug 23, 2022

Ottawa to sign MOUs with Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen on materials for electric vehicles

TORONTO - Ottawa is expected to sign separate agreements with Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz on Tuesday that will see the two German auto manufacturers secure access to Canadian raw materials for batter...

Aug 23, 2022

Feds cut funding for anti-racism project over 'reprehensible and vile' tweets

OTTAWA - Diversity Minister Ahmed Hussen has ordered the government to cut funding to an anti-racism initiative over "reprehensible and vile" tweets by a senior consultant on the project. Hussen annou...

Aug 22, 2022

Famous Yousuf Karsh portrait of Sir Winston Churchill stolen from Château Laurier

It sounds like a caper from a movie: a thief has swapped out the famous portrait of a scowling Sir Winston Churchill, photographed by Yousuf Karsh in 1941, with an unsigned copy. A staff member at Ott...

Aug 22, 2022

Ontario, Maritimes premiers meet to talk health care but offer no details, solutions

MONCTON, N.B. - The premiers of the Maritimes and of Ontario say they need a "Team Canada" approach to fixing the country's health-care problems, but none of the leaders is offering any specifics or s...

Aug 22, 2022

Nova Scotia RCMP 'dysfunctions,' labour shortages predated 2020 mass shootings

HALIFAX - Most of Nova Scotia's senior RCMP staff believed there were "dysfunctions" at their division prior to the 2020 mass shootings and felt abandoned by their superiors in the aftermath, accordin...

Aug 22, 2022