Canada

Documents detail push, and pushback, on Liberal promise to block unvaccinated from EI

OTTAWA - Internal government documents show that the Liberals' pledge to prevent unvaccinated people from accessing jobless benefits didn't eliminate all avenues for them to enter the employment insur...

Apr 21, 2022

Russian sanctions target Canadian premiers, journalists, military, political staff

OTTAWA - Russia has issued fresh sanctions against 61 Canadians including provincial premiers, military personnel, political staff and journalists, over Canada's actions against the country for its in...

Apr 21, 2022

Ombud flags unfairness in treatment of sexual dysfunctions for female veterans

OTTAWA - Canada's veterans ombud is warning that women who served in the Canadian Armed Forces are facing unacceptable barriers and bias when it comes to accessing federal assistance for sexual dysfun...

Apr 21, 2022

'Soap opera': Alberta premier says he's been too tolerant of open dissent

EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney says Albertans don't appreciate the intraparty fighting "soap opera" of his United Conservative government and, if anything, he has been too soft on public dissenters. ...

Apr 21, 2022

Manitoba Métis meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican

ROME - A Mtis group from Manitoba say Pope Francis took ownership of the harms of the Roman Catholic Church during a meeting at the Vatican today. Manitoba Mtis Federation President David Chartrand sa...

Apr 21, 2022

Better COVID tracking, calls for national gun-control plan : In The News for April 21

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 April 21 ... What we are watching in Canada .....

Apr 21, 2022

Canada needs a stronger COVID-19 detection system, experts say

Experts say Canada needs to develop a robust system to detect COVID-19 activity in the absence of wide-scale PCR testing. Since the onset of the Omicron variant, provinces and territories have scaled ...

Apr 21, 2022

Countrywide action to crack down on handguns needed, advocates tell federal minister

OTTAWA - Prominent firearm-control advocates are urging the Liberal government to abandon plans to allow provinces to ban handguns, saying regional measures will lead to a disastrous patchwork across ...

Apr 21, 2022

Ottawa feared repeat of 2020 rail blockades before B.C. pipeline arrests last fall

Federal officials feared a repeat of the 2020 rail blockades one month before RCMP enforced an injunction last fall against protests that cut off access to a pipeline construction site in northern Bri...

Apr 21, 2022

Vancouver marijuana users gather to celebrate the annual 4-20 smoke event

VANCOUVER - White marijuana smoke billowed over a sea of cannabis enthusiasts outside the Vancouver Art Gallery Wednesday as they cheered when the clock stuck 4:20 p.m. Police say thousands gathered a...

Apr 20, 2022