Canada

Budget 2022: A checklist of promises that were in the Liberal-NDP confidence deal

OTTAWA - The Liberals and New Democrats published a confidence and supply agreement last month in an effort to keep the minority Parliament working until the next fixed election in 2025. The deal woul...

Apr 07, 2022

Canadian Press NewsAlert: $452B federal budget focused on affordability, innovation

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's second pandemic budget turns Canada's fiscal focus to making life more affordable for people and giving a long-needed boost to Canadian productivity. But ...

Apr 07, 2022

Budget 2022: Flush from booming economy, Feds eye growth with $31B in new spending

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals have more than $85 billion in new spending room from a booming economic rebound and plan to spend some of the windfall on a series of measures aimed at keeping the good g...

Apr 07, 2022

Two Mounties started firing at N.S. mass shooter as he lifted RCMP pistol: documents

HALIFAX - Two officers who fired rounds into the torso of a mass shooter at a Nova Scotia gas station say they started shooting as the killer raised what one believed to be an RCMP general duty pistol...

Apr 07, 2022

RCMP collects evidence of possible war crimes in Ukraine from people fleeing invasion

OTTAWA - The RCMP is collecting evidence of alleged war crimes in Ukraine from people fleeing to Canada following Russia's invasion of their country. The investigation by the Mounties has been launche...

Apr 07, 2022

Drug users in Vancouver respond to targeted effort to ramp up vaccination rate

VANCOUVER - Efforts to provide COVID-19 vaccines to as many drug users as possible in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside have paid off, prompting an advocate to urge communities with similar, vulnerable po...

Apr 07, 2022

Who is eligible for a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose across Canada

Provinces and territories are expanding eligibility for fourth doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to millions more Canadians. This week, the National Advisory Committee on Immunization recommended that sec...

Apr 07, 2022

What happens after the Liberals table their budget in a minority Parliament

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finds himself in familiar territory Thursday as the leader of a minority government that needs support from another party to pass a budget and avoid another fede...

Apr 07, 2022

Federal budget today, rapid tests important, if imperfect : In The News for April 7

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 7 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Apr 07, 2022

Rapid tests an important, if imperfect, tool in potential sixth wave, say experts

Experts say rapid antigen tests are emerging as an important tool as Canada's pandemic strategy shifts from public health vigilance to an emphasis on personal responsibility. But they warn that rapid ...

Apr 07, 2022