Canada

Military investigating after officer appears in anti-vaccine video

OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces says it is investigating after one of its officers appeared in a video speaking out against vaccine mandates. Maj. Stephen Chledowski is the latest serving member of...

Feb 11, 2022

The latest on protests against COVID-19 measures in Ottawa and beyond

The latest developments on ongoing protests against COVID-19 restrictions and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, both in Ottawa and various cities across Canada. All times eastern: 12:10 p.m....

Feb 11, 2022

Changes to COVID-19 border measures to be announced next week

OTTAWA - Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says the federal government will announce changes to COVID-19 measures at Canada's borders next week. Currently, the government advises against all non-essent...

Feb 11, 2022

Ontario premier declares state of emergency in response to protests

TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he is declaring a state of emergency in response to ongoing blockades in Ottawa and Windsor, Ont.He says he will enact orders making it "crystal clear" that it...

Feb 11, 2022

5 P.E.I. minor hockey players suspended 25 games over racial slurs toward N.S. player

CHARLOTTETOWN - The governing body for hockey in Prince Edward Island is handing down 25-game suspensions to five players accused of hurling racial slurs toward a Nova Scotia goalie last November. Mar...

Feb 11, 2022

Draft standards for LTC building design, infection prevention publicly released

OTTAWA - Experts have released a new set of draft standards for long-term care that focus on building design, materials and infection prevention and control. CSA Group, formerly the Canadian Standards...

Feb 11, 2022

Protest showdown and Russian war games: In The News for Feb. 11

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 Feb. 11 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Feb 11, 2022

Former privacy czar denounces lack of transparency over government's phone-data haul

OTTAWA - Ontario's former privacy commissioner says she is troubled "by the complete lack of transparency" from the Public Health Agency of Canada over its plans to collect millions of people's mobile...

Feb 11, 2022

Pressure builds to end trucker protests amid escalating economic fallout

OTTAWA - A sense of anxious anticipation is building amid intensifying demands for an end to the protests paralyzing downtown Ottawa as well as border crossings near Coutts, Alta., Emerson, Man., and ...

Feb 11, 2022

As border blockade persists, Canadians fear a pretext for more U.S. protectionism

WASHINGTON - Escalating blockades at the Canada-U.S. border are weakening one of the most fragile links in the vital North American supply chain - a link that has nothing to do with transport trucks, ...

Feb 11, 2022