Canada

Advocates thrilled as court orders Health Canada to reassess glyphosate decision

OTTAWA - A popular weed killer is back under review after the Federal Court of Appeal ruled that Health Canada didn't follow its own rules for regulating pesticides and herbicides. It is the latest tw...

Feb 07, 2022

How many candidates could run for Conservative leader? Depends on timing and rules

OTTAWA - One candidate has decided to join the nascent Conservative leadership race so far and the timing and rules will help determine how many others will end up on the ballot. Ottawa-area MP Pierre...

Feb 07, 2022

Expanded Holocaust museum coming to Montreal in 2025 to include hologram testimonials

MONTREAL - A bigger, more interactive and more modern Holocaust museum will be opening its doors in Montreal's Plateau Mont-Royal neighbourhood in 2025. If everything goes as planned, the opening of t...

Feb 07, 2022

Supreme Court's Wagner says justice system must continue modernizing beyond pandemic

OTTAWA - Canada's chief justice says those working in the justice system must continue to build on innovations put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic. Richard Wagner says "there is no turning back"...

Feb 07, 2022

Who's in, who's out and who else could join the race to lead the Conservative party

OTTAWA - As the race to replace Erin O'Toole as leader of the Conservative Party of Canada gets underway, here's a look at the contest so far: Who's in: Pierre Poilievre: The 42-year-old Ottawa-area M...

Feb 07, 2022

Canadian police forces learn from situation in Ottawa during convoy protests

Police forces across Canada took different approaches to protests against COVID-19 measures over the weekend, learning from the situation in Ottawa, where demonstrators and their trucks have remain en...

Feb 07, 2022

StatCan to release COVID-tinged census figure, experts warn against reading too deep

OTTAWA - For the last 40 years, Doug Norris has pored over detailed demographic data gleaned from every census, but even he admits what's coming will be unlike anything he has seen before. Statistics ...

Feb 07, 2022

Trump backers seize on GoFundMe controversy as truckers linger in U.S. headlines

WASHINGTON - Right-wing politicians and media personalities in the United States aren't letting the crowdfunding website GoFundMe off the hook just yet. The platform became a target over the weekend f...

Feb 07, 2022

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

OTTAWA - 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: 1...

Feb 07, 2022

State of emergency in Ottawa and Canadian gold in Beijing: In The News for Feb. 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 Feb. 7 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

Feb 07, 2022