Canada

With start of meetings on EI review, businesses look for rethink of parental leave

OTTAWA - One of the largest business groups in the country says a sweeping review of the employment insurance system should consider whether to turn parental benefits into a separate program. It's an ...

Jan 11, 2022

Montreal man experiencing homelessness dies after night out in extreme cold

Montreal police say a man experiencing homelessness died after spending the night outside in extreme cold. Police say they responded to a call about a case of possible hypothermia Monday night at an e...

Jan 11, 2022

Tightening rules for unvaccinated is justified as health system struggles: experts

MONTREAL - As Quebec officials consider tightening the rules for the unvaccinated, health experts in the province say expanding the vaccine passport system is justified because of the high number of C...

Jan 11, 2022

On heels of Jan. 6 clarion call, Biden in Georgia to make case for voting rights

WASHINGTON - Fresh from his Jan. 6 vow to defend democracy, President Joe Biden is in Georgia today to make his case for protecting voting rights in the United States. Democrats have been insisting fo...

Jan 11, 2022

Surge in cases prompts U.S. to issue travel advisory for Canada

Justin Trudeau says Ottawa will do all it can to help provinces and territories cope with the fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, as infections fuelled by the Omicron variant threaten to overwhelm he...

Jan 11, 2022

COVID cases surge, poll shows support for COVID restrictions: In The News for Jan. 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 Jan. 11 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Jan 11, 2022

Slim majority support government lockdowns, restrictions in response to Omicron

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests a slim majority of Canadians support the latest round of lockdowns and other government-imposed restrictions as the Omicron variant continue to fuel an explosion in new CO...

Jan 11, 2022

Quebec public health director resigns, cities erosion of public opinion over measures

MONTREAL - Quebec's director of public health, Dr. Horacio Arruda, has tendered his resignation. Premier Franois Legault accepted, with Arruda's departure confirmed to The Canadian Press by the premie...

Jan 10, 2022

B.C. court rejects First Nations' petition, but finds fishing rights were violated

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has rejected a petition from two First Nations that asked for an injunction to force the restoration of natural flows of the Nechako River, which has...

Jan 10, 2022

Quebec provincial police probe explosion in Saguenay that claimed two lives

SAGUENAY, Que. - Quebec provincial police say at least two people are dead after an explosion Monday in a home in Saguenay, about 250 kilometres north of Quebec City. Police say the explosion occurred...

Jan 10, 2022