Canada

Erin O'Toole pushes for unvaccinated Canadians to be accommodated amid Omicron wave

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says those unwilling to be vaccinated against COVID-19 should be accommodated through measures like rapid testing, as health experts warn the lightning-fast s...

Jan 06, 2022

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announces he has become a father of a baby girl

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he has become a father for the first time, to a baby daughter. Singh announced today that he and his wife Gurkiran Kaur Sidhu welcomed a baby girl into the world...

Jan 06, 2022

Nunavut changes COVID-19 testing to free up health-care resources

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut will no longer offer lab-confirmed testing for communities with COVID-19 to free up health-care resources. Chief public health officer Dr. Michael Patterson says that means ...

Jan 06, 2022

Some federal prisons in Quebec 'very close' to staff shortages: Guard's union

OTTAWA - The union for federal correctional officers says four prisons in Quebec are "very close" to experiencing staff shortages, as more workers test positive for COVID-19. Mario Guilmette, Quebec r...

Jan 06, 2022

Canada, allies condemn Iran snub of negotiations with victims' families for PS752

OTTAWA - Canada and its allies are accusing Iran of snubbing the families of those killed when its military shot down a passenger jet two years ago by refusing to negotiate a settlement. The joint con...

Jan 06, 2022

Staffing challenges from surging COVID cases affecting some police, transit service

Surging cases of COVID-19 driven by the rapidly transmissible Omicron variant are pushing the health-care system to the brink and putting pressure on some police and transit services. With 170 personn...

Jan 06, 2022

Man seeking RCMP files goes to court after national archives takes 80-year extension

OTTAWA - An Ottawa researcher is asking a judge to order Canada's national archives to speed up work on his request for old RCMP records after he was told to wait at least 80 years for a response. In ...

Jan 06, 2022

Report says tax on $1M+ homes could be key to making housing more affordable

VANCOUVER - An annual surtax on houses valued over $1 million could help reduce housing inequality and cool housing markets, a report says. Paul Kershaw, founder of Generation Squeeze and author of th...

Jan 06, 2022

COVID staffing shortages, Omicron could boost waning immunity: In The News for Jan. 6

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 Dec. 6 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

Jan 06, 2022

U.S. attorney general on Jan. 6 riot: 'We will follow the facts, wherever they lead'

WASHINGTON - The highest-ranking law enforcement official in the United States is vowing to leave no stone unturned in the ongoing investigation into the Capitol Hill riots a year ago. Attorney Genera...

Jan 06, 2022