Category Archives: Canada

More COVID restrictions, Indigenous child welfare settlement : In The News for Jan. 4
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. 4... What we are watching in Canada ... O...
Jan 04, 2022

Hockey federation investigates incident with Russia's junior team at Calgary airport
CALGARY - A New Year's Eve disturbance on an Air Canada plane which some passengers have said was related to bad behavior by Russia's world junior hockey team does not appear to have resulted in any c...
Jan 03, 2022

Ontario court awards more than $107M to families over deadly Flight 752 shootdown
OTTAWA - An Ontario court has awarded more than $107 million to families of six victims of the Iranian military's downing of a passenger jet two years ago. The decision made public Monday follows a Ma...
Jan 03, 2022

Provinces announce new measures as Omicron fuels rise in COVID cases, hospitalization
Provinces are putting new measures in place to deal with an Omicron-fuelled rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, including delaying in-person schooling in Ontario by two weeks and bringing in ...
Jan 03, 2022

Federal documents hint at sweeping economic impact from central bank 'digital loonie'
OTTAWA - Internal government documents show Finance Department officials believe there could be sweeping implications for the economy if the Bank of Canada ever issued its own cryptocurrency. The Bank...
Jan 03, 2022

Logging in watersheds among stressors for declining Pacific salmon, experts say
VANCOUVER - The compounding effects of climate change and logging are contributing tothe degradation of Pacific salmon habitat, experts say, adding a reassessment of watershed logging and restoration ...
Jan 03, 2022

Major Quebec hospital postpones half of surgeries, appointments due to COVID-19 spike
MONTREAL - Quebec City's main hospital network says it will postpone half of its surgeries and medical appointments starting Wednesday. The announcement from CHU de Qubec-Universit Laval comes as the ...
Jan 02, 2022

Remote communities locking down, banning outsiders as COVID-19 spreads
OTTAWA - The latest wave of COVID-19 is bringing health-care resources in some remote communities in Canada to the breaking point as case numbers explode. Record-breaking cases have been documented ac...
Jan 02, 2022

N.L. politicians remember former provincial and federal cabinet minister John Efford
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Flags at government buildings in Newfoundland and Labrador will be flying at half-mast following the death of former provincial and federal cabinet minister John Efford, who died to...
Jan 02, 2022

Feds, Indigenous leaders to announce child welfare compensation agreement Tuesday
OTTAWA - An agreement in principle that will see Ottawa pay billions in compensation to First Nations children harmed by an underfunded child welfare system is set to be announced in Ottawa this week....
Jan 02, 2022