Canada

Senate set to pass pandemic aid bill after MPs leave for winter break

OTTAWA - The Senate was poised to give quick approval Thursday to a new round of pandemic aid after Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland made a pre-Christmas plea to rubberstamp the help and promised th...

Dec 16, 2021

N.W.T. replaces Alberta curriculum for junior kindergarten to Grade 12 with B.C.'s

YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories says it will no longer teach Alberta's curriculum in its schools. The territory says it has signed an agreement with British Columbia to teach its junior kinder...

Dec 16, 2021

Quebec orders shops, bars, restaurants, churches to operate at 50 per cent capacity

MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault has announced a series of new COVID-19 restrictions to stop the spread of the Omicron variant, which he says risks overwhelming the province's health system. ...

Dec 16, 2021

EV rebate program topped up with $73 million in fall economic update

OTTAWA - Transport Canada is topping up its electric vehicle rebate program so there is enough money to cover demand until the program gets retooled in the spring. The fall economic statement this wee...

Dec 16, 2021

Watchdog opens investigation after man fatally shot by Montreal police

MONTREAL - Quebec's police watchdog is investigating after a man was killed by Montreal police today in the city's Lachine borough. The Bureau des enqutes indpendantes, also known as the BEI, says the...

Dec 16, 2021

A look at the latest COVID-19 developments in Canada

A look at the latest COVID-19 news in Canada: - Canada has recorded its 30,000th COVID-19 death since the pandemic began in early 2020, passing the grim milestone just as the country braces for the po...

Dec 16, 2021

Canada aims to plant up to 320 million trees a year to meet two billion target

OTTAWA - The government says it plans to plant up to 320 million trees a year to meet the prime minister's target to put an extra two billion trees in the ground by 2030. Natural Resources Minister Jo...

Dec 16, 2021

Some highlights from PM Trudeau's mandate letters to cabinet ministers

OTTAWA - Federal cabinet ministers got their official marching orders Thursday from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. For the most part, the mandate letters prioritize the promises the Liberal leader mad...

Dec 16, 2021

Military aims for victory over misconduct with 'irreversible' changes in five years

OTTAWA - The senior officer tasked with changing the Canadian military's culture says victory will look like "irreversible positive changes" within the next five years. Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan laid o...

Dec 16, 2021

Travellers nervous as Omicron cases surge, but pushing ahead with plans

TORONTO - Some travellers heading out of Canada say they're worried about surging COVID-19 cases, but are forging ahead with their plans despite the federal government warning against non-essential in...

Dec 16, 2021