Canada

The rise of electric vehicles quietly powers firms, research in Atlantic Canada

HALIFAX - Pat Ryan's recent advances into the electric-vehicle parts market are quietly fuelling his factory's expansion at an industrial park on the edge of Halifax, far from Canada's automotive hear...

Dec 14, 2021

Fiscal update, Ontario to welcome foreign entrepreneurs : In The News for Dec. 14

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. 14 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Dec 14, 2021

Indigenous people far more likely to die from opioid overdose: experts

VANCOUVER - Stacity Bailie had been awaiting approval to enter a drug rehabilitation program when she died of an overdose on Oct. 22. She hadn't been using illicit opioids for long, said her father, G...

Dec 14, 2021

Liberals ready to release update on federal finances, outlook for Canadian economy

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland plans to release an updated accounting of federal finances today and provide the government's economic outlook for the coming months. The government predict...

Dec 14, 2021

Government open to amending paid sick leave bill it wants passed by week's end

OTTAWA - Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan says the government is open to amending legislation that would provide 10 days of paid sick leave for federally regulated workers. O'Regan acknowledges that at ...

Dec 13, 2021

Trudeau's minority Liberal government easily survives first confidence test

OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau's minority Liberal government has easily survived its first confidence test of the new parliamentary session with the help of the Bloc Qubcois and the NDP. A Conservative amend...

Dec 13, 2021

Trudeau won't rule out federal intervention in challenge to Quebec secularism law

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's still not ruling out federal intervention in a legal challenge to Quebec's secularism law after an elementary school teacher was recently reassigned be...

Dec 13, 2021

A look at the latest COVID-19 developments in Canada

A look at the latest COVID-19 news in Canada: - Canada's chief public health officer says Canada is expecting a potentially massive surge in COVID-19 cases in the coming weeks, driven by the new Omicr...

Dec 13, 2021

Some universities cancel in-person exams after rise in COVID-19 cases

Some universities are adjusting their plans for end-of-semester exams in response to the rise in COVID-19 cases. The University of Victoria in British Columbia will not be holding any further in-perso...

Dec 13, 2021

B.C. government lifting 30-litre limit on gas for general public on Tuesday

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is lifting a restriction on gasoline for the general public that was put in place after flooding and landslides cut off supply. Public Safety Minister Mike F...

Dec 13, 2021