Canada

Father of man imprisoned in Syria says there's no evidence 'he's done anything wrong'

OTTAWA - John Letts says he's on a mission to save his son Jack's life, but also to change the way people think about him. Letts, who lives in England, is in Ottawa this week to press federal official...

Dec 10, 2021

Minister Marci Ien self-isolating after potential COVID-19 exposure

OTTAWA - Marci Ien, minister for women and gender equality and youth, has gone into self-isolation after attending an in-person event where she may have come in contact with several COVID-19 cases. Jo...

Dec 10, 2021

China envoy says Kovrig, Spavor confessed to crimes, warns against rejecting Huawei

OTTAWA - China's ambassador to Canada says Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor confessed to crimes before their release from his country's prisons this past September. Envoy Cong Peiwu also says Canada ...

Dec 10, 2021

Labour groups, opposition parties press Liberals to fix GIS clawback in fiscal update

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are under increasing pressure to fix an issue in the pandemic safety net that has rolled back or cut off benefits to low-income seniors. About 83,000 seniors lost a key i...

Dec 10, 2021

COVID-19 resurgence forecast for Canada, worse if Omicron replaces Delta: Tam

OTTAWA - Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says a resurgence of COVID-19 is forecast for Canada and it could speed up even more if the Omicron variant replaces Delta. New federal modelling s...

Dec 10, 2021

Bail hearing for Peter Nygard scheduled for January

TORONTO - A bail hearing for Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard is set to take place next month. The Jan. 6 date was set this morning in a brief hearing in a Toronto court. Nygard, who faces sexual a...

Dec 10, 2021

B.C.'s farm flood disaster and an electric vehicle mandate: In The News for Dec. 10

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. 10 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Dec 10, 2021

Industry warns of problems facing B.C. dairy industry after heat wave, flooding

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - As farmers clean up after a series of storms hit southern British Columbia, an industry official and operator say some will be forced to leave the industry as costs pile up. A serie...

Dec 10, 2021

Uncertain if Liberals can pass two remaining priority bills before Christmas break

OTTAWA - It's one down and two to go with only a week left for the federal Liberal government to win parliamentary approval of priority legislation before an extended Christmas break. The government h...

Dec 10, 2021

Mandate to enforce EV sales quotas needed by end of next year: Guilbeault

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says he wants a national mandate that would force auto dealers to sell a certain number of electric vehicles to be in place by the end of next year. Roa...

Dec 10, 2021