Canada

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

Syrian refugees who now call Canada home look to help Afghan newcomers

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. - The living room at Zoheir and Nadia Darrouba's home is a hive of activity in the late afternoon - their older children, just back from school, are taking turns carrying around the...

Dec 10, 2021

'We're going to fight this': Deportation of Inupiaq man living in Canada deferred

Herman Oyagak first travelled to Aklavik, N.W.T., from his home in Alaska by snowmobile in 2018, a trip that takes about 18 hours. It's a journey he does regularly now with his wife Carol, who grew up...

Dec 10, 2021

Bill to legally recognize Senate's evolution runs into unforeseen hurdle with Speaker

OTTAWA - The federal government plans to reintroduce a bill in the House of Commons identical to one already passed unanimously by the Senate to legally recognize the evolution of the upper house into...

Dec 09, 2021