Canada

MPs advised to mind sartorial standards in latest hybrid Parliament

OTTAWA - MPs have been advised to wear parliamentary attire, which means a jacket and tie for men, in the new hybrid Parliament that begins in earnest this week. The deputy Speaker has instructed MPs ...

Nov 29, 2021

Montreal to host forum in January on ways to reduce gun violence in the city

Montreal is planning to host a forum in January about reducing gun violence in the city. Mayor Valrie Plante made the announcement today at a news conference, adding that the goal of the forum is to c...

Nov 29, 2021

What we know so far about the Omicron variant, which has been found in Canada

Canada's first two cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant of concern were confirmed Sunday in Ottawa. The variant, which may be more transmissible, was first detected in South Africa, where it coincide...

Nov 29, 2021

U.S. presses Canada to make good on promised 200-soldier peacekeeping force

OTTAWA - The United States is asking Canada to make good on providing a promised 200-strong peacekeeping force, which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged to the United Nations four years ago. The Am...

Nov 29, 2021

RCMP confirm all 22 victims of 2020 mass killing were firearm-related homicides

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia RCMP are confirming that all 22 victims of the April 2020 mass killing in the province were shot. The Mounties had never stated whether all victims died as a result of being shot...

Nov 29, 2021

Desmond inquiry: Nova Scotia has no specific mental health program for Black people

PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - An inquiry investigating why a mentally unstable former soldier killed his family and himself in 2017 heard today that Nova Scotia does not offer its Black population any cultu...

Nov 29, 2021

CP NewsAlert: Quebec confirms case of Omicron variant of concern

MONTREAL - Quebec health officials have confirmed a case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. Health Minister Christian Dub made the announcement today at a news conference. Dub says 115 people who rec...

Nov 29, 2021

U.S. not currently contemplating wider travel limits in face of Omicron, Biden says

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden says he has no immediate plans to impose additional travel bans to limit the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. Biden says the U.S. strategy is to emphasize ur...

Nov 29, 2021

Ontario investigating four possible Omicron cases, offering testing to 375 travellers

TORONTO - Ontario is investigating four more possible cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant of concern, and the province's top doctor said it's likely more will be detected after an initial two cases ...

Nov 29, 2021

Omicron arrives in Canada and B.C.'s flood forecast: In The News for Nov. 29

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 Nov. 29 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Nov 29, 2021