Canada

Government opens College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants

OTTAWA - The federal government has opened a new college to regulate immigration consultants and armed it with stronger authorities than the past regulator. Potential immigrants and refugees often rel...

Nov 24, 2021

Quebec kids start getting COVID shots as provinces gear up for next stage of roll-out

MONTREAL - Children in Quebec are rolling up their sleeves today for COVID-19 shots as provinces launch the next stage of the country's immunization effort. Quebec's campaign to inoculate kids with fi...

Nov 24, 2021

Greens to choose interim leader tonight with ex-MP Paul Manly the favourite

OTTAWA - The Greens will tonight choose an interim leader to take the helm of their troubled party, following the resignation of Annamie Paul. Paul Manly, the former MP who lost his British Columbia s...

Nov 24, 2021

Liberals set to introduce bill with targeted pandemic aid for businesses, workers

OTTAWA - The Trudeau Liberals are scheduled to introduce a new aid bill this afternoon that aims to provide targeted financial support to businesses still recovering from the pandemic. The bill listed...

Nov 24, 2021

Conservatives must be professional, show they are an alternative to Trudeau: O'Toole

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole and his caucus put on a show of solidarity today, exactly a week after he was explaining why he decided to kick out a senator for publicly denouncing his lead...

Nov 24, 2021

Janssen COVID-19 vaccine plant in Baltimore gets Health Canada OK

OTTAWA - Health Canada has given the green light for Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines that contained elements produced at the Emergent BioSolutions facility in Baltimore, Md., to be used in Can...

Nov 24, 2021

Debate on hybrid Commons sittings, more rain for BC : In The News for Nov. 24

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. 24 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Nov 24, 2021

Conservatives say virtual Commons proceedings allow government to dodge scrutiny

OTTAWA - Conservative MPs will oppose a government proposal today to return to a hybrid format in the House of Commons, which has allowed MPs to participate virtually in proceedings during the COVID-1...

Nov 24, 2021

B.C. announces financial help for evacuees as storm approaches south coast

British Columbia's public safety minister says more than 6,500 people have registered as evacuees and those whose homes were flooded last week are eligible for a $2,000 grant through the Canadian Red ...

Nov 24, 2021

Environmentalists threaten Alberta Premier Kenney with lawsuit over inquiry remarks

A coalition of at least eight environmental groups is threatening to sue Alberta Premier Jason Kenney for defamation if he doesn't retract and apologize for statements saying a public inquiry found th...

Nov 24, 2021