Canada

Lawyer pans Conservative probe into national council member as 'fishing expedition'

OTTAWA - The lawyer for a member of the Conservative party's national council is calling a probe into his client's attempts to hasten a review of Erin O'Toole's leadership a "fishing expedition." Bert...

Nov 09, 2021

Quebec anti-corruption unit considering name change to improve tarnished image

QUEBEC - The head of Quebec's anti-corruption unit says he's considering a rebranding exercise for his troubled police force. Frdrick Gaudreau told reporters today his police unit is ready to take a n...

Nov 09, 2021

Quebec to drop surgery requirement for people who want to change their sex on IDs

QUEBEC - A Quebec bill that would have allowed only people who have undergone surgery to change their sex on identification documents will be changed. The bill introduced Oct. 21 by Justice Minister S...

Nov 09, 2021

More work to be done as Canada ranks sixth in global drug policy index: experts

Canada ranks sixth in the world's first drug policy index, but experts say its passing grade is nothing to be proud of as status quo policies are doing little to curb thousands of deaths yearly. The G...

Nov 09, 2021

CMHC has projects underway to help build greener housing in Canada

OTTAWA - The chief climate officer for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the federal agency has "lots underway" to encourage the construction of more sustainable housing. Steven Mennill says a fi...

Nov 09, 2021

Planning for Canada-U.S. treaty talks on Line 5 'well underway,' Canada says

WASHINGTON - Court documents filed by the federal government say planning is well underway for bilateral talks in the dispute over the Line 5 cross-border pipeline. A proposed motion filed last week i...

Nov 09, 2021

Nunavut MP Lori Idlout to take oath in Inuktitut, in ceremony lit by seal-oil lamps

OTTAWA - Lori Idlout, the new MP for Nunavut, is to be sworn in as an MP in Inuktitut, her mother tongue. The House of Commons is paying for translation services for the formal ceremony, which will ta...

Nov 09, 2021

Pfizer-BioNTech gets approval for COVID-19 booster vaccine in Canada

OTTAWA - Health Canada has approved a booster of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for people over the age of 18. The booster is designed to help people with their first two COVID-19 vaccine doses ma...

Nov 09, 2021

O'Toole reveals his shadow cabinet, former leadership rival Leslyn Lewis not included

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is restoring popular MP Pierre Poilievre to his role as the party's finance critic today as he releases his new list of critics for the next Parliament. But O...

Nov 09, 2021

Quebec's Nunavik region struggling with COVID, has highest infection rate in province

MONTREAL - The health board governing Quebec's Nunavik region says the COVID-19 situation in the northern territory is worse than it's ever been. Health officials reported 30 new cases Monday across t...

Nov 09, 2021