Canada

Open U.S. land border and flag moves: In The News for Nov. 8

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. 8 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

Nov 08, 2021

Election debrief top of mind as Liberal caucus holds first full meeting since ballot

OTTAWA - A debrief of the federal election campaign is expected to be high on the agenda when members of the Liberal caucus gather today. It will be the first full meeting of the caucus since the Libe...

Nov 08, 2021

U.S. eases COVID-19 restrictions at land border for fully vaccinated Canadians

WASHINGTON - For the first time in nearly 20 months, non-essential traffic is once again moving in both directions across the Canada-U.S. land border. Shortly after midnight, Customs and Border Protec...

Nov 08, 2021

Canada keeping only essential staff in Ethiopia as security deteriorates

OTTAWA - Worsening security in Ethiopia has prompted Canada to withdraw family members of diplomats and non-essential staff from the country. Global Affairs Canada issued a statement Sunday saying the...

Nov 07, 2021

All lanes open Monday at Canada-U.S. land border, but PCR test still a drag on travel

WASHINGTON - The southbound lanes on the road to North America's post-pandemic recovery will finally reopen Monday as the United States ends nearly 20 months of controversial COVID-19 exile and allows...

Nov 07, 2021

Montreal election today: Valérie Plante and Denis Coderre in a rematch for mayor

Montrealers are heading to the polls today to pick a new mayor following a campaign that saw the last election's incumbent and challenger swap roles. Incumbent Mayor Valrie Plante is looking for a sec...

Nov 07, 2021

The Streets: Ottawa faces calls to step up on veteran homelessness

OTTAWA - Dan Campbell and Benjamin Van Eck were fast friends while serving in 2 Royal Canadian Horse Artillery. The pair were "Stuck at the hip," as Campbell describes it, during months of training an...

Nov 07, 2021

B.C. professor's Mother Tree research branches out to bestselling book, movie deal

A British Columbia forestry professor's unique research and bestselling book mapping how trees are deeply connected communities has gained the attention of Hollywood. Prof. Suzanne Simard of the Unive...

Nov 07, 2021

Canada earmarks 20 per cent of climate funding to address biodiversity loss

GLASGOW, United Kingdom - Canada's Environment Minister says the federal government will allocate at least 20 per cent of its $5.3 billion international climate finance commitment to nature-based solu...

Nov 06, 2021

Miller 'dumfounded' appeal dropped over Catholic Church's residential school payments

OTTAWA - Newly named Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller says he wants to get to the bottom of why Ottawa abandoned its appeal of a ruling releasing the Catholic Church from its settlement...

Nov 06, 2021