Canada

CP NewsAlert: Alberta agriculture minister quits cabinet amid concerns about drinking

EDMONTON - Alberta Agriculture Minister Devin Dreeshen has resigned from cabinet amid concerns over his drinking. Dreeshen, in a short statement, says his "conduct" with alcohol has become a distracti...

Nov 05, 2021

Assembly of First Nations says raise Canada flag alongside 'every child matters' flag

OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations says it has found a solution that would allow the Canadian flag to be raised before Remembrance Day while continuing to grieve Indigenous children who died at re...

Nov 05, 2021

Nunavut starts offering COVID-19 vaccine boosters to those 12 and older

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut has started offering COVID-19 vaccine boosters to residents who are ages 12 and older. People who want the third shot must have received their second dose of vaccine at leas...

Nov 05, 2021

PCR test requirements at the border need to be re-examined: Tam

OTTAWA - Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says border measures that require travellers to present a negative COVID-19 test to enter Canada should be re-examined. Currently, anyone crossing ...

Nov 05, 2021

CP NewsAlert: COVID-19 cases declining across Canada, but not as quickly as before

OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada says the country is bending the curve on the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, but progress has recently slowed. Dr. Theresa Tam, the chief public healt...

Nov 05, 2021

October job numbers and old growth logging concerns: In The News for Nov. 5

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. 5 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

Nov 05, 2021

'They're afraid they won't come back:' Petition wants elder care in Nunavut

IQALUIT - Aani Uqaitu hasn't been able to see her 89-year-old mother for six months since she was sent to a long-term care home 1,200 kilometres away from Sanikiluaq, Nunavut. Uqaitu's mother, who has...

Nov 05, 2021

Statistics Canada scheduled to say this morning how labour market fared in October

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is scheduled to say this morning how the labour market fared in October, one month after the country passed a jobs milestone. September's labour force survey revealed that t...

Nov 05, 2021

Indigenous leaders concerned over B.C.'s process for old-growth logging deferrals

VANCOUVER - Indigenous leaders in British Columbia have expressed concerns over the tight timeline and lack of support in the government's plan for old-growth logging deferrals, while they underscore ...

Nov 05, 2021

Alberta judge convicts man of assault for coughing on server in Calgary bar

CALGARY - A man who removed his mask and deliberately coughed on a server at a Calgary bar last year has been convicted of assault. In a decision released last week, provincial court Judge Heather Lam...

Nov 04, 2021