Canada

Pfizer will ship millions of vaccine doses for kids as soon as it's approved: Trudeau

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says as soon as Health Canada approves the COVID-19 vaccine for kids, Pfizer will ship millions of doses to vaccinate children as young as five. Pfizer and BioNT...

Oct 21, 2021

Feds, provinces agree on vaccine passport for domestic, international travel: PM

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced provinces and the federal government have agreed on a new national vaccine passport for domestic and international travel - and many Canadians already ...

Alex Rawnsley Oct 21, 2021

Manitoba churches lose court challenge against COVID-19 restrictions

WINNIPEG - A judge has ruled against seven Manitoba churches that were fighting public health orders meant to stem the spread of COVID-19. Chief Justice Glenn Joyal said public health orders do not vi...

Oct 21, 2021

CP NewsAlert: Alberta public inquiry finds no wrongdoing in anti-oilsands campaign

EDMONTON - Alberta's public inquiry into the role of foreign funding of campaigns opposing oilsands development has found environmental groups have done nothing wrong. Inquiry commissioner Steve Allan...

Oct 21, 2021

Pornhub settles California lawsuit brought by 50 women, including Canadians

MONTREAL - Pornhub and several affiliated companies have settled a lawsuit brought by 50 women who alleged it profited from pornographic videos published without their full consent. Brian Holm, the la...

Oct 21, 2021

Supreme Court of Canada sides with injured woman in snow-clearing squabble

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says a woman will get another chance to sue for damages over an injury she suffered while climbing through snow piled by a B.C. city's plow. Taryn Joy Marchi alleg...

Oct 21, 2021

Unlike U.S. neighbours, most Canadians content with state of their democracy: survey

WASHINGTON - A new survey suggests a majority of Canadians are satisfied with the state of their democracy, a stark contrast with their southern neighbours. The new Pew Research Center survey found 66...

Oct 21, 2021

More than 880,000 Canadian jobs vulnerable in global clean energy transition

OTTAWA - More than 880,000 Canadians work in industries at risk of decline or closure in the global transition to clean energy, a new analysis says. The Canadian Institute for Climate Choices is warni...

Oct 21, 2021

Calls for drug decriminalization, "Squid Game" concerns : In The News for Oct. 21

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 Oct. 21 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Oct 21, 2021

B.C. forests minister introduces bill to overhaul forest practices

VICTORIA - British Columbia's forests minister has introduced a bill to amend the Forest and Range Practices Act in what she says will "reshape" forest management in the province. Katrine Conroy told ...

Oct 20, 2021