Canada

Only fully vaccinated people to be allowed in House of Commons precinct

OTTAWA - When Parliament resumes on Nov. 22, no one will be allowed into the House of Commons precinct unless they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. That could present a problem for Conservative ...

Oct 19, 2021

Trudeau, Blanchet talk vaccination, provincial health summit ahead of Nov. 22 return

OTTAWA - A month before returning to the House of Commons, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet agree on one at least one thing: those present will need to be fu...

Oct 19, 2021

Coal report on Albertans' views to be delayed one month, says panel chairman

EDMONTON - A report detailing how Albertans feel about open-pit coal mining in the Rockies will be delayed by a month, says the head of the committee preparing the document. Ron Wallace said the repor...

Oct 19, 2021

Hockey games, weddings, concerts in B.C. back to 100 per cent for fully vaccinated

VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor says COVID-19 capacity limits for indoor and outdoor organized events will be lifted on Oct. 25, the day after the deadline for residents to be fully vaccinate...

Oct 19, 2021

Lawyers say they should be excluded from money laundering policies in B.C.

VANCOUVER - Two groups representing lawyers say their profession should be excluded from any government regulations aimed at fighting money laundering in British Columbia in order to protect the confi...

Oct 19, 2021

Paramedic on stand at murder trial of stepmother in killing of 7-year-old Quebec girl

TROIS-RIVIRES, Que. - A paramedic who went to the home of a seven-year-old Granby, Que., girl who died in April 2019 told a trial Tuesday the girl was not breathing and didn't have a pulse when she ar...

Oct 19, 2021

Newfoundland and Labrador government orders review of Royal Newfoundland Constabulary

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Newfoundland and Labrador government announced today an independent review of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary as a growing number of sexual assault allegations have surfaced...

Oct 19, 2021

Tk’emlúps leaders' open letter set steps for PM to prove commitment to reconciliation

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Senior members of a British Columbia First Nation have issued an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that offers seven immediate steps he could take to show he is serious abo...

Oct 19, 2021

Ex-Parti Québécois health minister Jean Rochon, 83, dies

MONTREAL - Jean Rochon, a former Parti Qubcois health minister known for introducing anti-smoking measures and reforms that allowed Quebecers to receive care outside of hospitals, has died. Rochon's w...

Oct 19, 2021

Postelection review to probe where Conservatives bled votes to People's Party, NDP

OTTAWA - The former MP leading the review into the Conservatives' election performance says it will examine how Tories lost votes to Maxime Bernier's People's Party of Canada. James Cumming, an Albert...

Oct 19, 2021