Canada

Canadians among biggest energy users even as world moves toward net zero emissions

OTTAWA - An annual look at global energy systems suggests Canadians are - and will remain - among the biggest consumers of energy over the next decade even as policies ramp up to make the country more...

Oct 14, 2021

Extendicare leaving Saskatchewan following province's deadliest COVID-19 outbreak

REGINA - Extendicare, a national private long-term care provider, is ending its contract with the government of Saskatchewan after the province's deadliest COVID-19 outbreak happened in one of its hom...

Oct 14, 2021

Canada must stay vigilant against COVID-19, including with border testing: Freeland

WASHINGTON - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland is pouring cold water on the idea of letting travellers enter Canada without a COVID-19 test. Freeland says Canada needs to remain vigilant against...

Oct 14, 2021

Liberals keeping watchful eye for bottlenecks at Canadian ports, Freeland says

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says she is keeping a close eye on the pace of trade at Canadian ports for signs of strain. So far Freeland suggests she hasn't seen difficulties similar to...

Oct 14, 2021

CP NewsAlert: No evidence of freight train involvement in B.C. wildfire: TSB

LYTTON, Australia - The Transportation Safety Board says there's no evidence that a freight train sparked a fire that destroyed the town of Lytton, B.C., this summer. The agency says that unless new i...

Oct 14, 2021

Quebec to hike pay of daycare workers despite ongoing contract negotiations

QUEBEC - The Quebec government says it will immediately hike the pay of daycare workers, despite ongoing contract negotiations that have led to strikes across the province. Families Minister Mathieu L...

Oct 14, 2021

Quebec reports 644 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths as hospitalizations remain stable

MONTREAL - Quebec is reporting 644 new cases of COVID-19 today and two more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus. COVID-19-related hospitalizations remained unchanged compared with the day befor...

Oct 14, 2021

Bloc call for Brome-Missisquoi recount halted, confirming federal seat for Liberals

OTTAWA - The Liberals have been confirmed as winners in the Quebec riding of Brome-Missisquoi after the Bloc Quebecois halted a recount of federal election votes. The recount was requested by Marilou ...

Oct 14, 2021

Supreme Court orders new trial in shooting death of Indigenous man

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada is ordering a new trial for an Ontario resident who was acquitted after shooting and killing an Indigenous man in 2016. Peter Khill, of Binbrook, Ont., was found n...

Oct 14, 2021

Settling Afghan refugees, TDSB report on Lytton wildfire : In The News for Oct. 14

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. 14 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Oct 14, 2021