Canada

Conservative MP urges party to unify around O'Toole as others question his leadership

OTTAWA - A re-elected Conservative member of Parliament says party members should get united behind leader Erin O'Toole, as questions swirl about whether he should remain in the job. Alberta represent...

Sep 23, 2021

Canada needs to share more COVID-19 surpluses with world, says UN envoy Bob Rae

OTTAWA - Canada's envoy to the United Nations says Canada needs to share more of its COVID-19 vaccine surpluses with less fortunate countries. Bob Rae, Canada's ambassador to the UN, tells The Canadia...

Sep 23, 2021

Quebec offers bonuses up to $18,000 to keep nurses in struggling health system

Quebec is offering up to $18,000 in bonuses for full-time nurses to prevent more of them from quitting the province's struggling health-care system. Premier Franois Legault told reporters today he is ...

Sep 23, 2021

Twitter takes down Maxime Bernier tweet that called reporters 'idiots'

OTTAWA - Twitter has taken down a post by People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier after he insulted individual reporters on social media and shared their contact information. In a tweet Wednesd...

Sep 23, 2021

Special ballot counts continue as four federal ridings in B.C. remain undecided

OTTAWA - Uncertainty of the outcome of the Vancouver Granville riding drags on following Monday's federal vote. Liberal candidate Taleeb Noormohamed has been leading New Democrat Anjali Appadurai. Noo...

Sep 23, 2021

Quebec coroner extends hearings into care home where 47 died during COVID-19 1st wave

MONTREAL - The coroner investigating 47 deaths at a Montreal long-term care home that occurred during the pandemic's first wave says she is prolonging the hearings that were set to end today. Coroner ...

Sep 23, 2021

RCMP charge SNC-Lavalin, former execs with fraud over alleged bribery

MONTREAL - The RCMP say they have charged two former SNC-Lavalin executives for allegedly paying bribes to obtain a contract, and have also laid charges against the Quebec engineering giant and its in...

Sep 23, 2021

Prince George bylaw targeting homeless people 'scapegoats' the poor, says expert

PRINCE GEORGE - A northern British Columbia city is enacting new restrictions meant to erase the homeless from its core, intensifying the grief that COVID-19 and the overdose crisis have already infli...

Sep 23, 2021

Counting mail ballots, office vacancy in a post-COVID world: In The News for Sept. 23

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 Sept. 23 ... What we are watching in Canada .....

Sep 23, 2021

N.W.T. top doctor says health system is stretched, adds new orders

YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories is introducing stricter public health measures and extending current orders as the territory continues to deal with an outbreak of COVID-19. Starting Saturday, ...

Sep 22, 2021