Canada

Saskatchewan to require proof of COVID vaccination to try to increase uptake: premier

REGINA - Saskatchewan will be bringing in a proof of vaccination program in an attempt to increase the number of people immunized against COVID-19. Premier Scott Moe made the announcement on his socia...

Sep 16, 2021

Goodbye Pfizer, hello Comirnaty: top COVID-19 vaccines renamed in Canada

OTTAWA - Health Canada announced the Pfizer, Moderna and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines have been given new names. New brand names for the vaccines have been approved at the request of the drug companies...

Sep 16, 2021

Alberta post-secondary schools cancel in-person classes as new COVID rules kick in

EDMONTON - At least eight post-secondary schools in Alberta are temporarily cancelling in-person classes as they work to adapt to a new range of provincial COVID-19 health restrictions. On-line learni...

Sep 16, 2021

Nothing to see here, Canada says of Five Eyes alliance despite absence from sub deal

WASHINGTON - The federal government insists a new intelligence deal between three key allies won't diminish Canada's ability to defend its own interests in the Indo-Pacific region. The White House is ...

Sep 16, 2021

On the campaign trail, new COVID rules in Alberta : In The News for Sept. 16

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. 16 ... What we are watching in Canada .....

Sep 16, 2021

Trudeau in Quebec, O'Toole in N.B., N.S., Singh in Ontario

With less than a week to go before Monday's federal election, the three main party leaders are continuing their tour of Eastern and Central Canada. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is back home in Montre...

Sep 16, 2021

CP NewsAlert: Alberta to bring in COVID-19 passport, declares health emergency

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, facing a COVID-19 crisis that is collapsing the province's health-care system, says his government will implement a vaccine passport. Kenney is also declaring a state of ...

Sep 15, 2021

Climate change cited as reason to deny injunction extension over logging in B.C.

NANAIMO, B.C. - A lawyer representing a man opposed to the extension of an injunction against ongoing protests over old-growth logging says the B.C. Supreme Court should keep in mind public concerns o...

Sep 15, 2021

Refugee claimants take Safe Third Country Agreement appeal to Supreme Court

OTTAWA - Refugee claimants and their advocates are asking the Supreme Court of Canada to review a decision that affirmed the constitutionality of a key pact between Ottawa and Washington on asylum see...

Sep 15, 2021

Montreal care home doctor worried about lack of staff as COVID-19 hit, coroner hears

MONTREAL - A doctor who treated residents of a Montreal-area care home where dozens of patients died of COVID-19 says she was concerned about the lack of staff and personal protective equipment at the...

Sep 15, 2021