Canada

Ottawa increases warnings about Ukraine, urges Canadians to leave over Russia threat

Ottawa is warning all Canadians against travelling to Ukraine due to Russian threats and the risk of war. The federal government is also urging Canadians currently in the country to leave. The increas...

Feb 08, 2022

Ottawa asks for more police, Canadians call protest "selfish": In The News for Feb. 8

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 Feb 8 ... What we are watching in Canada ... P...

Feb 08, 2022

Two-thirds oppose Ottawa protest, but many sympathize with frustration: survey

OTTAWA - Almost two-thirds of Canadians oppose the Ottawa protest against COVID-19 measures, with more than four in 10 saying they strongly consider the demonstration a selfish display, a new poll sug...

Feb 08, 2022

Canadian military moves toward inclusivity, adds feminine versions of ranks in French

MONTREAL - When Jose Payeur joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 2001, the Quebec woman felt that people who occasionally used the unofficial feminine version of her rank when addressing her in French ...

Feb 08, 2022

Trudeau: Protests are not the way to get through pandemic

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the ongoing anti-vaccine mandate protest in Ottawa is "trying to blockade our economy, our democracy and our fellow citizens' daily lives." He says, "It has...

Feb 08, 2022

Senate celebrates Black artists; minister says 'do more' to promote black history

OTTAWA - The first art historian to be appointed to the Senate says the work of Canada's Black artists is not sufficiently recognized or celebrated. But now Sen. Patricia Bovey, former director of the...

Feb 08, 2022

Police arson unit probes Ottawa fire allegation in heat of anti-mandate protest

OTTAWA - Police are investigating what appears to be an attempt to start a fire in the lobby of a downtown Ottawa apartment building, where tenants say they have been besieged by anti-vaccine mandate ...

Feb 07, 2022

Envelope containing disturbing images and skin irritant mailed to N.S. Tory MP

OTTAWA - A brown envelope containing disturbing images and an apparent skin and eye irritant was mailed to the Barrington, N.S., constituency office of a Nova Scotia Conservative member of Parliament....

Feb 07, 2022

Advocates thrilled as court orders Health Canada to reassess glyphosate decision

OTTAWA - A popular weed killer is back under review after the Federal Court of Appeal ruled that Health Canada didn't follow its own rules for regulating pesticides and herbicides. It is the latest tw...

Feb 07, 2022

How many candidates could run for Conservative leader? Depends on timing and rules

OTTAWA - One candidate has decided to join the nascent Conservative leadership race so far and the timing and rules will help determine how many others will end up on the ballot. Ottawa-area MP Pierre...

Feb 07, 2022