Canada

Canadian-led battlegroup in Latvia at 'high readiness' amid NATO-Russia tensions

OTTAWA - The Canadian commander of a NATO battlegroup in Latvia says his troops are at a state of "high readiness," as tensions between the military alliance and Russia continue to escalate. In an int...

Jan 20, 2022

Spike in deaths causes Yukon to declare overdose emergency

WHITEHORSE - The Yukon government has declared a substance-use health emergency after toxic drugs pushed overdose deaths to new peaks. Health Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee said Thursday the drugs are kil...

Jan 20, 2022

Canada Post rethinking mask policy forbidding workers to use their own N95s

OTTAWA - Canada Post says it is seeking "clarification" from the federal government about face masks after drawing criticism for refusing to let employees bring their own N95 masks to work. The Crown ...

Jan 20, 2022

Four people including baby found dead in Manitoba near U.S. border

WINNIPEG - Mounties in Manitoba say they have found the bodies of four people - including an infant and a teen - near the United States border. They say the four died from exposure during a blizzard a...

Jan 20, 2022

Nunavut health minister wants to see more people vaccinated against COVID-19

IQALUIT - Nunavut's health minister says he's concerned too many residents are either not vaccinated or not fully vaccinated against COVID-19. John Main says he wants people to encourage their friends...

Jan 20, 2022

Housing ministers meet as MPs ready to for more hearings on pace of price gains

OTTAWA - The Opposition Conservatives say they plan to recommend a change in how home prices are captured in headline inflation figures, arguing the current readings underestimate the impact. The part...

Jan 20, 2022

Ottawa inks agreement to share more residential schools records to Winnipeg centre

OTTAWA - Canada's Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller says Ottawa has reached an agreement with the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation to hand over more records on residential sc...

Jan 20, 2022

NDP must decide if it wants to be Parliament's conscience or win: polling analyst

OTTAWA - A polling and political analyst says the New Democrats need to decide whether they want to be the "conscience of Parliament" or win an election. Philippe Fournier of 338Canada.com says polls ...

Jan 20, 2022

Russia faces severe sanctions if it moves further into Ukraine, says Canada's Joly

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says Canada will join allies in imposing severe sanctions on Russian officials if the country takes further military action to compromise Ukrainian sovere...

Jan 20, 2022

Joly wraps Ukraine trip amid fears of Russian invasion in standoff with West, NATO

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says Canada has not decided whether it will help arm Ukraine's forces with military hardware after NATO ally Britain said Monday it would supply anti-tank...

Jan 20, 2022