Canada

Canada's border agency expecting travel spike on first weekend of eased restrictions

WASHINGTON - Canada's border agents are bracing for a spike in would-be travellers trying to enter the country on the first full weekend since travel restrictions began to ease. The Canada Border Serv...

Jul 09, 2021

Shattering a glass ceiling and the Stampede returns: In The News for July 9

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 July 9 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

Jul 09, 2021

Statistics Canada set to detail June jobs numbers

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada will say this morning how the job market fared in June after two months of job losses in April and May when companies shed staff during a third wave of lockdowns. The econom...

Jul 09, 2021

'We're ready to go': Calgary Stampede to kick off with enhanced safety measures

CALGARY - The rides are up, the stuffed animals are displayed at the games tables and concession booths are loaded with supplies. Forced by the pandemic to cancel last year for the first time in its h...

Jul 09, 2021

First Nation calls on B.C. to respect, follow court ruling on industrial developments

VANCOUVER - The chief of a British Columbia First Nation that won a landmark court case over development in its territory called on the provincial government to recognize the rights set out in the rul...

Jul 08, 2021

Quebec urged to review police use of force on kids after video of violent arrest

MONTREAL - Opposition party Qubec solidaire and a Black community group in Montreal are calling on the provincial government to introduce a policy governing how police interact with young, racialized ...

Jul 08, 2021

Kahnawake members set up protest camp south of Montreal to stop housing project

MONTREAL - Members of the Montreal-area First Nations territory of Kahnawake are occupying a disputed parcel of land beside their community in order to stop a proposed housing project. The encampment,...

Jul 08, 2021

Lambda variant spreading in South America one of many Canada is monitoring: Tam

OTTAWA - Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says the latest variant of interest in the COVID-19 pandemic has popped up in Canada in small numbers. Tam says the Lambda variant first identified...

Jul 08, 2021

Human rights complaint alleges First Nation adults with disabilities left behind

WINNIPEG - Three human rights complaints have been filed against the federal government alleging systemic discrimination and a failure to provide proper services to First Nations adults with disabilit...

Jul 08, 2021

Extending pandemic jobs program aimed to cost extra $600 million, PBO says

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says extending a pandemic measure designed to avoid layoffs at companies will cost the federal treasury almost $600 million over three years. Most of the extr...

Jul 08, 2021