Canada

'This is beyond my expectations,' Champagne says of Canadian biomanufacturer rebound

OTTAWA - While Canada still has a way to go to rebuild its biomanufacturing sector, Innovation Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne says it has rebounded beyond his initial expectations in the last sev...

Dec 07, 2021

Most Canadians support strong border measures amid new Omicron COVID-19 variant: poll

OTTAWA - Since the announced detection of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, a new poll suggests Canadians bracing for the worst. More than four in five respondents to an online survey by Leger and the ...

Dec 07, 2021

Canadians pessimistic on Omicron, new Ont. COVID modelling : In The News for Dec. 7

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 Dec. 7 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

Dec 07, 2021

Canadian traveller forced to stay in quarantine facility after negative COVID-19 test

Lennard Skead says he felt like he'd been put in jail for a crime he didn't commit when he returned to Canada from South Africa on Thursday. Skead, who lives in Brandon, Man., said he wasn't allowed t...

Dec 06, 2021

O'Toole mum on vaccination status of four absent Conservative MPs

OTTAWA - Four Conservative MPs have been absent from the House of Commons since it passed a motion tightening the mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, with Leader Erin O'Toole refusing to say why. O...

Dec 06, 2021

Military's water purification system up and running again in Iqaluit

IQALUIT, Nunavut - The Canadian Armed Forces says its water purification system in Iqaluit is up and running again after it was down for two weeks. The military has been in the Nunavut capital of 8,00...

Dec 06, 2021

B.C. moves to recovery management phase after floods; most military leaving province

VICTORIA - Gas rationing will continue in British Columbia as the Trans Mountain pipeline starts its transition to full service after floods and slides. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says the ...

Dec 06, 2021

Travellers who've forgotten to use ArriveCan app can now give details at the border

OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says he's instructed border officials to allow travellers to give their travel information at the border if they've forgotten or haven't been able to us...

Dec 06, 2021

O'Toole asks House to investigate toxic workplace allegations against Shannon Stubbs

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says he's asked the House of Commons to probe allegations that Alberta MP Shannon Stubbs created a toxic work environment for her staff. The move prompted oth...

Dec 06, 2021

'Not getting on a plane any time soon': Deportation decision delayed in Broncos case

CALGARY - A decision on whether a former truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash should be deported to India likely won't be coming until the new year. A lawyer for Jaskirat Sing...

Dec 06, 2021