Canada

Disappointment and resignation as Quebec drops health worker vaccine mandate

MONTREAL - Members of the medical community are expressing disappointment after the Quebec government cancelled its vaccine mandate for health-care workers. Health Minister Christian Dub said Wednesda...

Nov 04, 2021

Elections Canada probes extent of mistakes on polling day in Indigenous communities

OTTAWA - Elections Canada says it has launched an investigation to see if errors cost Indigenous communities across Canada their right to vote. It is checking to see whether First Nations in Kenora we...

Nov 04, 2021

New women's minister says place lens on men in order to combat gender-based violence

OTTAWA - Freshly appointed Women and Gender Equality Minister Marci Ien says as part of her effort to combat gender-based violence she intends to place a lens on men to understand why it happens in th...

Nov 04, 2021

Supreme Court of Canada sides with Antigua over registration of judgment in Ontario

OTTAWA - A Caribbean-based company has lost its fight in the Supreme Court of Canada to have Ontario register a judgment enforcing an order of the British Privy Council against Antigua and Barbuda. Fr...

Nov 04, 2021

Expert says N.L. cyberattack worst in Canadian history, deserves federal response

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A Canadian expert says a cyberattack that knocked down Newfoundland and Labrador's health-care data centres Saturday is a national security issue and should be treated as such by Ot...

Nov 04, 2021

Canadian Chamber of Commerce urges feds to axe pricey COVID-19 border test

OTTAWA - The head of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce says it's "irrational" for Canada to require fully vaccinated travellers to complete an expensive COVID-19 test before crossing the border. All tr...

Nov 04, 2021

Joint statement also prioritizes clean energy finance by end of 2022

GLASGOW, United Kingdom - Canada has joined the United States, United Kingdom and 21 other countries in a historic deal to stop new direct public finance for coal, oil and gas development by the end o...

Nov 04, 2021

Arbour calls for 'immediate' transfer of CAF sexual misconduct cases to civilians

OTTAWA - Retired Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour has told the federal government to "immediately" transfer all criminal cases involving allegations of sexual misconduct in the military to civilian...

Nov 04, 2021

Health spending surge, calls to fund Kabul safe houses : In The News for Nov. 4

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 Nov. 4 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

Nov 04, 2021

Conservatives call for government to fund Afghan safe houses for ex-interpreters

OTTAWA - The Conservative opposition is calling on Liberal government to give urgent funding to Kabul safe houses that are providing refuge to 1,700 Afghan interpreters and their families. On Friday, ...

Nov 04, 2021