Canada

Tories disagree with board's decision to require vaccination in House of Commons

OTTAWA - Conservatives say they disagree with a committee of federal representatives deciding who is allowed to enter the House of Commons based on their vaccination status against COVID-19. The posit...

Oct 20, 2021

Letter shows minister wanted commanding officer of New Brunswick RCMP replaced

FREDERICTON - The commanding officer of the RCMP in New Brunswick will be replaced at the end of the month, and now a letter has surfaced that suggests provincial Attorney General Hugh Flemming forced...

Oct 20, 2021

Refugee, undocumented health-care workers demand access to permanent resident program

OTTAWA - Refugees and undocumented health-care workers have demanded they be allowed to apply for a government program that would grant them permanent status in Canada. The temporary resident to perma...

Oct 20, 2021

Newfoundland and Labrador to drop the word 'savages' from provincial coat of arms

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Newfoundland and Labrador government is moving ahead with plans to drop the word "savages" from the official description of the Indigenous people depicted on the province's near...

Oct 20, 2021

RBC report says $2 trillion needed to reach 2050 target of net-zero economy

OTTAWA - A new report says the country will need roughly $2 trillion to put the economy on a path to net-zero emissions in 30 years, including government spending on things like skills training and ba...

Oct 20, 2021

Rebel News asks court to quash fines for violating election law on third-party ads

OTTAWA - Rebel News Network is asking a court to quash $3,000 worth of fines levied against the right-wing media outlet by the commissioner of elections. The fines were imposed earlier this year after...

Oct 20, 2021

Sept. inflation rate, Parliament vaccination requirement : In The News for Oct. 20

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 Oct. 20 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Oct 20, 2021

Only fully vaccinated people to be allowed in House of Commons precinct

OTTAWA - When Parliament resumes on Nov. 22, no one will be allowed into the House of Commons precinct unless they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. That could present a problem for Conservative ...

Oct 19, 2021

Trudeau, Blanchet talk vaccination, provincial health summit ahead of Nov. 22 return

OTTAWA - A month before returning to the House of Commons, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet agree on one at least one thing: those present will need to be fu...

Oct 19, 2021

Coal report on Albertans' views to be delayed one month, says panel chairman

EDMONTON - A report detailing how Albertans feel about open-pit coal mining in the Rockies will be delayed by a month, says the head of the committee preparing the document. Ron Wallace said the repor...

Oct 19, 2021