Canada

'We did not unite around blind loyalty to one man:' Kenney faces call to quit

EDMONTON - Simmering internal discontent within Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's United Conservative caucus has boiled over into an open challenge to his leadership.Senior backbench member Todd Loewen, ...

May 13, 2021

Lawmaker demands Bloc MP answer for naked screenshot of Liberal colleague

OTTAWA - The Liberal government whip is calling for a fellow member of Parliament to appear before a House of Commons committee to answer for a screenshot he took of a naked Liberal MP during virtual ...

May 13, 2021

Canadian maker of promising mRNA vaccine looks to test it against Pfizer in new trial

OTTAWA - A homegrown mRNA vaccine for COVID-19 shows promising results in its first small trial and its maker is hoping to test it directly against the vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech.Calgary-based Provi...

May 13, 2021

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Greyhound Canada to cut all routes, end operations

Greyhound Canada is permanently cutting all bus routes across the country, shutting down the intercity bus carrier's operations in Canada after nearly a century of service.The motor coach company said...

May 13, 2021

N.S. mass killing probe names participants including families, police, victims groups

HALIFAX - The public inquiry into Nova Scotia's mass shooting has named participants, including families of those killed, police groups and organizations that advocate against gender-based violence. T...

May 13, 2021

Ethics watchdog: PM didn't violate conflict rules over WE Charity, but Morneau did

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did not breach the Conflict of Interest Act over failing to recuse himself from cabinet discussions to have WE Charity operate a federal student-volunteer progra...

May 13, 2021

Canada announces new pathway to permanent residency for families of crash victims

OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino announced a new policy to help the families of victims of two major airline disasters become permanent residents in Canada. The new policy will apply to r...

May 13, 2021

Conservatives OK to have used CBC footage in election attack ads, court rules

TORONTO - A court has decided the Conservative party was within its rights to use CBC news footage for election attack ads.In a decision today, Federal Court found use of the material amounted to fair...

May 13, 2021

Budget's foreign-homebuyers tax could bring in $509 million over four years, PBO says

OTTAWA - Parliament's spending watching suggests in a new report that the federal government may not bring in as much new revenue as it expects from a proposed tax on foreign homebuyers.The Liberals a...

May 13, 2021

Provinces issued more COVID-19 tickets during second wave: CCLA report

OTTAWA - Provinces became more punitive in their approach to COVID-19 infractions during the second wave of the pandemic, says the Canadian Civil Liberties Association in a report that suggests Quebec...

May 13, 2021