Canada

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

Some further insight into mixed vaccine doses and HipTok : In The News for May 13

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 May 13 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

May 13, 2021

Quebec coroner's inquest into death of Joyce Echaquan begins today

MONTREAL - A coroner's inquest is set to begin today in the death of an Indigenous woman who was subjected to insults by staff while she lay dying in a Quebec hospital. Joyce Echaquan, 37, an Atikamek...

May 13, 2021

Expert says COVID-19 could be a cause in public nature of gang violence

VANCOUVER - An expert on gangs says the very public nature of a recent series of shootings in Metro Vancouver may be attributed to COVID-19 restrictions, with rivals striking at the first chance they ...

May 13, 2021

B.C. money laundering inquiry could have lessons for other provinces: lawyer

Testimony at British Columbia's public inquiry into money laundering will wrap up Friday, leading to a final report the commission's chief lawyer says could provide broad lessons about the illegal act...

May 13, 2021

Quebec expected to introduce revamp of French-language legislation today

QUEBEC - The Quebec government is expected today to present its long-awaited revamp of its signature piece of language legislation, known as Bill 101.Premier Franois Legault and the minister responsib...

May 13, 2021

Study suggests neonic pesticides harming monarch butterfly eggs

A recently published study suggests that one of the world's most common pesticides may be contributing to the decline of one of its most-loved butterflies. University of Guelph researcher Ryan Norris ...

May 13, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, May 12, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 306,680 new vaccinations administered for a total of 16,904...

May 12, 2021