Canada

Trudeau aide Katie Telford questions if she could've done more on military misconduct

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chief of staff says she has asked herself in recent months whether she could have done more to fight sexual misconduct in Canada's armed forces. Katie Telford ...

May 07, 2021

A year after jobs data leak, StatCan resumes sharing advance numbers with officials

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada has resumed its practice of giving key federal officials an advance look at its jobs report ahead of its official release. The agency says two people each in the Finance Dep...

May 07, 2021

RCMP relief officer in Nunavut faces three charges including assault and theft

An RCMP officer stationed in Ottawa is facing three charges related to his time as a relief officer in Kimmirut, Nunavut, in the summer of 2020. Ira Tarleton has been charged with assault causing bodi...

May 07, 2021

CRA watchdog finds agency taking weeks to process some claims for recovery benefits

OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency is being taken to task by a federal watchdog for not being as up front as it should be over how long it might take to process applications for pandemic aid. The $500...

May 07, 2021

COVID-19 vaccinations up, hospitalizations down in Ontario, Quebec

Canada's two biggest provinces are continuing to ramp up COVID-19 vaccinations as they report lower hospitalization figures. Quebec hit a single-day record with more than 102,000 shots in the past day...

May 07, 2021

Supreme Court upholds sexual assault conviction in case involving teens, alcohol

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the conviction of a youth found guilty of sexually assaulting another teenager in a case involving alcohol and capacity to consent.A 15-year-old boy was...

May 07, 2021

Judges' sexual assault training bill receives royal assent after clearing the Senate

OTTAWA, Ohio - New judges will have to commit to take training in sexual assault law, thanks to a new law that received royal assent last night.Bill C-3 was passed in the Senate Thursday evening, mark...

May 07, 2021

MPs from across political spectrum urge feds to support WTO's COVID-19 vaccine waiver

WASHINGTON - A broad coalition of MPs from all five parties wants the federal government to support waiving the global rules that guard vaccine trade secrets. The group of 65 MPs has written a letter ...

May 07, 2021

Vaccine favourites and a Canadian on death row: In The News for May 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 May 7 ...What we are watching in Canada ...OTT...

May 07, 2021

Canadian on death row says execution may be 'preferable' to endless prison time

Ronald Smith sounds tired. Despite good news last month, when a bill to resume executions in Montana was unexpectedly defeated, the Canadian on death row in that state is in a sombre mood. Smith, orig...

May 07, 2021