Canada

MPs open to changing committee rules after complaints from assault victims, advocates

OTTAWA - Federal politicians say they are open to changing the way witnesses are treated at parliamentary committees after some sexual violence survivors and advocates say they felt angered and, in so...

May 03, 2021

Quebec report on youth protection calls for charter of children's rights

MONTREAL - A commission investigating Quebec's youth protection system released its final report today, calling on the government to create a charter of children's rights. The commission's 552-page re...

May 03, 2021

Yellowknife schools closed after COVID-19 outbreak confirmed at elementary school

YELLOWKNIFE - All schools in Yellowknife have been closed after eight cases of COVID-19 were confirmed at an elementary school over the weekend. The chief public health officer for the Northwest Terri...

May 03, 2021

CRA rules against civil service union push to make Phoenix damages non-taxable

OTTAWA - Canada's biggest civil service union says it is considering taking legal action after the Canada Revenue Agency ruled that damages paid to federal employees in connection with the troubled Ph...

May 03, 2021

J&J vaccine can be used for people over 30 but mRNA vaccines still preferred: NACI

OTTAWA - The National Advisory Committee on Immunization says the Johnson & Johnson vaccine should be limited to people over the age of 30 who don't want to wait for Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna. Th...

May 03, 2021

Liberals' sweeping budget bill includes $15 minimum wage and election-law changes

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals' bill to enact parts of their budget includes changes to emergency aid, taxes and a $15 national minimum wage alongside other items such as an election-law amendment. The...

May 03, 2021

More than 5,000 international air travellers positive for COVID-19 since February

OTTAWA - More than 5,000 people tested positive for COVID-19 after flying back to Canada since mandatory quarantine hotels began in late February. That includes 3,748 people who tested positive the da...

May 03, 2021

Nunavut capital declares local state of emergency as COVID-19 cases rise

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Iqaluit's city council has declared a local state of emergency over rising numbers of COVID-19 cases. The capital city of about 8,000 people has 81 of the territory's 85 active case...

May 03, 2021

Opposition blasts Liberals after debate to call PM's top aide on Vance cancelled

OTTAWA - Opposition parties are up in arms after a parliamentary committee meeting in which members were expected to debate calling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chief of staff to testify was cancel...

May 03, 2021

Several provinces expand COVID-19 vaccine access as deliveries ramp up

Several provinces are expanding their COVID-19 vaccination campaigns as a key vaccine supplier is set to drastically ramp up deliveries this week. With shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine expecte...

May 03, 2021