Canada

More supply needed to ease housing price crunch, but always more to do, Freeland says

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the country needs a boost in the supply of housing to help make prices more affordable, but suggests there may be other steps governments can take. Spe...

Apr 22, 2021

Bill on single-game sports betting on cusp of passing — but not for first time

OTTAWA - Lawmakers are debating single-event sports betting as legislation to legalize the activity reaches final reading in the House of Commons. The would-be bill aims to amend Criminal Code provisi...

Apr 22, 2021

Retaking language test unfair during COVID-19: applicants to new residency pathway

OTTAWA - International graduates and essential workers eligible to apply for permanent residency under a new program say requiring them to retake language proficiency tests is unreasonable, especially...

Apr 22, 2021

COVID-19: Montreal newspaper blasted for front-page photo of Trudeau in India

MONTREAL - The Journal de Montreal newspaper is being criticized for running a photo from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's 2018 trip to India on its front page today to accompany a COVID-19 story. Trud...

Apr 22, 2021

Canada to unveil emissions targets and India's grim record: In The News for April 22

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 April 22 ... What we are watching in Canada .....

Apr 22, 2021

Who have provinces pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?

As COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have released details of who can expect to receive a shot in the coming weeks. The military commander handling l...

Apr 22, 2021

Trudeau to unveil Canada's new 2030 emissions target as groups push it to be higher

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to announce today what Canada's new targets will be for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by the end of the decade. The government says he will unveil the...

Apr 22, 2021

Expert says Saskatchewan should consider more targeted vaccine plan as variants surge

SASKATOON - Nazeem Muhajarine says he feels a sense of relief after receiving his first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine last week at a centre in Saskatoon. "It was just so well-organized and run. I felt co...

Apr 22, 2021

Judge to rule on criminal responsibility of man who stabbed two B.C. students

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge is expected to deliver her decision today over whether a man who stabbed two high school students is not criminally responsible because h...

Apr 22, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, April 21, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. There are 1,147,463 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,147,463 confirmed cases (89,167 act...

Apr 21, 2021