Canada

Interest rate announcement and a moose's 'Garden of Eden': In The News for March 10

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 March 10 ... What we are watching in Canada .....

Mar 10, 2021

Bank of Canada to make rate announcement, almost one year after slashing it to 0.25%

OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada will provide a window into its thinking on the economy as it makes an announcement about its trendsetting rate. The key policy rate has been at 0.25 per cent almost exactly...

Mar 10, 2021

Ford government trampled democracy with mid-election changes, Toronto tells top court

OTTAWA - The City of Toronto is telling the Supreme Court of Canada the Ontario government "trampled on" basic democratic norms when it slashed the size of city council during a municipal election. In...

Mar 10, 2021

Judge expected to sentence military reservist who rammed Rideau Hall gate with truck

OTTAWA - A Manitoba man who rammed a gate at Rideau Hall before arming himself and heading on foot toward Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's home last July is expected to be sentenced today. Corey Hurren...

Mar 10, 2021

Conservative tension with anti-abortion groups an echo of Liberal battle in the 1990s

OTTAWA - Patrick Johnston has been having flashbacks about his own unhappy experience in federal politics as he watches attempts by anti-abortion groups to influence the outcome of next week's Conserv...

Mar 10, 2021

Advocates want governments to better support youth leaving foster care amid pandemic

Advocates for youth in government care are calling on the provinces and territories to continue supporting those who are aging out of the child welfare system and trying to make it on their own during...

Mar 10, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, March 9, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. There are 893,518 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 893,518 confirmed cases (30,179 active, 84...

Mar 09, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, March 9, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 77,818 new vaccinations administered for a total of 2,543,25...

Mar 09, 2021

Northwest Territories sees spike in illegal caribou hunting along ice roads

YELLOWKNIFE - Officials in the Northwest Territories say hunters are illegally killing caribou in vulnerable herds along the territory's ice roads. Earl Evans, chairman of the Beverly and Qamanirjuaq ...

Mar 09, 2021

Legal challenge mounted against Canada's federally mandated quarantine hotel policy

TORONTO - A constitutional rights advocacy group is mounting a legal challenge to the Canadian government's quarantine hotel policy.The Canadian Constitution Foundation has filed an application with O...

Mar 09, 2021