Canada

Trudeau government poised to introduce new gun-control legislation

OTTAWA - The Liberal government is poised to introduce legislation as early as next week aimed at strengthening gun control. The long-promised bill would flesh out last spring's ban of many firearms, ...

Feb 12, 2021

Federal NDP propose doubling gas-tax funding to cities to aid economic recovery

OTTAWA - Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he thinks the federal gas-tax fund that provides cities with cash for infrastructure projects should be doubled to stimulate local economic recoveries. S...

Feb 12, 2021

Former Obama adviser Podesta on Biden's Keystone XL decision: 'He's not going back'

WASHINGTON - A prominent former adviser to Barack Obama says it's time for Canada to get over the demise of the Keystone XL pipeline expansion. John Podesta, who once also was Bill Clinton's White Hou...

Feb 12, 2021

Canada's top doctors warn escalating COVID-19 variant spread threatens third wave

OTTAWA - Canada's top doctors say COVID-19 infections appear to be on a downward trend but worrisome variants are posing an increasing threat to containing the pandemic.Chief Public Health Officer The...

Feb 12, 2021

More details on new quarantine measures for travellers set to be unveiled

OTTAWA - The federal government is promising more details on new quarantine rules for incoming travellers today. A mandatory three-day quarantine for air travellers arriving in Canada was announced la...

Feb 12, 2021

COVID fight and fears, and China bans BBC news broadcasts: In The News for Feb. 12

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 Feb. 12 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Feb 12, 2021

Museum must ask 'hard questions' after racism, toxic workplace reports, says chair

VICTORIA - The Royal British Columbia Museum has been thrust into a public modernization of its internal and external culture after reports alleging racism and toxic working conditions at the institut...

Feb 12, 2021

Pucks shatter, blades break: Hockey players face off against bitter cold for cancer

SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. - Brent Saik laughs when asked how 40 players in the world's longest hockey game are handling the bitter cold on an outdoor rink. "It's been horrible," the event's founder told Th...

Feb 12, 2021

Snowbirds in pandemic hot seat with Canada's latest travel rules

VANCOUVER - The latest rules for travellers arriving in Canada are ruffling feathers among snowbirds wintering south of the border, while those who stayed home wonder why thousands opted to travel dur...

Feb 12, 2021

Court documents says mass shooter's spouse was beaten, begged for life before escape

HALIFAX - The spouse of the gunman who killed 22 people in Nova Scotia told police that on the night he began his rampage she was beaten and shot at, and she begged for her life before she managed to ...

Feb 11, 2021