Canada

Senators amend MAID bill to put 18-month time limit on mental illness exclusion

OTTAWA - Senators have voted to give the federal government 18 months to expand access to medical assistance in dying to people suffering solely from mental illnesses. They voted 57-21 Tuesday to amen...

Feb 09, 2021

B.C. health officer seeks injunction against churches violating ban on services

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's provincial health officer and attorney general are asking for a court injunction ordering three churches to follow public health rules banning in-person religious servic...

Feb 09, 2021

Montreal drive-by shooting victim identified as 15-year-old local student

A Montreal-area high school and members of Quebec's Algerian community are mourning the death of a 15-year-old girl who was killed Sunday in a drive-by shooting in the city's St-Leonard neighbourhood....

Feb 09, 2021

Marco Muzzo, drunk driver who killed four, granted full parole

A Toronto-area drunk driver who killed three children and their grandfather in a crash that captured national attention was granted full parole Tuesday more than five years after the incident.The deci...

Feb 09, 2021

Spy chief says China is bent on stealing Canadian secrets, silencing critics

OTTAWA - The head of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service warns that China is undermining Canada through its efforts to steal valuable technology and silence critics of Beijing's policies. In a ...

Feb 09, 2021

Questions arise over protections from reinstated Alberta coal policy

EDMONTON - Doubts are being raised about the Alberta government's decision to restore a policy that protects the Rocky Mountains from coal mining. Energy Minister Sonya Savage on Monday brought back a...

Feb 09, 2021

Quebec announces probe in case of Montreal man exonerated in cop assault case

MONTREAL - Quebec's public security minister has announced an investigation to determine why a Montreal man was wrongfully arrested, charged and detained for almost a week in connection with an attack...

Feb 09, 2021

CP NewsAlert: Manitoba opts to loosen some COVID-19 restrictions starting Friday

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is easing some of its COVID-19 restrictions as case numbers continue to decline. Starting Friday, restaurants will be allowed to open for in-person dining for the fi...

Feb 09, 2021

Quebec health workers to wear N95 masks more often, but studies unclear on benefits

MONTREAL - Quebec's workplace safety board is requiring health-care workers wear N95 masks in areas where there are patients who have tested positive for COVID-19. Linda Lapointe, vice-president at Qu...

Feb 09, 2021

Demand some CERB recipients repay scrapped by federal government

OTTAWA - Thousands of Canadians told they'd have to repay federal emergency benefits are getting reprieves. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says those who applied for the Canada Emergency Response Benef...

Feb 09, 2021