Canada

'Blacklisted:' Nova Scotia First Nation pulls commercial lobster boats from the water

HALIFAX - The chief of the First Nation behind a disputed moderate livelihood lobstery fishery in Nova Scotia says recent vandalism and the loss of potential sales has cost the band more than $1.5 mil...

Oct 21, 2020

Trudeau Liberals face confidence vote over proposed anticorruption committee

OTTAWA - A dispute over the scope and composition of a House of Commons committee will come to a head today in a vote that could trigger a federal election in the midst of the second deadly wave of CO...

Oct 21, 2020

Think tank uses UN Security Council appearance to appeal for Canadian's release

The president of a prominent think tank used a high-level U.N. Security Council meeting Tuesday to appeal for the release of former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig, who has been held by Beijing for n...

Oct 21, 2020

Committee dispute and unusual Alberta Goodwill find: In The News for Oct. 21

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 Oct. 21 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Oct 21, 2020

Canada's bill to outlaw LGBTQ2 conversion therapy has global influence: UN expert

OTTAWA - A United Nations expert says proposed Canadian legislation that would ban forcing children or adults into therapy to alter their sexual orientation or gender identity could help further LGBTQ...

Oct 21, 2020

Statistics Canada to unveil September inflation reading

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada will say this morning how much prices went up or down in September, with expectations for near-zero movement. The agency reported last month that the inflation-measuring con...

Oct 21, 2020

University should have defended professor in debate over offensive language: Legault

OTTAWA - Quebec Premier Francois Legault says the University of Ottawa should have defended a professor who used a derogatory word for Black people in class. A student complained that part-time profes...

Oct 20, 2020

Troops ordered to keep guard up to protect military from COVID-19 resurgence

OTTAWA - Top defence officials have ordered Canadian troops to keep up their guard against COVID-19 while painting a gloomy picture of how the pandemic could affect the military and country. The order...

Oct 20, 2020

Five things to know about the dispute over Nova Scotia's Indigenous lobster fishery

HALIFAX - Tensions remain high in the dispute over the Indigenous lobster fishery in Nova Scotia. Here are five things to know about the situation. 1. The dispute has a long history. In September 1999...

Oct 20, 2020

Fake news creates serious issues for battling pandemic, chief public health doc says

OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health doctor says in the age of social media, fake news about the COVID-19 pandemic has been spreading faster than the virus itself. Dr. Theresa Tam says all Cana...

Oct 20, 2020