Category Archives: Canada

Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs meet with Mohawks in Kahnawake, Que.
KAHNAWAKE, Que. - Traditional chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en First Nation maintained Saturday that they want to see RCMP gone from their territory and a halt to construction of a natural-gas pipeline on t...
Feb 24, 2020

Feds to introduce bill dropping some restrictions on assisted dying
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government promises to introduce legislation today aimed at making it easier for intolerably ill Canadians to get medical help to end their lives. The bill will scrap a ...
Feb 24, 2020

Coronavirus containment window shrinking as virus spreads to more countries
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says the window of opportunity to contain the novel coronavirus is closing as the virus begins to spread in more and more countries. Canad...
Feb 24, 2020

NDP table legislation to create universal pharmacare program
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he will table a bill today calling for a universal pharmacare plan. The party, which has been promising to table this legislation for some time, says its proposa...
Feb 24, 2020

Desmond inquiry: doctor was concerned about former soldier's cannabis use
GUYSBOROUGH, N.S. - The inquiry investigating why a former soldier killed three family members and himself is hearing testimony today from a New Brunswick doctor who prescribed him medical cannab...
Feb 24, 2020

The latest on protests across Canada in support of anti-pipeline demonstrators
Here is the latest news on protests across Canada over a natural gas pipeline project in British Columbia (All times Eastern): 8:53 a.m. ET Police are beginning to take action to enforce an injunction...
Feb 24, 2020

Rail blockade by Tyendinaga Mohawk remains after police deadline passes
TYENDINAGA MOHAWK TERRITORY, Ont. - Ontario Provincial Police and CN Rail reportedly gave protesters until midnight Sunday to clear a rail blockade on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, or face an investiga...
Feb 24, 2020

The blockade stays put and Teck withdraws; In The News for Feb. 24
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. 24. What we are watching in Canada ... On...
Feb 24, 2020

Premier Ford kicks off re-election campaign at PC policy convention
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. - Ontario Premier Doug Ford kicked off his re-election campaign on Saturday night, a move he makes more than two years ahead of the next provincial election and on t...
Feb 24, 2020

Saskatoon protest springs up, even after Trudeau orders blockades torn down
More protests in solidarity with Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs sprung up on Saturday, a day after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pivoted to take a sterner tone with Indigenous leaders he blames f...
Feb 24, 2020