Canada

Nurses' unions warn national standards for coronavirus protection too low

OTTAWA - The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions is warning that the federal public health agency's guidelines to protect front-line health-care workers from outbreaks of diseases like the novel...

Feb 18, 2020

House of Commons returns and China's 'War on Terror'; In The News for Feb. 18

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. 18. What we are watching in Canada ... Pr...

Feb 18, 2020

Health minister to visit quarantine zone at CFB Trenton

OTTAWA - With more Canadians expected to arrive home and be quarantined over fears of the novel coronavirus, Health Minister Patty Hajdu is visiting the military base where several hundred people are ...

Feb 18, 2020

AFN national chief to speak on Wet'suwet'en crisis, rail blockades

OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is addressing this morning the tensions over a British Columbia pipeline project and the nationwide protests it's spawned. Chief Perry...

Feb 18, 2020

Government to evacuate Canadians from quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship

The federal government will evacuate Canadians from a quarantined cruise ship docked in Japan, Global Affairs announced late Saturday, citing the "extraordinary circumstances" on board. Otta...

Feb 17, 2020

Trudeau caught in middle of clash over energy, environment, Indigenous demands

OTTAWA - The competing demands of natural resource development, environmental protection and Indigenous reconciliation appear poised for a head-on crash - with Prime Minister Justin Tru...

Feb 17, 2020

National standards for coronavirus protection to be reviewed, health agency says

OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada says it will review its protocols for health-care workers after nurses' unions denounced the national guidelines set out for dealing with the...

Feb 17, 2020

Federal government asks court for four more months to amend assisted dying law

OTTAWA - The federal government is asking for more time to amend the assisted-dying law, acknowledging that it can't meet a court-imposed deadline to drop a provision that allows only those who a...

Feb 17, 2020

NewsAlert: N.L. Premier Dwight Ball to step down

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Dwight Ball says he is stepping down after more than four years leading the province. In a surprise announcement made by v...

Feb 17, 2020

Ottawa eases speed restrictions imposed after Saskatchewan derailment

OTTAWA - Transport Minister Marc Garneau is easing speed restrictions placed on certain trains following a derailment in Saskatchewan earlier this month that spilled 1.2 million litres of crude oil an...

Feb 17, 2020