Canada

Quebec to expand deposit system to cover all drink containers by 2022

ST-SAUVEUR, Que. - Quebec is expanding its deposit system to include all beverage containers, with the program getting under way by the end of 2022. The new program will cover containers ran...

Jan 30, 2020

Top earners could benefit from Liberals' income tax cut, PBO says

OTTAWA - Some of the country's highest earners could end up getting more benefit from the Liberals' new income-tax cut than those at the lower end of the income scale, the federal spending watchdog sa...

Jan 30, 2020

Debate to enact new continental trade pact kicks off in House of Commons

OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland has kicked off debate on a bill to implement the new North American free trade deal by urging MPs to approve the proposed legislation quickly. The Unit...

Jan 30, 2020

Ont. school board warns that coronavirus concerns veer into anti-Chinese racism

Community organizations are applauding an Ontario school board for taking a stand against racial profiling as the new coronavirus raises concerns about discrimination against Chinese-Canadians. Offici...

Jan 30, 2020

Plane to help 156 Canadians leave China awaits Chinese approval: official

OTTAWA - Canada's top foreign-affairs official says 156 Canadians have asked for help to leave China amid an outbreak of a new virus. Marta Morgan, the deputy minister of foreign affairs, tells a Hous...

Jan 30, 2020

Toronto-area mayors calls for action at border following forum on gun violence

TORONTO - The mayors of cities across the Toronto area provided a laundry list of wishes to the federal government on Tuesday, including action at the border, in a joint effort aimed at curbing a...

Jan 30, 2020

With new charges, senior Mountie now accused of divulging secrets to four people

OTTAWA - After the shocking arrest of one of their own on national-secrecy charges, rank-and-file Mounties were encouraged to get counselling if needed, decline to speak with the media ...

Jan 30, 2020

Ontario health officials to hold media briefing on response to coronavirus

Public health officials in Ontario will hold a media briefing to provide updates on the province's ongoing response to the new coronavirus. Dr. David Williams, Ontario's Chief Medical O...

Jan 30, 2020

Conservatives lodge complaint over RCMP's refusal to probe PM's island stays

OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives want the RCMP watchdog to review the police force's refusal to launch a criminal investigation into whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau broke the la...

Jan 30, 2020

A wolf is trapped and an RCMP arrest prompts warnings; In The News for Jan. 28

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 Jan. 28 ... What we are wa...

Jan 30, 2020