Category Archives: Canada
Are we ready? Should we do this? The debate on expanding medical assistance in dying
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals face a choice early in 2024. They can allow a sunset clause to take effect so that eligibility for medical assistance in dying expands to adults whose only reason for see...
Dec 27, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Quebec reaches tentative deals with all 'common front' labour unions
MONTREAL - The Quebec government has reached tentative agreements on working conditions with all the unions that are part of a labour alliance representing about 420,000 public sector workers. The las...
Dec 27, 2023
Occupancy rates surging at Quebec emergency rooms after dropping earlier this month
MONTREAL - Occupancy rates in Quebec's emergency rooms are shooting up again after a small period of reprieve that began Dec. 19. Website Index Sant shows the average ER occupancy rate at six a.m. was...
Dec 27, 2023
In the news today: Nuke waste in Ontario; No carbon levy remittance for Saskatchewan
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Key milestone upcoming for Canada's nuclear waste A critical milestone is on th...
Dec 27, 2023
Site for Canada's underground nuclear waste repository to be selected next year
A critical milestone is on the horizon for Canada's 175-year-long plan to bury its nuclear waste underground, with two pairs of Ontario communities set to decide if they would be willing hosts. Late n...
Dec 27, 2023
Quebec public sector negotiations resume after Christmas break as strike threat looms
QUEBEC - Negotiations between the Quebec government and unions representing hundreds of thousands of public-sector employees are resuming today after a short Christmas break. Quebec announced a flurry...
Dec 26, 2023
Search for girl who fell into Quebec river now a recovery mission as it enters Day 5
DOLBEAU-MISTASSINI, Que. - Quebec provincial police say the search for a four-year-old girl who fell into a river last week is no longer a rescue operation, but a recovery mission. The child has been ...
Dec 26, 2023
Bovine AI: Alberta cattle rancher says technology helps save time and money
EDMONTON - Ashley Perepelkin says she was born and raised a city girl, never thinking she'd sell fresh beef from cattle she raised on her own Alberta farm with the help of artificial intelligence. "I ...
Dec 26, 2023
Quebec students forbidden from using cellphones in classrooms after winter break
MONTREAL - Quebec's new rule banning cellphones in classrooms will be in effect when students return from the holiday break, making the province the second to implement such a measure, after Ontario. ...
Dec 26, 2023
Warmer than usual Christmas Day for much of Canada, low-visibility fog across Ontario
OTTAWA - Christmas across much of Canada has been warmer than normal, with above zero-temperatures from Ontario to the Maritimes while the West Coast braces for heavy rains. Environment Canada has iss...
Dec 25, 2023