Category Archives: Canada
Family of Tyre Nichols pleads for calm as U.S. braces for 'horrifying' video evidence
WASHINGTON - The family of Tyre Nichols is calling for calm across the United States as the country braces for visceral video evidence of another young Black man dying at the hands of police. Authorit...
Jan 27, 2023
Parliament Hill police estimate 500 will attend 'Freedom Convoy' anniversary
OTTAWA - The Parliamentary Protective Service expects 500 people to gather this weekend to mark a year since the "Freedom Convoy" occupied downtown Ottawa. The agency, which polices the precinct, says...
Jan 27, 2023
Review of oilsands cleanup funding program needs public input, says Alberta NDP
EDMONTON - Alberta's New Democrat Opposition says a government review of the program that's supposed to ensure oilsands companies can clean up their mines was conducted too privately and should have b...
Jan 27, 2023
Pierre Poilievre tells Tory caucus cities are turning into 'crime zones'
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre doubled down on his belief that "everything feels broken" Friday, as he laced into Prime Minster Justin Trudeau for suggesting otherwise. Poilievre addres...
Jan 27, 2023
U.S. senators call for trade crackdown on Canada over dairy quotas, digital policies
WASHINGTON - A pair of senior U.S. senators is urging the Biden administration to get tough with Canada for "flouting" obligations to its North American trade partners. Democrat Sen. Ron Wyden of Oreg...
Jan 27, 2023
In The News for Jan. 27: Concerns over state of provincial health systems
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. 27 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jan 27, 2023
Provincial governments not jumping to act on tighter alcohol warning guidelines
HALIFAX - Politicians in charge of provincial and territorial liquor laws aren't hurrying to adopt or promote newly updated guidelines that advise a steep drop in Canadian drinking habits. Across Cana...
Jan 27, 2023
Supreme Court of Canada to rule on constitutionality of mandatory firearm sentences
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada plans to rule today on the constitutionality of mandatory minimum sentences in cases involving armed robbery and recklessly firing a gun. In one case, Jesse Dallas...
Jan 27, 2023
Focus on retaining nurses before recruiting nurses from other provinces: association
MONTREAL - Efforts to lure nurses from other provinces are underway in several parts of the country, but the head of a national nurses association says the poaching won't solve anything unless working...
Jan 27, 2023
Ottawa preparing to announce revival of federal body offering cabinet legal advice
OTTAWA - The federal government is preparing to revive an independent commission that would offer advice to cabinet on reforming Canadian laws. Justice Minister David Lametti's office says it is hopin...
Jan 27, 2023