Category Archives: Canada
Haitians rally for interim government, but remain split on military intervention
OTTAWA - Citizen and business groups are rallying for a political consensus to get Haiti out of humanitarian and political crises, but remain split on the idea of a military intervention. Advocates in...
Dec 9, 2022
Indigenous groups plan to develop new protected conservation area in N.W.T.
YELLOWKNIFE - Two Indigenous governments in the Northwest Territories are working to establish a new Indigenous protected and conservation area. Deninu Kue First Nation and the Fort Resolution Mtis Go...
Dec 9, 2022
No decision on landfill search, Winnipeg Police Board considering outside help
WINNIPEG - Decisions on next steps in a potential search for the remains of two Indigenous women believed to be at a landfill outside Winnipeg are being worked through with the option of bringing in o...
Dec 9, 2022
Health Canada approves first bivalent booster for kids ages 5 to 11
OTTAWA - Health Canada has approved a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine booster for use in children ages five to 11, which targets the original strain of the coronavirus and more recent variants. The P...
Dec 9, 2022
Premiers to hold virtual news conference
Canada's premiers plan to meet virtually today, a month after talks with the federal government on health-care funding ended without an agreement. The premiers have been calling on Ottawa to increase ...
Dec 9, 2022
New critical minerals strategy drilling down on six elements with most potential
OTTAWA - Canada's new $4-billion critical minerals strategy will at first focus on the six categories of metals and minerals with the biggest potential for growth. Lithium, graphite, nickel, cobalt, c...
Dec 9, 2022
Canada sanctions dozens in Russia, Iran, Myanmar ahead of global Human Rights Day
OTTAWA - Canada is sanctioning dozens of officials and companies from three of the world's worst regimes for human rights. Ottawa will freeze any Canadian assets held by 67 people and nine entities in...
Dec 9, 2022
In The News for Dec. 9: Playing Santa by mail will cost you more this holiday season
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 Dec. 9... What we are watching in Canada ... C...
Dec 9, 2022
UN Mideast refugee chief says Western funding shortfall could lead to turbulence
OTTAWA - A funding shortfall for fragile Middle Eastern states that host refugees could lead to turbulence in international relations, the UN refugee chief for that region is warning. "The internation...
Dec 9, 2022
Premiers to hold virtual news conference on struggling children's hospitals
Canada's premiers plan to hold a news conference in Winnipeg today as children's hospitals struggle to deal with a wave of child illnesses. Hospitals across the country have been cancelling some surge...
Dec 9, 2022