Canada

Military's chief orders halt to non-essential activities, focus on personnel crisis

OTTAWA - Defence chief Gen. Wayne Eyre is ordering an immediate halt to all non-essential activities in favour of boosting military recruitment and retention efforts, with the Canadian Armed Forces fa...

Sheldon Spackman Oct 6, 2022

Hockey Canada fallout and conscience rights bill : In The News for Oct. 6

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 Oct. 6 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

Oct 6, 2022

Canada 'contracts out' obligations to refugee claimants, advocates tell top court

OTTAWA - Refugee and human-rights advocates are telling the Supreme Court of Canada that a binational pact "contracts out" Canada's international obligations to refugee claimants to the United States,...

Oct 6, 2022

'Starting to heal': Victim of Saskatchewan mass stabbing wakes in hospital a widow

Joyce and Earl Burns were childhood sweethearts. They grew up together on James Smith Cree Nation in Saskatchewan, first as neighbours, then as husband and wife. "It was childhood love," said Victor S...

Oct 6, 2022

Climate Changed: Fiona demonstrated wild hurricane future, and need to adapt

HALIFAX - As she stood near the remnants of flattened homes in Port aux Basques, N.L., Denise Anderson said the thought of continuing to live next to the ocean is hard after a deadly storm foreshadowe...

Oct 6, 2022

Quebec elects record number of women, but will they be named to key cabinet roles?

MONTREAL - Quebecers made history Monday when they elected a record number of women to the province's legislature, but political observers say more is needed to ensure equality between men and women i...

Oct 6, 2022

Alberta United Conservatives head to polls on final voting day to replace Kenney

CALGARY - Albertans will learn today who the new premier of the province will be. Voting is wrapping up by members of the United Conservative Party to select a successor to Premier Jason Kenney. Kenne...

Oct 6, 2022

N.W.T. reaches temporary agreement with union to address health worker shortages

YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories government and the union representing health-care workers in the territory have reached a temporary agreement aimed at addressing labour shortages. The territor...

Oct 5, 2022

Bear expert says B.C. attack on family was likely a rare 'predaceous' incident

VANCOUVER - An expert in bear behaviour says an attack on a family in northeastern British Columbia that left two women with critical injuries appears to have been a rare example of a "predaceous" att...

Oct 5, 2022

Conservative MP's bill on conscience rights fails, but gets Poilievre's support

OTTAWA - Nearly all Conservative members of Parliament voted for a bill they say would protect the conscience rights of health professionals when it comes to medical assistance in dying. The private m...

Oct 5, 2022