Canada

As midterms loom, lawmakers on Capitol Hill push banking reforms for legal cannabis

WASHINGTON - Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are pushing their Senate colleagues to pass legislation that would make financing easier for cannabis operations in the United States. Retailers and industry adv...

Sep 15, 2022

Cyberattacks and holiday disruptions: In The News for Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022

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 Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022. What we are watching...

Sep 15, 2022

Dozens of cyberespionage operations perpetrated against Canada since 2010: study

OTTAWA - A new academic analysis has identified at least 75 foreign digital operations of a malicious political or industrial nature directed at Canada since 2010 - from attempts to steal COVID-19-rel...

Sep 15, 2022

'Wow factor': Public website reveals best-yet picture of hundreds of bird migrations

The piercing yellow eyes and deadly hunting skills of the snowy owl awe bird-lovers in the U.S. Midwest every winter. Now, thanks to what has been heralded as the most comprehensive summary of migrati...

Sep 15, 2022

MPs to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth in special sitting of House of Commons

OTTAWA - Members of Parliament of all political stripes are expected to rise in tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth today during a special sitting of the House of Commons. The House Speaker is recalli...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 15, 2022

Quebec election: Leaders go 'face-to-face' during first election debate tonight

MONTREAL - The first of two French-language leaders debates during the Quebec election campaign takes place in Montreal Thursday night, and it will be the first contest as party leader for four of the...

Sep 15, 2022

Yukon to observe one-day holiday on Monday for Queen's funeral, schools closed

WHITEHORSE - Yukon's government has announced it will be joining the federal government and other provinces in observing a national day of mourning to coincide with the state funeral of Queen Elizabet...

Sep 14, 2022

Monday will be a federal holiday to mark Queen's state funeral: What does this mean?

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has declared Sept. 19 a federal holiday to mourn Queen Elizabeth II on the day of her state funeral in London. Some provinces are closing schools and select workplaces, w...

Sep 14, 2022

Text message campaign targets Quebec MP Alain Rayes, who left Conservative party

OTTAWA - A member of Parliament who quit the Conservative caucus says Pierre Poilievre's office sent a text message to party members in his Quebec riding asking them to encourage him to resign. Alain ...

Sep 14, 2022

Don't blame schools for high COVID rates among B.C. youth: provincial health officer

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's provincial health officer says the findings of a study she co-authored showing children and youth have had the highest rates of COVID-19 in parts of the province should ...

Sep 14, 2022