Category Archives: Canada
Top CEOs in Canada were paid at second-highest level ever during the pandemic
OTTAWA - Canada's 100 highest-paid CEOs had their second-best year ever in 2020, even as the COVID-19 pandemic left this country in the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. "Despite the...
Jan 4, 2022
Families of Flight 752 victims to discuss court decision awarding $107M in damages
OTTAWA - Family members of some of the victims of the Iranian military's downing of a passenger jet two years ago, along with their legal team, are holding a news conference today to discuss a court d...
Jan 4, 2022
Multiple provinces delay in-person learning as COVID cases and hospitalizations rise
Ontario is joining the list of provinces delaying in-person schooling in the new year, as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to rise across the country.Monday's announcement by Ontario Premi...
Jan 4, 2022
More COVID restrictions, Indigenous child welfare settlement : In The News for Jan. 4
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. 4... What we are watching in Canada ... O...
Jan 4, 2022
Parties set to discuss details of Indigenous child welfare settlement
OTTAWA - An agreement in principle that will see Ottawa pay billions in compensation to First Nations children harmed by an underfunded child welfare system is set to be announced in Ottawa today. Sou...
Jan 4, 2022
Hockey federation investigates incident with Russia's junior team at Calgary airport
CALGARY - A New Year's Eve disturbance on an Air Canada plane which some passengers have said was related to bad behavior by Russia's world junior hockey team does not appear to have resulted in any c...
Jan 3, 2022
Ontario court awards more than $107M to families over deadly Flight 752 shootdown
OTTAWA - An Ontario court has awarded more than $107 million to families of six victims of the Iranian military's downing of a passenger jet two years ago. The decision made public Monday follows a Ma...
Jan 3, 2022
Provinces announce new measures as Omicron fuels rise in COVID cases, hospitalization
Provinces are putting new measures in place to deal with an Omicron-fuelled rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, including delaying in-person schooling in Ontario by two weeks and bringing in ...
Jan 3, 2022
Federal documents hint at sweeping economic impact from central bank 'digital loonie'
OTTAWA - Internal government documents show Finance Department officials believe there could be sweeping implications for the economy if the Bank of Canada ever issued its own cryptocurrency. The Bank...
Jan 3, 2022
Logging in watersheds among stressors for declining Pacific salmon, experts say
VANCOUVER - The compounding effects of climate change and logging are contributing tothe degradation of Pacific salmon habitat, experts say, adding a reassessment of watershed logging and restoration ...
Jan 3, 2022