Canada

Federal Liberals slash criminal pardon application fee to $50 as of new year

OTTAWA - The federal fee to apply for a criminal pardon will drop to $50 from almost $658 as of the new year. The move announced today fulfils one element of a promise by the Liberals to improve the s...

Dec 21, 2021

New COVID restrictions, Tories boycott security committee : In The News for Dec. 21

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. 21 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Dec 21, 2021

Small businesses again struggling amid capacity limits

Surging COVID-19 cases brought on by the spread of the Omicron variant have put a damper on the "most wonderful time of year" for small business owners, as multiple provinces reinstate tough public he...

Dec 21, 2021

Canada, allies must confront China challenge united after two Michaels: Trudeau

OTTAWA - Canada owes no debts to its allies, including the United States, for their help in standing up to China and bringing the Meng Wanzhou-two Michaels affair to a close, says Prime Minister Justi...

Dec 21, 2021

Tories boycott security committee over refusal to release docs on fired scientists

OTTAWA - Erin O'Toole is refusing to name Conservative members to the national security and intelligence committee of parliamentarians. The Conservative leader pulled his party's MPs from the committe...

Dec 21, 2021

Quebec looks beyond hydroelectricity as last planned megaproject set to wrap

MONTREAL - Quebec's hydro dams have long provided its residents cheap electricity and bragging rights in the race to reduce global carbon emissions, with Premier Franois Legault suggesting the provinc...

Dec 21, 2021

'The sound of home': Indigenous radio station celebrates 50 years of programming

WINNIPEG - It's 6 p.m. on a Friday night and the call lines at one of Canada's largest Indigenous radio stations are all flashing. That will be the case for the next four hours as hundreds of listener...

Dec 21, 2021

CP NewsAlert: NHL announces league-wide shutdown from Wednesday to Christmas Day

The NHL and the National Hockey League Players' Association have announced the suspension of all operations from Wednesday to Christmas Day amid an increase of positive COVID-19 tests. All team facili...

Dec 20, 2021

Foreign Affairs Minister Joly tests positive for COVID-19 and is isolating

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly has tested positive for COVID-19 after taking a rapid test. Joly disclosed the result on Twitter, saying she is in isolation awaiting the result of a PCR...

Dec 20, 2021

Canada's electric vehicle charging ambitions falling short, industry group says

OTTAWA - The federal government is promising to spend close to $880 million over the next four years to build about 65,000 new charging stations for electric or fuel cell-powered passenger vehicles. B...

Dec 20, 2021