Canada

Yukon's illicit overdose death toll now highest in Canada: coroner

WHITEHORSE - Yukon's Coroner's Service says the territory's opioid overdose rate per capita is now the highest in Canada with a reported 48.4 deaths per 100,000 people. Yukon chief coroner Heather Jon...

Nov 29, 2021

Feds to apologize to victims of military sexual misconduct on Dec. 13

OTTAWA - A date has been set for the government to deliver its promised apology to victims of military sexual misconduct. The Department of National Defence announced Monday that the apology will be d...

Nov 29, 2021

Global maple syrup shortage forces Quebec to release half its strategic reserve

MONTREAL - The organization governing Quebec's maple syrup producers is releasing half its strategic reserve to address a global shortage of the province's "blond gold." Hlne Normandin with Quebec Map...

Nov 29, 2021

MPs advised to mind sartorial standards in latest hybrid Parliament

OTTAWA - MPs have been advised to wear parliamentary attire, which means a jacket and tie for men, in the new hybrid Parliament that begins in earnest this week. The deputy Speaker has instructed MPs ...

Nov 29, 2021

Montreal to host forum in January on ways to reduce gun violence in the city

Montreal is planning to host a forum in January about reducing gun violence in the city. Mayor Valrie Plante made the announcement today at a news conference, adding that the goal of the forum is to c...

Nov 29, 2021

What we know so far about the Omicron variant, which has been found in Canada

Canada's first two cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant of concern were confirmed Sunday in Ottawa. The variant, which may be more transmissible, was first detected in South Africa, where it coincide...

Nov 29, 2021

U.S. presses Canada to make good on promised 200-soldier peacekeeping force

OTTAWA - The United States is asking Canada to make good on providing a promised 200-strong peacekeeping force, which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged to the United Nations four years ago. The Am...

Nov 29, 2021

RCMP confirm all 22 victims of 2020 mass killing were firearm-related homicides

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia RCMP are confirming that all 22 victims of the April 2020 mass killing in the province were shot. The Mounties had never stated whether all victims died as a result of being shot...

Nov 29, 2021

Desmond inquiry: Nova Scotia has no specific mental health program for Black people

PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - An inquiry investigating why a mentally unstable former soldier killed his family and himself in 2017 heard today that Nova Scotia does not offer its Black population any cultu...

Nov 29, 2021

CP NewsAlert: Quebec confirms case of Omicron variant of concern

MONTREAL - Quebec health officials have confirmed a case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. Health Minister Christian Dub made the announcement today at a news conference. Dub says 115 people who rec...

Nov 29, 2021