Canada

Nadia Chaudhri, neuroscientist who shared her journey with cancer, dies at 43

MONTREAL - Nadia Chaudhri, the Montreal neuroscientist who gained a worldwide following while spending her dying months raising funds for scientists from under-represented backgrounds, has died at age...

Oct 7, 2021

NDP prepared to withhold votes in Parliament, including on the Liberal budget: Singh

OTTAWA - Jagmeet Singh is today signalling a tougher approach to co-operation with the minority Liberal government in Parliament. The NDP leader says his caucus is prepared to "withhold votes" if Prim...

Oct 7, 2021

Do Conservatives think conscience rights cover referrals? O'Toole, MP appear split

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole's latest position on conscience rights appears to be offside with at least one elected member from his party's socially conservative wing, as it prepares to s...

Oct 7, 2021

Macklem: Governments, private sector need to deliver vaccines to developing nations

OTTAWA - The governor of the Bank of Canada is pressing the case for COVID-19 vaccines to be sent to developing nations. Tiff Macklem says the pandemic is not just the biggest health risk facing the w...

Oct 7, 2021

Quebec physicist linked to Nobel-winning research urges Canada to 'value science'

MONTREAL - A Quebec-born scientist who has contributed to research that won his collaborator this year's Nobel Prize in Physics says he hopes to inspire Canadians to value science. Patrick Charbonneau...

Oct 7, 2021

Pfizer to seek approval for its vaccine for kids as young as five in about a week

OTTAWA - Pfizer Canada says it is preparing to ask Health Canada to authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for kids as young as five by mid-October. The U.S. drugmaker submitted a formal request to the U.S. F...

Sheldon Spackman Oct 7, 2021

Thanksgiving in a COVID world, COVID and pregnancy : In The News for Oct. 7

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. 7 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

Oct 7, 2021

Sister of pregnant Alberta woman who died of COVID-19 urges others to get vaccinated

EDMONTON - This Thanksgiving will be a tough one for Carol Charles and her family. The 50-year-old from Regina usually travels to her younger sister's house in Edmonton for the holiday. But Jennifer R...

Oct 7, 2021

Judicial recount gives Trudeau's Liberals one more victory in Quebec

OTTAWA - Federal Liberals say they've picked up another seat in Quebec after a judicial recount. They say incumbent Brenda Shanahan will be returning to Parliament after the recount declared her the w...

Oct 6, 2021

Nova Scotia's top court finds systemic discrimination of people with disabilities

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's highest court has concluded there is systemic discrimination in the province against people with disabilities who are seeking services and housing in the community. In a landma...

Oct 6, 2021