Canada

Cool, damp weekend ahead but wildfire on Vancouver Island raises concerns

A cooler, showery weekend is forecast for most of British Columbia, potentially offering a breather to exhausted crews battling more than 250 active wildfires in all corners of the province. Those inc...

Aug 20, 2021

Canada ramping up evacuation from Kabul with faster processing, fewer hurdles

OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says his department will accelerate the processing of the families of interpreters and others who supported Canada's mission in Afghanistan to quickly eva...

Aug 20, 2021

Support for vaccine passports and fire line fatigue: In The News for Aug. 20

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 Aug. 20 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Aug 20, 2021

Muslim charity wants court to freeze suspension, citing 'irreparable harm'

OTTAWA - A Muslim charity is asking a court to freeze a federal suspension, which prohibits it from issuing tax receipts, while a challenge of the penalty plays out. Ottawa-based Human Concern Interna...

Aug 20, 2021

Most Canadians in favour of vaccine passports for non-essential activities: poll

TORONTO - A majority of Canadians support a system that would require proof of vaccination to access some non-essential services, a new poll suggests as the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic takes ...

Aug 20, 2021

Campaigns to converge in Winnipeg as leaders of two largest parties plan events.

The federal election campaign will converge in Winnipeg Friday, where leaders of the two largest parties will be holding events. Both Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and his Conservative counterpart Eri...

Aug 20, 2021

Court dismisses appeal from B.C. man convicted in 1983 child murder

VANCOUVER - An Indigenous man who spent 37 years claiming his innocence in the murder of a toddler is going back to prison after losing his appeal in British Columbia's highest court. A three-member p...

Aug 19, 2021

Experts praise Montreal's single-use plastics plan but say Canada has far to go

MONTREAL - Environmental experts are praising Montreal's decision to ban some kinds of single-use plastics, but they say Canada is still a long way from being plastic-free despite government promises....

Aug 19, 2021

N.S. legislature increases Black, female presence, still has no Indigenous member

HALIFAX - The representation of Black and female members has risen notably in Nova Scotia's legislature following Tuesday's provincial election, but no one who identifies as Indigenous was elected in ...

Aug 19, 2021

COVID-19: Quebec minister slams anti-vaccine passport protesters wearing yellow star

MONTREAL - Quebec's minister for the fight against racism is denouncing protesters who he said wore yellow stars at a protest earlier this week against the government's vaccine passport system. People...

Aug 19, 2021