Canada

Commons committee calls for reshaping of EI to cover gig workers, self-employed

OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee recommends a boost to the value and duration of employment insurance benefits, and expanding the system to cover gig workers and the self-employed. Today's report...

Jun 17, 2021

Ottawa pledges $115 million in humanitarian aid for Venezuelan refugees

OTTAWA - International Development Minister Karina Gould says Canada will provide $115 million in aid over two years for more than 5.6 million Venezuelan asylum seekers living in countries in South an...

Jun 17, 2021

Vaccine hesitancy in the Prairies, abuse of asylum seekers : In The News for June 17

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 June 17 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Jun 17, 2021

Abusive conditions in Canada's immigration detention system: human rights groups

OTTAWA - Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International say Canada detains thousands of asylum seekers every year in often abusive conditions where people of colour appear to be held for longer periods....

Jun 17, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, June 16, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, June 16, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 476,411 new vaccinations administered for a total of 30,37...

Jun 16, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, June 16, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, June 16, 2021. There are 1,405,146 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,405,146 confirmed cases (14,148 acti...

Jun 16, 2021

Armed Forces personnel assess possible 'old' military shell in North Vancouver home

VANCOUVER - Police say a person in North Vancouver who bought what they thought was an "interesting artifact" may actually have purchased an old explosive. RCMP Sgt. Peter DeVries says they were calle...

Jun 16, 2021

Government defying order to produce documents on fired scientists: Speaker

OTTAWA - House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota says the Trudeau government has not complied with an order to produce unredacted documents related to the firing of two scientists from Canada's highest ...

Jun 16, 2021

Kamloops chief says more unmarked graves will be found across Canada

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The chief of a First Nation in Kamloops, B.C., who announced finding the remains of 215 children at a former residential school says she expects more unmarked grave sites to be discov...

Jun 16, 2021

Fact check: Putin's errant claim that Canada is second-leading source of cyberattacks

OTTAWA - Russian President Vladimir Putin contradicted the evidence Wednesday when he asserted Russians are not a leading source of cyberattacks on the United States and other countries. They are. A l...

Jun 16, 2021