Category Archives: Canada
A year after jobs data leak, StatCan resumes sharing advance numbers with officials
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada has resumed its practice of giving key federal officials an advance look at its jobs report ahead of its official release. The agency says two people each in the Finance Dep...
May 7, 2021
RCMP relief officer in Nunavut faces three charges including assault and theft
An RCMP officer stationed in Ottawa is facing three charges related to his time as a relief officer in Kimmirut, Nunavut, in the summer of 2020. Ira Tarleton has been charged with assault causing bodi...
May 7, 2021
CRA watchdog finds agency taking weeks to process some claims for recovery benefits
OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency is being taken to task by a federal watchdog for not being as up front as it should be over how long it might take to process applications for pandemic aid. The $500...
May 7, 2021
COVID-19 vaccinations up, hospitalizations down in Ontario, Quebec
Canada's two biggest provinces are continuing to ramp up COVID-19 vaccinations as they report lower hospitalization figures. Quebec hit a single-day record with more than 102,000 shots in the past day...
May 7, 2021
Supreme Court upholds sexual assault conviction in case involving teens, alcohol
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the conviction of a youth found guilty of sexually assaulting another teenager in a case involving alcohol and capacity to consent.A 15-year-old boy was...
May 7, 2021
Judges' sexual assault training bill receives royal assent after clearing the Senate
OTTAWA, Ohio - New judges will have to commit to take training in sexual assault law, thanks to a new law that received royal assent last night.Bill C-3 was passed in the Senate Thursday evening, mark...
May 7, 2021
MPs from across political spectrum urge feds to support WTO's COVID-19 vaccine waiver
WASHINGTON - A broad coalition of MPs from all five parties wants the federal government to support waiving the global rules that guard vaccine trade secrets. The group of 65 MPs has written a letter ...
May 7, 2021
Vaccine favourites and a Canadian on death row: In The News for May 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 May 7 ...What we are watching in Canada ...OTT...
May 7, 2021
Canadian on death row says execution may be 'preferable' to endless prison time
Ronald Smith sounds tired. Despite good news last month, when a bill to resume executions in Montana was unexpectedly defeated, the Canadian on death row in that state is in a sombre mood. Smith, orig...
May 7, 2021
Statistics Canada to say how labour force fared in April
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada will say this morning how the labour market fared last month as governments imposed lockdowns and renewed restrictions aimed at slowing the rising spread of COVID-19. In Mar...
May 7, 2021