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Quebec Liberal vacationing down south called home by party leader as criticism mounts

Quebec Liberal member Pierre Arcand is being asked to return home amid mounting criticism over his decision to vacation in the Caribbean. A spokesperson for Liberal Leader Dominique Anglade confirmed ...

Dec 30, 2020

Planned increase in CPP premiums on Jan. 1 to hit some workers more due to pandemic

OTTAWA - Come Jan. 1, Canada Pension Plan contributions are going up again, although higher than originally planned. The reason is largely because of the pandemic's effect on the labour market, which ...

Dec 30, 2020

Federal officials to deliver briefing on COVID-19 as case counts increase

OTTAWA - Health Canada says it needs more information before it can make a decision on a COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by AstraZeneca. The agency says in a statement this morning it is working with in...

Dec 30, 2020

Medical and public health experts make list of new additions to Order of Canada

OTTAWA - It was near the end of June that Dr. Vivek Goel decided to give up his job as vice-president research at the University of Toronto to make whatever contribution he could as a public health ph...

Dec 30, 2020

More COVID-19 vaccines and feeling grateful in a pandemic: In The News for Dec. 30

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 Dec. 30 ...What we are watching in Canada ...S...

Dec 30, 2020

Poll suggests pandemic made some Canadians more grateful for what they have

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests the COVID-19 pandemic has made some Canadians feel more grateful for what they have.The poll from Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies found respondents cited th...

Dec 30, 2020

Quebec leaders forced to confront systemic racism in 2020

MONTREAL - It was a former CFL player and community activist who helped push the concept of systemic racism to the forefront in Quebec politics this year, after forcing the city of Montreal to confron...

Dec 30, 2020

Premier Blaine Higgs looking to use pandemic to 'reinvent' New Brunswick

FREDERICTON - Blaine Higgs says 2020 taught him a lot about the importance of perseverance. The New Brunswick Premier says his province held the line this year against COVID-19, guarding Atlantic Cana...

Dec 30, 2020

Quebec Liberal vacationing down south despite repeated warnings to stay home

MONTREAL - Quebec Liberal member Pierre Arcand is vacationing with his wife in the Caribbean despite warnings from the federal and provincial governments to stay home during the pandemic. The Canadian...

Dec 29, 2020

Blizzard blasts Nunavut, 135 km/h winds rip off stairs and crush cabins

IQALUIT - Pangnirtung mayor Eric Lawlor couldn't see out his windows on Sunday.That's when a day-long blizzard hit the Baffin Island community of about 1,500, shaking houses and crushing cabins. Accor...

Dec 29, 2020