Canada

Crackdown on land protests in 2020 infringes on liberties, future activism: experts

TORONTO - Months after a group of Haudenosaunee people set up camp on a construction site near Caledonia, Ont., an provincial court granted Haldimand County an order permanently forbidding people from...

Dec 10, 2020

'Dereliction of duty': Ombudswoman slams Quebec long-term care COVID-19 response

MONTREAL - An ombudswoman's report has found that Quebec's long-term care system failed in its duty to ensure the safety and dignity of residents during the first wave of COVID-19. The report by Marie...

Dec 10, 2020

Revised rules for running federal election during pandemic proposed in new bill

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are proposing to spread voting over three days if there's a federal election during the COVID-19 pandemic. A bill tabled in the House of Commons today would also add near...

Dec 10, 2020

U.S. calls for release of Kovrig, Spavor as pair marks two years in Chinese prison

OTTAWA - The United States is marking the second year of the imprisonment of two Canadians in China by calling for their immediate release. A statement from the acting American ambassador to Canada, K...

Dec 10, 2020

Budget officer urges smaller, faster stimulus plan amid warning Liberals missing mark

OTTAWA - Parliament's budget watchdog is taking aim at the federal Liberal government's new spending plan, saying if the purpose is to help the economy recover from COVID-19, it risks missing the mark...

Dec 10, 2020

Delay in pandemic-related rise in homelessness gives feds time to prevent it: report

OTTAWA - A government-commissioned report says the effect of COVID-19 on the number of homeless people in Canada won't be felt for three to five years, giving policy-makers a chance to prevent the pan...

Dec 10, 2020

First ministers meeting and Hanukkah during a pandemic : In The News for Dec. 10

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kick-start your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 10 ... What we are watching in Canada .....

Dec 10, 2020

Psychologist to continue testimony at Toronto's van attack trial

TORONTO - A psychologist retained by the prosecution is set to continue testifying in Toronto's van attack trial. Dr. Percy Wright has said Alek Minassian had anger issues and knew right from wrong. M...

Dec 10, 2020

Premiers' demands for long-term health funding increase takes back seat to pandemic

OTTAWA - A first ministers meeting today that was supposed to be devoted to long-term, federal health care funding seems destined to be hijacked by a more urgent priority: surviving the COVID-19 pande...

Dec 10, 2020

New effort aims to zero in on illicit dealings tied to online child exploitation

OTTAWA - Canada's anti-money laundering agency is flagging some telltale signs that a financial transaction could be linked to online child sexual exploitation. The federal Financial Transactions and ...

Dec 10, 2020