Category Archives: Canada
Truth and Reconciliation Commission calls to action won't be done until 2081: report
OTTAWA - A new report from the Yellowhead Institute says Canada won't complete all 94 of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's calls to action until 2081. The institute found that no calls to acti...
Dec 20, 2023
Environment Canada's head climatologist shares his top 10 weathers stories of 2023
Here's a quick list of Canada's top 10 weather stories for 2023, as compiled by Environment Canada head climatologist David Phillips. 1. Wildfires - Nearly every jurisdiction in Canada had them this y...
Dec 20, 2023
New Liberal ads in Prairie ridings target Conservatives over Ukraine trade deal
OTTAWA - The Liberals have been accusing the Conservatives of "turning their backs on Ukraine," and now the party is making that argument in attack ads running in more than a dozen Prairie ridings tha...
Dec 20, 2023
Coast-to-coast wildfires the top weather story of 2023, says chief climatologist
Canadians love to talk about their weather. This year, so did people around the world. "So much of the world was focused on Canada," said David Phillips, Environment Canada's chief climatologist, who ...
Dec 20, 2023
Share of students in French schools rises in Quebec over last two decades: watchdog
MONTREAL - A new study from Quebec's language watchdog shows the proportion of anglophone students attending French schools has nearly doubled in the last two decades, from around 18 per cent in 2000 ...
Dec 20, 2023
Quebec labour unions threaten unlimited strike in new year if no deal is reac
MONTREAL - Four Quebec public sector unions representing hundreds of thousands of workers say they will launch an unlimited strike early in the new year if they don't reach a deal with the government....
Dec 20, 2023
CRA has fired 185 employees for 'inappropriately' claiming COVID-19 CERB benefits
OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency says 185 employees have been fired to date for claiming a federal COVID-19 benefit when they were not eligible for it. That's an increase of 65 since the CRA last up...
Dec 20, 2023
Editors explain why they chose wildfires as Canadian news story of the year
Canadian wildfires were the first choice for The Canadian Press news story of the year, as voted by editors in newsrooms across the country. Here is a sampling of comments from editors who identified ...
Dec 20, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Record-shattering 2023 wildfires voted Canadian news story of the year
HALIFAX - The wildfires that disrupted the lives of thousands of Canadians - and shattered records for the amount of forest burned - have been voted The Canadian Press story of the year. An unusually ...
Dec 20, 2023
In the news today: Pharmacare not a priority for most and East Coast outages persist
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Pharmacare not a top health priority for most Canadians As Liberals and New Dem...
Dec 20, 2023
