The Canadian Press

PHAC ordered to hand over documents on two fired scientists, viruses sent to China

OTTAWA — A parliamentary committee is ordering the Public Health Agency of Canada to turn over all documents related to the firing of two scientists from...

Survey suggests grizzly numbers have doubled in parts of Alberta Rockies since 2005

A new survey suggests grizzly bear numbers in Alberta’s central Rocky Mountains have doubled since 2005.  The survey says there are about 88 grizzlies in 7,300...

Quebec tightens COVID-19 rules, Ontario considers more restrictions as cases surge

TORONTO — Quebec moved to place three cities into lockdown and Ontario weighed stricter public health measures Wednesday as the two provinces hit hardest by the...

Canadians hope for ‘common sense’ on Buy American as Biden talks infrastructure

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden lifted the veil Wednesday on a broad and ambitious $2 trillion in infrastructure spending but Canadian businesses, contractors and suppliers...

PBO sees $363 billion deficit, warns of pitfalls from Liberals’ promised stimulus

OTTAWA — The federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic should send the deficit to $363.4 billion, Parliament’s spending watchdog says in an outlook on federal finances...

Winnipeg’s drinking water source of frustration for Indigenous community

TORONTO — About 100 million litres of fresh water flows west to the city of Winnipeg every day but the struggling Indigenous people who live on...

Canadian warship transits South China Sea amid heightened diplomatic tensions

OTTAWA — A Canadian warship sailed through sensitive waters near China this week amid heightened tensions between the two countries. The Department of National Defence says...

Quebec politicians denounce rise in online hate as Ottawa prepares to act

MONTREAL — Death threats over an animal control plan, personal insults over stop signs, social media attacks targeting spouses — these are examples of what politicians...

COVID-19 crisis entering ‘final stretch,’ says Trudeau: In The News for March 31