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Auditor criticizes pandemic border measure enforcement, other COVID-19 responses

Auditor criticizes pandemic border measure enforcement, other COVID-19 responses

OTTAWA — The auditor general has found Canada failed to adequately enforce border measures designed to keep international travellers from importing cases of COVID-19 into the country, just as the government reintroduces several stringent rules in res
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N.W.T. releases plan on missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls

N.W.T. releases plan on missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls

YELLOWKNIFE — The Northwest Territories has released a draft plan on how to respond to calls for justice in the final report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. The 150-page draft lists 95 items the N.W.T.
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Biden opens Summit for Democracy: 'We stand at an inflection point in our history'

Biden opens Summit for Democracy: 'We stand at an inflection point in our history'

WASHINGTON — The free world stands at a historic "inflection point," its values and ideals under existential threat both at home and abroad, President Joe Biden said Thursday as he tried to rally world leaders and citizens alike to the cause of gover
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Divert police funds to community groups, coalition says in decriminalization platform

Divert police funds to community groups, coalition says in decriminalization platform

OTTAWA — A group of organizations, including some that represent drug users and their families, are calling for money to be diverted from police to community agencies that promote safe supply and address mental health concerns.
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Feds failed to ensure farms protected migrant workers from COVID-19: Auditor general

Feds failed to ensure farms protected migrant workers from COVID-19: Auditor general

OTTAWA — The federal government is failing to ensure agricultural producers are properly protecting migrant workers from COVID-19, according to Canada’s auditor general, including in some cases where there is evidence to suspect health and safety vio
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New overdose peak in B.C. is 'tragic' and 'frustrating,' says addictions minister

New overdose peak in B.C. is 'tragic' and 'frustrating,' says addictions minister

VICTORIA — British Columbia is losing more than six people a day to overdoses due to toxic drugs, which the chief coroner says is the leading cause of unnatural deaths in the province.
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Five Things from the auditor general's report on the federal response to COVID-19

Five Things from the auditor general's report on the federal response to COVID-19

OTTAWA — Auditor general Karen Hogan released several reports on the federal government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Freeland raises concerns about Omicron in push for MPs to quickly pass aid bill

Freeland raises concerns about Omicron in push for MPs to quickly pass aid bill

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the need for MPs to approve a new round of pandemic aid has become more important amid fears related to the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
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Manitoba elder Dave Courchene Jr., founder of Indigenous education centre, dies at 71

Manitoba elder Dave Courchene Jr., founder of Indigenous education centre, dies at 71

WINNIPEG — The son of a prominent Manitoba elder who died Wednesday at age 71 hopes the work his father was doing to share Indigenous knowledge and teachings will continue at the internationally recognized centre he founded decades ago.
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Foods prices going up, Canada attends democracy summit : In The News for Dec. 9

Foods prices going up, Canada attends democracy summit : In The News for Dec. 9

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. 9 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
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