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Feds still plan to act on credit card fees as merchants worry over pandemic delays
OTTAWA - The Finance Department says the federal government hasn't abandoned a Liberal pledge to lower the fees merchants pay every time a shopper pays with a credit card. The Liberals promised in the...
Dec 24, 2021
Polls suggest decline in mental health, but point to clues on how to address it
OTTAWA - A review of polling data is giving a new look at the toll the COVID-19 pandemic is having on the mental health of Canadians. The review is based on a series of online Leger surveys over the c...
Dec 24, 2021
In Christmas message, Trudeau says Canadians can be hopeful amid the pandemic
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there is still reason for Canadians to be hopeful despite the ongoing crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic. In his annual Christmas message, Trudeau says that wh...
Dec 24, 2021
Associate Minister issues statement on Alberta’s opioid crisis as records break
2021 is officially a record year for opioid-related deaths in the province, with new numbers available on the Alberta Substance Use Surveillance System showing 1,247 in Alberta through October.There w...
Dec 24, 2021
Queuing for COVID boosters and deadly ferry fire: In The News for Dec. 24
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. 24 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Dec 24, 2021
Ferry fire kills at least 37 in southern Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - A massive fire swept through a crowded river ferry in southern Bangladesh early Friday, leaving at least 37 dead and 72 injured, as passengers jumped off the vessel and swam t...
Dec 24, 2021
Boosters shots and COVID test kits topping Canadian's wish lists
On the eve of the Christmas holiday, COVID-19 booster shots and rapid test kits are topping the wish lists of many Canadians as case numbers rocket to record highs across much of the nation. Fuelled b...
Dec 24, 2021
'The right thing to do': Canadians differ on holiday plans in light of Omicron threat
It's beginning to look a lot like ... last year. Festive feasts, gift exchanges and winter fun with loved ones are being cancelled or limited as COVID-19 rips through Canada for the second holiday sea...
Dec 24, 2021
Can she lift Tory fortunes? Manitoba premier promises COVID relief and calmer waters
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Heather Stefansonhas promised a more collaborative approach than her predecessor. And two months into the job, she has already reversed some of Brian Pallister's most unpop...
Dec 24, 2021
COVID-19 has been a lesson in Greek letters, one variant at a time
VANCOUVER - The Greek alphabet arrived on the world stage and into everyday lexicon riding on waves of the novel coronavirus as the World Health Organization began naming variants in the Glagolitic sc...
Dec 24, 2021