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Throne speech to talk short-, and long-term plans as cases rise, prompting PM address

Throne speech to talk short-, and long-term plans as cases rise, prompting PM address

OTTAWA — The federal Liberals' throne speech Wednesday is to lay out plans for child care, health care, affordable housing and navigating the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. The speech, crafted by the governing party but delivered by Gov.
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Opposition blames Liberals as talks around return of Parliament near 11th hour

Opposition blames Liberals as talks around return of Parliament near 11th hour

OTTAWA — Federal opposition parties blamed the Liberal government for failing to properly prepare for the return of Parliament as negotiations around in-person versus virtual sittings went down to the wire Tuesday.
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B.C. coroners service to release latest data on overdose deaths amid recent spike

B.C. coroners service to release latest data on overdose deaths amid recent spike

VANCOUVER — The coroners service is expected to release data today on the latest number of monthly overdose deaths in British Columbia after three months of rising fatalities during the pandemic.
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COVID-19 limits possibilities for former prime minister John Turner's state funeral

COVID-19 limits possibilities for former prime minister John Turner's state funeral

OTTAWA — The state funeral for former prime minister John Turner will take place on Oct. 6 at St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica in Toronto, the Department of Canadian Heritage announced Tuesday.
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N.S. Mi'kmaq want more than words from Ottawa in ongoing lobster conflict

N.S. Mi'kmaq want more than words from Ottawa in ongoing lobster conflict

HALIFAX — A Mi'kmaq chief says he's not satisfied with the federal government's response in the ongoing conflict between Indigenous and non-Indigenous fishermen in southwestern Nova Scotia.
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The latest developments on the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada

The latest developments on the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada

OTTAWA — The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 4:30 p.m. A long-term care home in Winnipeg says one of its residents has died after testing positive for COVID-19.
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Group calls on Trudeau to invest in low-emissions transit

Group calls on Trudeau to invest in low-emissions transit

TORONTO — An organization working with some of Canada's largest transit providers hopes Ottawa will highlight low-emissions transit as part of its pandemic-recovery plan when the throne speech is delivered Wednesday.
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Supreme Court considers the constitutionality of the Liberal government's carbon tax

Supreme Court considers the constitutionality of the Liberal government's carbon tax

OTTAWA — Supreme Court justices pushed lawyers from Saskatchewan and Ontario hard Tuesday, demanding to know how Canada can help stop climate change if any single province chooses not to help.
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'Farm kid with a wicked slapshot:' Scott Moe seeks first public mandate

'Farm kid with a wicked slapshot:' Scott Moe seeks first public mandate

REGINA — Some leaders have a reputation for political strategy, others for charisma. Scott Moe may be best known for being ordinary.
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'His heart is in people:' Saskatchewan NDP leader hopes to reverse party fortunes

'His heart is in people:' Saskatchewan NDP leader hopes to reverse party fortunes

REGINA — Ryan Meili arrived unexpectedly. It was 1997 and Father Les Paquin was working at a Roman Catholic church mission in Brazil. The stranger at his door was interested in medicine and wanted to see how health care in the country worked.
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