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'We must do better:' Nunavut leaders optimistic about housing money from Ottawa

'We must do better:' Nunavut leaders optimistic about housing money from Ottawa

IQALUIT, Nunavut — Leaders in Nunavut say they're happy with territory-specific housing money in the federal budget even though the amount is well below what they say is needed to address a long-standing housing crisis.
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Trudeau welcomes talk of Russia's action in Ukraine as genocide

Trudeau welcomes talk of Russia's action in Ukraine as genocide

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has weighed in on growing calls to declare Russia's actions in Ukraine as genocide, saying it is "absolutely right" that the term is being used given rampant allegations of war crimes and other human rights viol
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COVID-19 vaccines in national stockpile starting to expire as uptake slows

COVID-19 vaccines in national stockpile starting to expire as uptake slows

OTTAWA — Health Canada says almost 1.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines held in a national inventory have expired since January. That includes more than 420,000 doses of Moderna's Spikevax that hit the end of their shelf life on Tuesday.
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Successful amendment: Canadian Pacific will have to pay taxes in Saskatchewan

Successful amendment: Canadian Pacific will have to pay taxes in Saskatchewan

REGINA — The Constitution is to be amended as it relates to the Saskatchewan Act so as to remove a section that exempts Canadian Pacific Railway from paying taxes in the province.
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Quebec Halloween night sword attack trial suspended because of COVID-19 outbreak

Quebec Halloween night sword attack trial suspended because of COVID-19 outbreak

QUEBEC — The trial of a man charged in Quebec's Halloween night sword attack was postponed Wednesday until next week after a second juror tested positive for COVID-19.
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Victim feared N.S. mass killer might come to her house, an hour before he arrived

Victim feared N.S. mass killer might come to her house, an hour before he arrived

HALIFAX — The final victim in Nova Scotia's mass shooting knew the killer and told her daughter she was afraid he could be headed for her home, about an hour before he arrived in her driveway on April 19, 2020.
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Federal housing budget a good start, more targeted support needed: Housing advocates

Federal housing budget a good start, more targeted support needed: Housing advocates

OTTAWA — Advocates say while the focus on housing affordability in the federal budget is promising, its measures could go further to help people in the most dire need.
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BoC rate announcement today, access needed for COVID pill: In The News for April 13

BoC rate announcement today, access needed for COVID pill: In The News for April 13

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 April 13 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
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Paxlovid key in COVID fight, but easy access is important: doctors

Paxlovid key in COVID fight, but easy access is important: doctors

A pill to treat COVID-19 appears to be the country's best hope, outside of vaccines and strong public health measures, to keep hospitals from being overrun with cases of the virus now and in the future, doctors say.
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After the flood: First Nations along B.C.'s Highway 8 work on recovery

After the flood: First Nations along B.C.'s Highway 8 work on recovery

MERRITT, Wash. — Chief Arnie Lampreau of the Shackan Indian Band looks across the Nicola River that surged in November, pulling entire homes into its current and forcing residents to flee.
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