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'Good chance' new Quebec language bill will include notwithstanding clause: Legault

Quebec's premier is hinting that upcoming legislation strengthening the province's language laws will include the notwithstanding clause to protect the bill from constitutional challenges.

Apr 22, 2021 12:25 PM Read more >

Ottawa, Mi'kmaq community on collision course over plan for second lobster season

HALIFAX — Ottawa and a small Mi'kmaq community appear to be headed toward renewed tensions on the waters off southwest Nova Scotia as the First Nation plans another self-regulated lobster season.

Apr 22, 2021 12:03 PM Read more >

More supply needed to ease housing price crunch, but always more to do, Freeland says

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the country needs a boost in the supply of housing to help make prices more affordable, but suggests there may be other steps governments can take.

Apr 22, 2021 11:56 AM Read more >

Supreme Court won't hear appeal in case of novelist acquitted on child porn charge

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada declined on Thursday to hear an appeal in the case of a Quebec author acquitted of producing child pornography in connection with fictional scenes in a horror novel.

Apr 22, 2021 11:26 AM Read more >

COVID-19: Montreal newspaper blasted for front-page photo of Trudeau in India

MONTREAL — The Journal de Montreal newspaper is being criticized for running a photo from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's 2018 trip to India on its front page today to accompany a COVID-19 story.

Apr 22, 2021 10:10 AM Read more >

Canada eyes policy on travel from India due to massive COVID surge

The federal government is looking into flights arriving from India due to a massive surge of COVID-19 cases ravaging that country, Canada's top public health doctor said Wednesday as at least one province urged Ottawa to tighten the border.

Apr 22, 2021 5:45 AM Read more >

Canada to unveil emissions targets and India's grim record: In The News for April 22

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 22 ... What we are watching in Canada ...

Apr 22, 2021 1:18 AM Read more >

Who have provinces pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?

As COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have released details of who can expect to receive a shot in the coming weeks.

Apr 22, 2021 1:14 AM Read more >

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, April 22, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Thursday, April 22, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 314,399 new vaccinations administered for a total of 10,797,817 doses given. Nationwide, 957,716 people or 2.

Apr 22, 2021 1:00 AM Read more >

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, April 22, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Thursday, April 22, 2021. There are 1,147,463 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,147,463 confirmed cases (89,167 active, 1,034,533 resolved, 23,763 deaths).