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Calls grow for inmate releases as COVID-19 cases climb in Canada's jails and prisons

ST. JOHN'S, N.L.

Jan 4, 2022 3:20 PM Read more >

Hackers interrupt Zoom news conference held by families of Iran plane crash victims

OTTAWA — Hackers targeted a Tuesday virtual news conference held by lawyers and family members of victims of the Iranian military's downing of a passenger jet two years ago.

Jan 4, 2022 3:18 PM Read more >

Antisemitism envoy Irwin Cotler says Quebec's secularism law is discriminatory

OTTAWA — Canada's special envoy on combating antisemitism has sharply criticized as "discriminatory" Quebec's law banning teachers and some other public-sector employees from wearing religious symbols at work. Prof.

Jan 4, 2022 3:07 PM Read more >

Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard's sex assault trial postponed again due to COVID-19

TORONTO — Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard, the frontman for the band Hedley, has once again seen his sexual assault trial postponed as a result of COVID-19 restrictions.

Jan 4, 2022 1:01 PM Read more >

More COVID restrictions, Indigenous child welfare settlement : In The News for Jan. 4

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 Jan. 4... What we are watching in Canada ...

Jan 4, 2022 2:15 AM Read more >

Hockey federation investigates incident with Russia's junior team at Calgary airport

CALGARY — A New Year's Eve disturbance on an Air Canada plane which some passengers have said was related to bad behavior by Russia's world junior hockey team does not appear to have resulted in any charges, but the International Ice Hockey Federatio

Jan 3, 2022 6:19 PM Read more >

Provinces announce new measures as Omicron fuels rise in COVID cases, hospitalization

Provinces are putting new measures in place to deal with an Omicron-fuelled rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, including delaying in-person schooling in Ontario by two weeks and bringing in the military to help Quebec speed up its third-dos

Jan 3, 2022 3:47 PM Read more >

Ontario court awards more than $107M to families over deadly Flight 752 shootdown

OTTAWA — An Ontario court has awarded more than $107 million to families of six victims of the Iranian military’s downing of a passenger jet two years ago.

Jan 3, 2022 2:58 PM Read more >

Federal documents hint at sweeping economic impact from central bank 'digital loonie'

OTTAWA — Internal government documents show Finance Department officials believe there could be sweeping implications for the economy if the Bank of Canada ever issued its own cryptocurrency.

Jan 3, 2022 8:10 AM Read more >

COVID crisis in remote communities and a historic agreement: In The News for Jan. 3

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 Jan. 3... What we are watching in Canada ...

Jan 3, 2022 2:30 AM Read more >