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Health ministers making progress on funding talks, finding common ground: Duclos

Health ministers making progress on funding talks, finding common ground: Duclos

OTTAWA — The impasse over a new federal-provincial health-care deal has broken as both sides close in on how to get better results from new spending, federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said Friday.
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Smith's office mum on investigating whether staffer contacted Alberta prosecutors

Smith's office mum on investigating whether staffer contacted Alberta prosecutors

EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith’s office says it would be wrong if a staffer contacted prosecutors about cases involving the Coutts, Alta., border crossing blockade, but hasn’t committed to investigating whether that happened.
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Police in India arrest third man in smuggling deaths of family in Canada

Police in India arrest third man in smuggling deaths of family in Canada

Police in India say a third man has been charged in the deaths of four members of a family who froze in southern Manitoba while trying to cross into the United States. They say the man allegedly acted as a scout for potential immigrants to the U.S.
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Talks in Germany end without decision on sending Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine

Talks in Germany end without decision on sending Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine

OTTAWA — Defence Minister Anita Anand was heading home from a meeting in Germany on Friday after she and her counterparts from the United States and across Europe failed to make much headway on whether to provide battle tanks to Ukraine.
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Second allegation of sexual misconduct surfaces against prominent Quebec cardinal

Second allegation of sexual misconduct surfaces against prominent Quebec cardinal

MONTREAL — The Roman Catholic archdiocese of Quebec City confirmed Friday that it had received a second complaint from a woman alleging sexual misconduct by Cardinal Marc Ouellet, the former archbishop in the Quebec capital.
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Elizabeth May looks to grow the Green Party as she returns to leadership, with help

Elizabeth May looks to grow the Green Party as she returns to leadership, with help

OTTAWA — The Green Party's Elizabeth May is keeping her attention on climate action and on internal growth after disappointing results during her brief hiatus as party leader.
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Ottawa gives $40M to Atlantic shellfish farmers hit by post-tropical storm Fiona

Ottawa gives $40M to Atlantic shellfish farmers hit by post-tropical storm Fiona

SPRINGBROOK, P.E.I. —East Coast mussel and oyster farmers hit by post-tropical storm Fiona are receiving $40 million over two years to help them recover from the damage and build back more resilient systems.
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Ottawa paves the way for commercial space launches from within Canada

Ottawa paves the way for commercial space launches from within Canada

LONGUEUIL, Que. — Ottawa is hoping to capitalize on the country's vast geography and space expertise to lure in companies that want to launch commercial space flights from Canadian soil.
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In The News for Jan. 20 : Will the Bank of Canada raise its interest rates again?

In The News for Jan. 20 : Will the Bank of Canada raise its interest rates again?

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. 20 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
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How thieves stole a Toronto condo in 'total title fraud', selling it for $970,000

How thieves stole a Toronto condo in 'total title fraud', selling it for $970,000

The professional photographs posted on a property tour website last year show Moffy Yu's condo in downtown Toronto, a light-filled two-bedroom home with floor-to-ceiling windows framing sweeping views from the tallest residential tower in Canada.
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