Tory MP tests positive COVID on eve of new Parliament
Concern over the vaccination status of Conservative MPs was front and centre on the eve of a new session of Parliament after one of them tested positive for COVID-19.
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Kenney more confident in his leadership following United Conservative Party meeting
Kenney says he met with hundreds of delegates from across Alberta and only one person had something negative to say about COVID-19 vaccine promotion.
COVID vaccines for kids land in Canada
The first batch of COVID-19 vaccines for children landed in Canada on Sunday, November 21, 2021, clearing the way for provinces and territories to gear up in earnest for the next phase of the national mass immunization campaign.
Feds relax EI rules for B.C.'s climate victims
The federal government promised to expedite employment insurance applications and ease travel restrictions at British Columbia's borders on Sunday, November 21, 2021, among a host of measures meant to help residents of the flood-ravaged province recover from recent storms and weather new ones expected in the days ahead.
New Parliament tackles contentious issues
Members of Parliament return to the House of Commons today, November 22, 2021, for the first time in five months.
Kenney admits many are angry with him
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is acknowledging tensions within his United Conservative party, while the UCP president is pleading with members to remain united under the camp's banner.
Death toll rises to four in B.C. as officials warn of next 'atmospheric river'
Senior government officials in British Columbia warned residents on Saturday, November 20, 2021, to brace for another round of weekend rainstorms even as the death toll from floods triggered by the last round of extreme weather continued to rise.
Kenney's fate uncertain as UCP meeting set to begin
The United Conservative Party's annual general meeting is set to begin later today, November 19, 2021, as Premier Jason Kenney deals with rising discontent in his caucus, party and from Albertans.
Canada tossed more than a million COVID-19 vaccine doses
An informal survey of provincial health ministries shows that at least one million doses of Canada's COVID-19 vaccine supply have gone to waste.
Conservative senators face off with O'Toole
Sen. Denise Batters may no longer be welcome in the Conservatives' national caucus but she's still a member of the party's Senate caucus.
RCMP clear Wet'suwet'en protesters blocking pipeline access road
A British Columbia access road that had been blockaded by Indigenous protesters since Sunday has been cleared by the RCMP and can now be used to bring water and other supplies to more than 500 pipeline workers, Coastal GasLink says.
Helicopters drop drinking water at flooded B.C. farms
Karl Meier has spent days battling to save his property and dairy cattle from flooding in British Columbia's Fraser Valley, but he says the biggest issue right now is with local law enforcement.
Liberals to introduce tougher bill banning conversion therapy
The coming proposed legislation would make it illegal to try to change someone's sexual orientation or gender identity through a discredited practice known as conversion therapy.
Floods another blow for B.C. restaurants
Restaurant operators in British Columbia's southern Interior are scrambling after flooding and landslides closed highways and rail lines, cutting businesses off from the supply chains they rely on.
Federal government must protect health-care workers: medical associaton
The Canadian Medical Association is asking the federal government to fulfil its promise to support health-care employees amid continuing online harassment of physicians and other workers.