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Girl, 10, coming to Canada killed at Taliban checkpoint

A 10-year-old girl who was approved to come with her family to Canada from Afghanistan was killed when gunfire erupted at a Taliban checkpoint.

Dec 17, 2021 4:37 PM Read more >

Judge rejects challenge of Manitoba's Progressive Conservative leadership vote

WINNIPEG — A judge rejected a court challenge Friday of the vote that made Heather Stefanson leader of Manitoba's Progressive Conservatives and the province's premier. Shelly Glover, who came up just short with 49 per cent of the ballots on Oct.

Dec 17, 2021 4:09 PM Read more >

Infant dies of COVID-19 in Montreal, hospital says baby was born healthy

MONTREAL — An infant has died of COVID-19 at a Montreal hospital. The Sainte-Justine children's hospital says the baby, who was less than two months old, died of the disease on Thursday.

Dec 17, 2021 3:29 PM Read more >

Quebec woman who murdered stepdaughter must spend at least 13 years in prison

TROIS-RIVIÈRES, Que. — A Superior Court judge has sentenced a Granby, Que., woman convicted of murdering her seven-year-old stepdaughter to life in prison with no chance of parole for 13 years.

Dec 17, 2021 3:21 PM Read more >

Liberal government gets all its priority legislation enacted before Christmas break

OTTAWA — Senators have speedily passed legislation to provide federally regulated workers with 10 days of paid sick leave and to protect health-care workers from harassment and intimidation.

Dec 17, 2021 2:19 PM Read more >

Northwest Territories loosens COVID-19 isolation requirements, increases testing

YELLOWKNIFE — Northwest Territories parents with partially vaccinated children no longer need to self-isolate for COVID-19 when they return from travel. N.W.T. chief public health officer Dr.

Dec 17, 2021 1:52 PM Read more >

Politics versus practicalities: the cross-border battle over Biden's EV tax credits

WASHINGTON — The tax-credit scheme that President Joe Biden is proposing to encourage U.S. consumers to buy more electric vehicles might never be implemented in its current form, say veteran observers of both North America's auto sector and Canada-U.

Dec 17, 2021 1:51 PM Read more >

What Canadian health officials know so far about the Omicron variant of COVID-19

Public health officials warn the Omicron variant could propel an enormous spike in COVID-19 cases over the next few months. But there's still a lot scientists need to learn about the latest mutation.

Dec 17, 2021 1:13 PM Read more >

The desperate battle with Omicron and new pandemic aid: In The News for Dec. 17

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 Dec. 17... What we are watching in Canada ...

Dec 17, 2021 2:30 AM Read more >

Justin Trudeau shares father's dislike of clause allowing override of charter rights

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shares his late father's disdain for the constitutional "notwithstanding clause" and he's not ruling out asking the Supreme Court to weigh in on Quebec's pre-emptive use of it to trample the rights of religious

Dec 17, 2021 2:00 AM Read more >