Vancouver council unanimously backs drug decriminalization, seeks feds' approval
Councillors in Vancouver have voted unanimously to ask the federal government to decriminalize possession of small amounts of illicit drugs.
Manitoba announces tougher COVID-19 restrictions as Doug Ford hints at new measures in Ontario
Manitoba, which has the highest per capita COVID-19 infection rate in Canada, has announced it’s tightening the rules for social gatherings and shopping.
Supreme Court sides with Maple Leaf Foods meat recall case
A Supreme Court of Canada ruling has dealt a blow to Mr. Sub franchisees in their quest for compensation over losses experienced during a Listeria outbreak.
Whole Foods employee poppy ban under attack by Premier Doug Ford
Grocery retailer Whole Foods Market is facing sharp criticism for a policy that forbids employees from wearing poppies, prompting Ontario’s premier to promise legislation that would prohibit such a rule.
Ranks of long-term unemployed swell even as economy added 84,000 jobs in October
Nearly 450,000 were considered long−term unemployed last month, meaning they had been without a job for 27 weeks or more, with their ranks swelling by 79,000 in September and then 151,000 more in October.
Americans in Canada say tight U.S. election shows power of individual vote
"It won’t settle things, not with Donald Trump," Murphy said if Biden gets 270 Electoral College votes. "He just thinks that he can make the rules and change the rules."
Canada's top doctor unveils new three-layer non-medical masks and winter COVID-19 advice
The country’s top doctor unveiled new recommendations Tuesday for non-medical masks, saying they should be made of at least three layers and stressing their importance as the country heads indoors for winter amid a surging COVID-19 case count.
Focus on infrastructure, involve community to fix reserve water issues: observers
Training residents to manage First Nation water facilities, ensuring distribution systems function properly, and developing standards for on−reserve water infrastructure are all examples of what can be done to solve the issues such as those experienced by the Neskantaga First Nation, experts and Indigenous officials said.
Feds provide $100 million to research ways to cut GHG emissions in oil and gas
The federal government says it will provide $100 million from its strategic innovation fund over four years to accelerate the development and use of technologies to lower the oil and gas industry’s environmental impact.
Liberals can play politics, Tories will focus on issues, O'Toole says
The government survived the subsequent confidence vote on that motion — which would have created a special committee to investigate the WE Charity affair and other alleged examples of corruption — with NDP, Green and Independent MPs grudgingly joining with the Liberals on Wednesday to defeat the motion.