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Feds drop trucker vaccine mandate, fourth dose questions : In The News for Jan. 13

Feds drop trucker vaccine mandate, fourth dose questions : In The News for Jan. 13

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. 13 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
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Provinces clamour for rapid tests while feds struggle to deliver millions promised

Provinces clamour for rapid tests while feds struggle to deliver millions promised

OTTAWA — Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says Canada is in crisis when it comes to COVID-19 PCR testing capacity, as Ottawa struggles to make good on its promise to deliver 140 million rapid tests to provinces by the end of the month.
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PM needs more info on Quebec's no-vax tax, Ottawa struggles to deliver rapid tests

PM needs more info on Quebec's no-vax tax, Ottawa struggles to deliver rapid tests

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday he needs more information before he can say whether he supports Quebec’s anti-vaccination tax, as Ottawa struggled to make good on its promise to deliver COVID-19 rapid tests.
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Quebec Opposition unconvinced province will impose penalty on unvaccinated

Quebec Opposition unconvinced province will impose penalty on unvaccinated

MONTREAL — Quebec's announcement that it would tax unvaccinated residents sparked strong reaction and pushed Canadian premiers to take a position on it, but the province's official Opposition says it's unconvinced the government will go ahead with it
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Regulator rules it's too early for public group to have role in ATCO probe talks

Regulator rules it's too early for public group to have role in ATCO probe talks

EDMONTON — Alberta's utilities regulator says it's too early in a dispute over alleged wrongdoing by one of the province's main power providers for a consumer's group to address the investigation into ATCO Electric.
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Mounties urge Supreme Court to allow class action on bullying to proceed

Mounties urge Supreme Court to allow class action on bullying to proceed

OTTAWA — Mounties waging a class action against the RCMP over bullying and harassment are telling the Supreme Court of Canada to reject a federal move to have the suit thrown out.
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Trudeau warns of more Russia sanctions amid Moscow military buildup near Ukraine

Trudeau warns of more Russia sanctions amid Moscow military buildup near Ukraine

OTTAWA — Russia may face further Western sanctions as a consequence of its military buildup on the Ukrainian border, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday.
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Women's shelters facing staff shortages amid COVID, high rates of gendered violence

Women's shelters facing staff shortages amid COVID, high rates of gendered violence

OTTAWA — Women's shelter workers are feeling even more pressure as the latest COVID-19 wave hits Canada, fuelled by the highly transmissible Omicron variant.
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Senators taking extra week off, extend adjournment to Feb. 8

Senators taking extra week off, extend adjournment to Feb. 8

OTTAWA — Canada's Senate is taking an additional week off before resuming work in Ottawa.
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A look at the latest COVID-19 developments in Canada

A look at the latest COVID-19 developments in Canada

A look at the latest COVID-19 news in Canada: — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that while he supports measures to encourage vaccination, he needs more details before taking a stance on Quebec's controversial plan to tax people who refuse a COVID-
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