Canada

N.S. mass killer shot himself in head as police were opening fire at gas station

HALIFAX - A public inquiry heard evidence today that the Nova Scotia gunman who murdered 22 people in 2020 likely shot himself in the head within seconds of two officers firing on him. Dr. Matthew Bow...

Apr 13, 2022

Trudeau says budget measures will help Canadians weather Bank of Canada rate hike

LAVAL, Que. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government's new budget will help Canadians weather the Bank of Canada's new interest rate hike, its highest in more than 20 years. Trudeau told re...

Apr 13, 2022

Trudeau welcomes talk of Russia's action in Ukraine as genocide

OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau says it is "absolutely right" that people are describing Russia's actions in Ukraine as genocide. The prime minister says there are official, legal procedures for determining w...

Apr 13, 2022

COVID-19 vaccines in national stockpile starting to expire as uptake slows

OTTAWA - Health Canada says almost 1.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines held in a national inventory have expired since January. That includes more than 420,000 doses of Moderna's vaccine that expir...

Apr 13, 2022

Quebec Halloween night sword attack trial suspended because of COVID-19 outbreak

QUEBEC - The trial of a man charged in Quebec's Halloween night sword attack has been postponed until next week after a second juror tested positive for COVID-19. Carl Girouard, 26, is charged with tw...

Apr 13, 2022

Victim feared N.S. mass killer might come to her house, an hour before he arrived

HALIFAX - The final victim in Nova Scotia's mass shooting knew the killer and told her daughter she was afraid he could be headed for her home, about an hour before he arrived in her driveway on April...

Apr 13, 2022

Winter storm warnings in place for much of southern Manitoba, parts of Saskatchewan

A storm Environment Canada has said has the potential to be the "worst blizzard in decades" is taking aim at parts of the Prairies, with winter storm warnings in place for much of southern Manitoba an...

Apr 13, 2022

BoC rate announcement today, access needed for COVID pill: In The News for April 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 April 13 ... What we are watching in Canada .....

Apr 13, 2022

Muslim charity seeks court shutdown of federal audit, alleging systemic Islamophobia

OTTAWA - Canada's largest grassroots Muslim organization is asking a court to halt a federal audit of its activities as a registered charity, alleging the probe is discriminatory and violates its char...

Apr 13, 2022

Paxlovid key in COVID fight, but easy access is important: doctors

A pill to treat COVID-19 appears to be the country's best hope, outside of vaccines and strong public health measures, to keep hospitals from being overrun with cases of the virus now and in the futur...

Apr 13, 2022