Canada

The Canadian Press receives four National Newspaper Award nominations for photos

The National Newspaper Awards have named the finalists for its annual journalism honours and given four nominations to The Canadian Press. The national newswire agency received the nominations in vari...

Mar 18, 2022

Charest says leaders must listen to health experts on lifting federal COVID mandates

OTTAWA - Jean Charest says when it comes to lifting federal COVID-19 mandates, leaders should listen to health experts and not replace that advice with their own judgment. Federal Conservatives and th...

Mar 18, 2022

Bump in COVID-19 cases 'not unexpected' as public health measures lifted, Tam says

OTTAWA - Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says increased COVID-19 transmission is "not unexpected" as public health measures are lifted and cases pick up internationally. Tam says the numbe...

Greg Fry Mar 18, 2022

Canada's inflation fears and targeting Ukrainian civilians: In The News for Mar. 18

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 Mar. 18 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Mar 18, 2022

Two years in, no moving on from COVID-19 for Canada's exhausted health-care workers

MONTREAL - COVID-19 cases continue to roll into the two Toronto-area hospitals where Eram Chhogala works as a trauma nurse. The numbers have dwindled to a stream instead of a wave, but each is a remin...

Mar 18, 2022

Canadians cutting back spending on groceries, restaurants as inflation rises: poll

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests Canadians are looking for ways to cut back on spending as their concerns about the cost of living rise alongside headline inflation rates. Four-fifths of respondents to th...

Mar 18, 2022

Brian Jean returns to Alberta legislature as UCP member with anti-Kenney intentions

EDMONTON - Alberta's newest United Conservative Party member of the legislature returned to the house Thursday to applause but also to an accusation that he is colluding with the Opposition NDP. Brian...

Mar 17, 2022

Emergency preparedness ministers say a national flood insurance program is needed

OTTAWA - Federal, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for emergency preparedness are working to launch a new national flood insurance program to protect homeowners in high-risk flood zone...

Mar 17, 2022

Two Ontario students 'stable' after deadly crash in Texas

Two students from Ontario are recovering in hospital following a deadly crash between a pickup truck and a van carrying a college golf team in Texas. Nine people were killed in the fiery Tuesday night...

Mar 17, 2022

Vigil for Saudi activist Raif Badawi calls for reunification with family in Quebec

MONTREAL - Nearly a week after Saudi activist Raif Badawi's release from prison, supporters in Montreal called Thursday for him to be allowed to leave Saudi Arabia and rejoin his family in Quebec. Abo...

Mar 17, 2022