Canada

COVID-19 highs reported in Ontario and Manitoba as Nunavut orders lockdown

Ontario and Manitoba reported record high COVID-19 case counts on Christmas Eve as Nunavut ordered a full lockdown to prevent further spread of the virus. Health officials across the country said soar...

Dec 24, 2021

Hunger causing more concern than COVID-19 in wintry Afghanistan, say aid agencies

OTTAWA - As the first snowfall dusted the Afghan capital of Kabul earlier this month, Mary-Ellen McGroarty pondered the rough winter that lay ahead. COVID-19 was far from being top of mind. Unlike muc...

Dec 24, 2021

Nunavut orders full lockdown, bans gatherings, over rising COVID-19 cases

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut has ordered an immediate "circuit-breaker" lockdown over rising COVID-19 cases in various communities. The government said Friday that all indoor gatherings are banned and a...

Dec 24, 2021

Feds still plan to act on credit card fees as merchants worry over pandemic delays

OTTAWA - The Finance Department says the federal government hasn't abandoned a Liberal pledge to lower the fees merchants pay every time a shopper pays with a credit card. The Liberals promised in the...

Dec 24, 2021

Polls suggest decline in mental health, but point to clues on how to address it

OTTAWA - A review of polling data is giving a new look at the toll the COVID-19 pandemic is having on the mental health of Canadians. The review is based on a series of online Leger surveys over the c...

Dec 24, 2021

In Christmas message, Trudeau says Canadians can be hopeful amid the pandemic

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there is still reason for Canadians to be hopeful despite the ongoing crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic. In his annual Christmas message, Trudeau says that wh...

Dec 24, 2021

Queuing for COVID boosters and deadly ferry fire: In The News for Dec. 24

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. 24 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Dec 24, 2021

Boosters shots and COVID test kits topping Canadian's wish lists

On the eve of the Christmas holiday, COVID-19 booster shots and rapid test kits are topping the wish lists of many Canadians as case numbers rocket to record highs across much of the nation. Fuelled b...

Greg Fry Dec 24, 2021

'The right thing to do': Canadians differ on holiday plans in light of Omicron threat

It's beginning to look a lot like ... last year. Festive feasts, gift exchanges and winter fun with loved ones are being cancelled or limited as COVID-19 rips through Canada for the second holiday sea...

Dec 24, 2021

Can she lift Tory fortunes? Manitoba premier promises COVID relief and calmer waters

WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Heather Stefansonhas promised a more collaborative approach than her predecessor. And two months into the job, she has already reversed some of Brian Pallister's most unpop...

Dec 24, 2021