Canada

Alberta reports three cases of new COVID subvariant, more hospitalizations, deaths

EDMONTON - Alberta Health says it has detected three cases of the BA. 2 variant and reported its second-highest rate of hospitalizations due to COVID-19. The province says there were 1,418 hospitaliza...

Jan 26, 2022

A look at the latest COVID-19 developments in Canada

A look at the latest COVID-19 news in Canada: - Quebec has launched an online portal to track COVID-19 rapid test results, even as experts and government officials admit there are limits to the accura...

Jan 26, 2022

Ottawa police contact trucker convoy leaders, preparing for potential violence

Ottawa police say they have been in touch with leaders of a trucker convoy over weekend protest plans in the capital and are getting ready for a several scenarios - including violence. Ottawa police C...

Jan 26, 2022

CP NewsAlert: Four people found dead at home in Richmond, B.C.

RICHMOND, B.C. - Police say four people were found dead at a home in Richmond, B.C., in what they describe as a targeted shooting. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says officers were called ...

Jan 26, 2022

Trudeau cabinet mulls new Russia-Ukraine moves as U.S. suggests new export controls

OTTAWA - The Liberal government's cabinet retreat wraps later today with pressure mounting on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to take substantive new action on addressing the Ukraine-Russia crisis. The ...

Jan 26, 2022

B.C. Appeal Court extends injunction against protests at Fairy Creek until September

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Court of Appeal has overturned a lower-court ruling and extended an injunction against old-growth logging protests until September on Vancouver Island. A panel of three ...

Jan 26, 2022

Conservative MPs await results of election review — but don't expect to see it all

OTTAWA - Conservative MPs meeting for a two-day retreat say they don't expect to be shown the entire review into the party's election loss. Former Alberta MP James Cumming is set to present the findin...

Jan 26, 2022

Future of transit at stake, big-city mayors say in plea for federal funds

OTTAWA - Canada's big-city mayors are calling for the federal government's help to make up huge shortfalls in transit revenue that threaten to derail the nation's transit systems. The Big City Mayors'...

Jan 26, 2022

Survey reveals widening gap between views of double-vaxxed and boosted people

OTTAWA - A new survey suggests a widening gap between the pandemic views of people who have opted to get a COVID-19 vaccine booster and those who are holding steady with only two shots. A web panel su...

Jan 26, 2022

Poll suggests some Canadians are feeling brighter about the economy, own finances

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests some Canadians are feeling more upbeat about the state of the domestic economy and their own pocketbooks, though not quite as positive as they were before the COVID-19 pan...

Jan 26, 2022