Canada

Quebec reports 644 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths as hospitalizations remain stable

MONTREAL - Quebec is reporting 644 new cases of COVID-19 today and two more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus. COVID-19-related hospitalizations remained unchanged compared with the day befor...

Oct 14, 2021

Bloc call for Brome-Missisquoi recount halted, confirming federal seat for Liberals

OTTAWA - The Liberals have been confirmed as winners in the Quebec riding of Brome-Missisquoi after the Bloc Quebecois halted a recount of federal election votes. The recount was requested by Marilou ...

Oct 14, 2021

Supreme Court orders new trial in shooting death of Indigenous man

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada is ordering a new trial for an Ontario resident who was acquitted after shooting and killing an Indigenous man in 2016. Peter Khill, of Binbrook, Ont., was found n...

Oct 14, 2021

Settling Afghan refugees, TDSB report on Lytton wildfire : In The News for Oct. 14

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 Oct. 14 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Greg Fry Oct 14, 2021

Point Roberts, Wash., leaders want COVID test exemption for Canadian visitors

VANCOUVER - COVID-19 testing requirements for Canadians driving home from the United States could only prolong the hardships for the tiny coastal town of Point Roberts, Wash., community leaders say. P...

Oct 14, 2021

Volunteers who supported Syrian refugees reconnecting to help Afghan newcomers

TORONTO - Volunteers who helped Syrian refugees settle in Canada six years ago are coming together once more to help Afghans who've recently arrived in the country. Their efforts - which range from se...

Oct 14, 2021

'Going forward, is it OK? Absolutely not': Fuel in water not dangerous short-term

IQALUIT, Nunavut - A University of Saskatchewan professor who has worked in Iqaluit says any amount of fuel in drinking water is unsafe, but drinking it over the short term isn't necessarily dangerous...

Oct 14, 2021

TSB to release report into possible link between rail and wildfire in Lytton, B.C.

RICHMOND, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board was scheduled to release the results of its investigation today into the "possible relation" between train activities and a wildfire this summer in Lyt...

Oct 14, 2021

Conservative national council suspends member after bid to recall O'Toole as leader

OTTAWA - A member of the Conservative Party of Canada's national council has been suspended after spearheading an effort to trigger an early review of Erin O'Toole's leadership. Bert Chen sat as a rep...

Oct 13, 2021

Inquiry into Nova Scotia mass killing delays hearings until late January

HALIFAX - The commission of inquiry investigating the mass killing in Nova Scotia that claimed 22 lives last year is delaying hearings scheduled for this month until late January. The commission said ...

Oct 13, 2021