Canada

COVID-19 cases more than double in the Northwest Territories in one day

YELLOWKNIFE - Cases of COVID-19 have more than doubled in the Northwest Territories, rising to 74 cases Tuesday night from 34 a day earlier. There were 57 cases in the territory's Sahtu region - inclu...

Aug 18, 2021

O'Toole takes aim at Trudeau, Singh as inflation numbers shift focus of campaign

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is blaming his political opponents for the decade-high pace of price growth being reported today. Statistics Canada reports that headline inflation in July hi...

Greg Fry Aug 18, 2021

Military officer who led vaccine campaign faces sexual assault charge

OTTAWA - The military officer who led Canada's COVID-19 vaccine distribution campaign has been charged with one count of sexual assault. Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin presented himself to police in Gatineau, ...

Aug 18, 2021

July inflation rate, Tories win in NS : In The News for Aug. 18, 2021

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 Aug. 18, 2021... What we are watching in Canad...

Aug 18, 2021

Meng extradition hearing enters final day; judge expected to reserve her decision

VANCOUVER - Meng Wanzhou's extradition hearing is expected to wrap up today with lawyers for Canada's attorney general making their final submissions in the case that has soured Canada's relationship ...

Aug 18, 2021

Nova Scotia Progressive Conservatives to take power after surprising election win

HALIFAX, United Kingdom - Nova Scotia's Progressive Conservatives are preparing to take power after voters handed them a majority mandate in Tuesday's election. Premier-designate Tim Houston's party s...

Aug 18, 2021

A look at COVID-19 reopening plans across the country

As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase, the provinces and territories have been releasing their reopening plans for businesses, events and recreational facilities. Most of the plans are based on each ...

Aug 17, 2021

A look at Nova Scotia's new premier, Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Houston

For the first time since 2009, Nova Scotia will have a Progressive Conservative premier. Tory Leader Tim Houston led his party to victory with a campaign that promised to spend massively on health car...

Aug 17, 2021

General who once ran vaccine campaign expects to face sex assault charge

A lawyer for Maj.-Gen Dany Fortin, who previously oversaw Canada's vaccine rollout campaign, says the military officer expects to be charged with one count of sexual assault. The lawyer, who did not w...

Aug 17, 2021

Speaker Anthony Rota cites Afghan detainee matter in court dispute over documents

OTTAWA - The Speaker of the House of Commons points to a decade-old dispute over records about Afghan detainees in arguing a current federal attempt to shield documents about two fired scientists shou...

Aug 17, 2021