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Canada in 4th wave, top doc says days ahead of expected election call

OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says the country is now in the midst of a fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Theresa Tam's assessment follows a troubling surge in new cases over t...

Aug 12, 2021

Quebec man charged with first-degree murder after woman killed at shopping centre

MONTREAL - A Quebec man has been charged with first-degree murder after a woman was stabbed at a shopping centre Wednesday east of Montreal. Marc-Andr Houle, 43, appeared briefly by videoconference to...

Aug 12, 2021

Report: Trudeau planning to call election for September

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is planning to send Canadians to the polls September 20. According to a Reuters news agency report, Trudeau will make the announcement Sunday.An election call ha...

Aug 12, 2021

Dogs trained to detect COVID-19 in Vancouver health-care facilities

VANCOUVER - Researchers in Vancouver are working to unleash a new weapon they hope will defeat the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19. The canine scent detection program at Vancouver Coastal Hea...

Aug 12, 2021

Debate on vaccine passports would expose Quebecers to conspiracy theories: Legault

MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault is refusing to hold a debate in the legislature on vaccine passports partly because he says he fears Quebecers would be exposed to conspiracy theories. Legaul...

Aug 12, 2021

Canada to donate 10M unused Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses to poor countries

OTTAWA - Canada is donating all 10 million doses of the single-dose vaccine that it purchased from Johnson & Johnson but won't use to low and middle-income countries. Procurement Minister Anita An...

Aug 12, 2021

Quebec brothers accused in sister's abduction denied bail in Amber Alert case

MONTREAL - Two brothers charged in connection with an alleged kidnapping of their teen sister have been denied bail. The 22 and 21-year-old men, whose names are under a publication ban to protect the ...

Aug 12, 2021

PBO estimates federal government will net $177 million from Air Canada deal

OTTAWA - The Parliamentary Budget Officer says the federal government could make about $177 million over ten years from a support deal it reached with Air Canada. The PBO estimate is based on Air Cana...

Aug 12, 2021

Airlines support vaccine passports, Meng hearing continues : In The News for Aug. 12

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. 12 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Aug 12, 2021

The opposition's already on the election trail ahead of an election expected any day

OTTAWA - The federal opposition parties are already off and running as each leader aims to jump the gun on an election race expected to kick off in the coming days. Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole an...

Aug 12, 2021