Canada

Some evacuation orders, alerts, lifted near B.C. wildfire but heat set to return

Residents of nearly 400 properties on one flank of a destructive wildfire in British Columbia's southern Interior are being allowed to head home. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has downgraded a...

Aug 10, 2021

O'Toole warns Canadians not safe in China after court upholds death sentence

OTTAWA - Federal Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is accusing Beijing of using the death penalty for political purposes after a Chinese court upheld a Canadian's death sentence. O'Toole is also reopen...

Aug 10, 2021

Moderna to sign agreement to build mRNA production plant in Canada

OTTAWA - U.S. drug maker Moderna will sign an agreement with the Canadian government today promising to build an mRNA production plant in Canada. Moderna CEO Stphane Bancel will sign the memorandum of...

Aug 10, 2021

Chinese court rejects Canadian appeal, Meng extradition case: In The News for Aug. 10

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. 10 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Aug 10, 2021

Crown lawyers to argue against stay of proceedings in Meng's extradition case

VANCOUVER - Lawyers for Canada's attorney general are expected to argue against a stay of proceedings in the extradition case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. Today's arguments are expected to be the...

Aug 10, 2021

A look at COVID-19 reopening plans across the country

As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase and case numbers drop across the country, the provinces and territories have begun releasing the reopening plans for businesses, events and recreational faciliti...

Aug 09, 2021

A look at COVID-19 reopening plans across the country

As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase and case numbers drop across the country, the provinces and territories have begun releasing the reopening plans for businesses, events and recreational faciliti...

Aug 09, 2021

Group finishes six-week walk to honour children, survivors of residential schools

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A six-week, 2,000-kilometre walk to honour children and survivors of residential schools that began in Yukon ended Monday in Kamloops, B.C., "ground zero for where the truth broke out...

Aug 09, 2021

Two more key officials depart Green Party amid staffing upheaval as election looms

OTTAWA - A pair of top officials are departing the Greens as financial strain and internal strife continue to take a toll on the party ahead of a likely election this year. Leader Annamie Paul's inter...

Aug 09, 2021

Five years later: Mother of Colten Boushie still demanding change in justice system

WHITECAP, Sask. - The mother of a young Indigenous man shot and killed five years ago in Saskatchewan says there still needs to be change in the justice system. Debbie Baptiste also says she misses he...

Aug 09, 2021