Canada

Annamie Paul says 'small group' of party execs behind court case against Green leader

OTTAWA - Green Leader Annamie Paul is seeking to frame a legal challenge from her own party as the work of a "small group" of outgoing executives that amounts to a "one-sided attack." Backed by sign-t...

Jul 22, 2021

More evacuations ordered in B.C. as wildfires flare, fanned by strong winds

Residents in more areas of British Columbia have been forced from their homes indefinitely, this time by wildfires whipped up by strong winds in the southeastern part of the province. The Regional Dis...

Greg Fry Jul 22, 2021

Remains of fourth Canadian pulled from Florida condo collapse identified by police

MONTREAL - Miami-Dade police say a body pulled from a collapsed condominium building in South Florida has been identified as Anastasia Gromova, from Montreal. The police force confirmed the identity o...

Jul 22, 2021

Federal Islamophobia summit, Linda O'Leary trial wraps up: In The News for July 22

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 July 22 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Jul 22, 2021

Feds host Islamophobia summit after series of deadly attacks across Canada

OTTAWA - The federal government is hosting a summit on Islamophobia today following a series of violent, targeted attacks that killed or injured Muslim Canadians and left communities across the countr...

Jul 22, 2021

'Celebrating with sadness': Muslims mark sombre Eid, some without health restrictions

EDMONTON - Haseeb Azhar says it felt odd hugging a Muslim co-worker and friend in Edmonton as he wished him a happy Eid. "Some people were hesitating ... it felt very weird," said the manager at a ste...

Jul 22, 2021

Government docs on porn regulator will take six years to access: Justice Department

OTTAWA - A New Democrat MP's request for documents related to a new regulator that will handle child pornography and exploitive material could take over half a decade for the government to process. In...

Jul 22, 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...

Jul 21, 2021

State of local emergency lifted after fatal crane collapse in Kelowna, B.C.

KELOWNA, B.C. - An evacuation order has been lifted in an area around the British Columbia construction site where five people died after a crane collapsed. Central Okanagan Emergency Operations says ...

Jul 21, 2021

Yukon to lift restrictions on travel and indoor gatherings as vaccination rates climb

WHITEHORSE - The Yukon government says rising vaccination rates mean several COVID-19 restrictions are expected to be lifted next month. Acting chief medical health officer Dr. Catherine Elliott says ...

Jul 21, 2021