Canada

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, May 4, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, May 4, 2021. There are 1,249,950 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,249,950 confirmed cases (82,700 active, ...

May 04, 2021

CP NewsAlert: Alberta moves students online, closes patios, limits retail shopping

EDMONTON - Alberta will soon move all students to online learning and close restaurant patios, hair salons and tattoo parlours to combat an alarming surge in COVID-19 cases. Premier Jason Kenney says ...

May 04, 2021

'Kiss baby for me': First use of DNA to link Franklin expedition sailor to descendant

Canadian archeologists have used DNA analysis to identify the remains of a Franklin expedition sailor and to link him with his modern-day descendants. "The news came by email and I was at work," said ...

May 04, 2021

Accused of lacking sensitivity, Legault doubles down on comments about immigrants

Quebec Premier Franois Legault said Tuesday he has no regrets about comments he made on immigration to a business crowd last week. Legault had said that every time the government accepts an immigrant ...

May 04, 2021

What to know about NACI, blood clots and the AstraZeneca and J&J COVID-19 vaccines

OTTAWA - With thousands of doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine creeping towards their expiration date in freezers across Canada, many provinces moved in mid-April to let people as young as 40 start ge...

May 04, 2021

Solving public shootings a 'top priority' for Metro Vancouver police: Delta chief

DELTA, B.C. - The police chief in Delta, B.C., offered comfort to community members following two brazen daytime shootings outside shopping malls on the Lower Mainland, saying officers across the regi...

May 04, 2021

B.C. woman airlifted to hospital with serious injuries in a cougar attack

AGASSIZ, B.C. - The British Columbia Conservation Officer Service says a woman has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after being attacked by a cougar. The service posted on Twitter that...

May 04, 2021

'A lot of blood.' Dennis Oland's wife accused him of intimate partner violence

Less than a year after New Brunswick businessman Dennis Oland was found not guilty of killing his multimillionaire father, Oland's wife applied for a restraining order, alleging her husband was prone ...

May 04, 2021

Canada will align policy on 'vaccine passports' with international allies: Trudeau

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada may require international travellers to prove they were vaccinated against COVID-19 before they can enter the country. Speaking at a news conference ...

May 04, 2021

Quebec junior cabinet minister Marie-Ève Proulx resigns over harassment allegations

Quebec's regional economic development minister has resigned following allegations she psychologically harassed her staff. Marie-ve Proulx met today with Premier Franois Legault, who told reporters th...

May 04, 2021