Canada

CP NewsAlert: Canucks games against Leafs postponed as team returns from COVID

VANCOUVER - The NHL has postponed a pair of games between the Canucks and Toronto Maple Leafs as Vancouver continues to work its way back from a COVID-19 outbreak. The Leafs were set to play in Vancou...

Apr 16, 2021

Committee reverses itself on wrapping up investigation into military misconduct

OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee is reversing a decision to wrap up its investigation into sexual misconduct in Canada's military. Earlier this week, the Bloc Quebecois had joined Liberal members...

Apr 16, 2021

'Quite fitting.' Prince Philip's funeral an online event for all but a few in Canada

HALIFAX - The options for Canadians planning to pay their respects to Prince Philip during his funeral Saturday will be largely limited to small gatherings in front of TV or computer screens. Thanks t...

Apr 16, 2021

N.S., N.L. premiers oppose sharing their vaccine supplies with harder-hit provinces

HALIFAX - Two East Coast premiers say they're opposed to sharing their vaccine supplies with harder-hit provinces but are willing to consider lending other medical support. Nova Scotia Premier Iain Ra...

Apr 16, 2021

COVID-19 outbreak declared in Iqaluit as infection numbers rise after first case

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut has declared an outbreak of COVID-19 in Iqaluit after 12 new cases were reported overnight.There are now 13 active cases in the capital city of about 8,000 people.The city w...

Apr 16, 2021

73,000 Quebec teachers plan to walk off the job for more than two hours April 27

MONTREAL - Around 73,000 Quebec teachers say they will walk off the job for several hours on April 27. The strike is scheduled to take place from 2:45 p.m. to 5 p.m. and will be the second strike day ...

Apr 16, 2021

NewsAlert: Ontario asks other provinces, territories to send nurses as COVID surges

TORONTO - Ontario is pleading with other provinces to send nurses and other health workers as it buckles under surging COVID-19 infections.In a letter to all provinces and territories, the Ontario gov...

Apr 16, 2021

Expectations high as Trudeau Liberals get ready to unveil first pandemic budget

OTTAWA - The Liberals will look to thread an economic needle with Monday's budget, while dealing with a minority Parliament where the document's defeat would topple the government. It has been more th...

Greg Fry Apr 16, 2021

Liberal government pressed to delay tax filing deadline from end of April

OTTAWA - The federal government is coming under pressure to extend this month's tax-filing deadline, much like it did last year during the first wave of COVID-19. The Opposition Conservatives are aski...

Apr 16, 2021

Trudeau sending help to Ontario as Pfizer vaccine supply bolstered by 8 million doses

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says more doses of COVID-19 vaccines are coming soon from Pfizer-BioNTech, and the federal government will deploy the Canadian Red Cross to help Ontario with their mobile...

Apr 16, 2021