Canada

Report calls for risk mitigation for vessels in Canadian Arctic after ship grounded

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is calling for mandatory risk mitigation measures for vessels operating in the Canadian Arctic after a passenger boat ran aground nearly three years ago. The ...

May 21, 2021

Let's turn on splash pads, Ottawa's mayor tells Ontario after reopening plan OKs golf

OTTAWA - The mayor of Canada's capital city is asking residents to make waves about the need for Ontario to allow splash pads to open as temperatures soar. Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson is calling on people...

May 21, 2021

Garneau welcomes ceasefire ending 11-day war in Gaza, Israel that killed hundreds

OTTAWA - Global Affairs Minister Marc Garneau says Canada welcomes a ceasefire ending the 11-day war between Israel and Hamas that left hundreds of people dead. In a statement posted on his Twitter ac...

May 21, 2021

New survey a 'first step' to dismantling anti-Black racism, says researcher

Seven in 10 Black Canadians have experienced racism on a regular or occasional basis, suggests a preliminary study that experts are calling a "first step" toward dismantling systemic discrimination. R...

May 21, 2021

Members of Ontario church cannot sue over expulsion from congregation: Supreme Court

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says former members of an Ontario church cannot go to court over their expulsion from the congregation. Five members of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church of C...

May 21, 2021

Holding Iran accountable and vaccine passports: In The News for May 21

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 May 21 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

May 21, 2021

Canadians in Japan say the Olympics should be cancelled

Canadian Jordan Dallaire-Gagn just wanted to be part of the largest sporting event in the world. Working or volunteering at the Tokyo Olympics was top of mind when the Montrealer moved to Japan a litt...

May 21, 2021

U.S. cruise law puts B.C. economic impacts at risk: Harbour authority

VANCOUVER - When the U.S. House of Representatives swiftly passed legislation amending a historical law that some say could have severe consequences for British Columbia's port communities, it came as...

May 21, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, May 20, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, May 20, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 396,687 new vaccinations administered for a total of 19,840,...

May 20, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, May 20, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, May 20, 2021. There are 1,347,445 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,347,445 confirmed cases (59,968 active...

May 20, 2021