Canada

Excess profits tax would reap $7.9 billion for government, budget watchdog says

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says a hypothetical tax on big corporations' excess profits last year would generate $7.9 billion for the federal government. The estimate by budget officer Y...

Apr 27, 2021

Interprovincial travel and a dire situation in India: In The News for April 27

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 April 27 ... What we are watching in Canada .....

Apr 27, 2021

Tory senators hold up start of parliamentary review of assisted dying law

OTTAWA - Conservative senators are holding up the start of a long-awaited, legally required, special parliamentary committee that is supposed to review Canada's assisted dying regime. The various part...

Apr 27, 2021

Canadians view Derek Chauvin guilty verdict in George Floyd death as good news: poll

OTTAWA - A new survey suggests a vast majority of Canadians believe the verdict that found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of the murder of George Floyd was good news. A jury fo...

Apr 27, 2021

Human Rights Watch demands action against Israel for 'crimes against humanity'

OTTAWA - An international human-rights organization is calling on the Trudeau government to take action against alleged "crimes against humanity" by the Israeli government. The demand from Human Right...

Apr 27, 2021

Who have provinces pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?

As COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have released details of who can expect to receive a shot in the coming weeks. The military commander handling l...

Greg Fry Apr 27, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Monday. April 26, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Monday April 26, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 263,044 new vaccinations administered for a total of 12,307,7...

Apr 26, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, April 26, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 9:30 p.m. ET on Monday April 26, 2021. There are 1,187,918 confirmed cases in Canada. Canada: 1,187,918 confirmed cases (85,178 active, 1...

Apr 26, 2021

No election yet as Liberal minority government survives third budget confidence vote

OTTAWA - With the help of the NDP, Justin Trudeau's minority Liberal government has survived the last of three confidence votes on its massive budget. The House of Commons approved Monday the governme...

Apr 26, 2021

RCMP say three dead after helicopter crashes near Resolute Bay in Nunavut

A helicopter trip to survey polar bear populations in the High Arctic ended tragically on the weekend in a crash that killed three people. RCMP said the chopper went down on Griffith Island, about 20 ...

Apr 26, 2021