Canada

Senate Democrats speak out in defence of Canada's plan to ban single-use plastics

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A prominent group of Senate Democrats is speaking out in defence of Canada's plan to ban single-use plastics. Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Verm...

Dec 11, 2020

Feds say all large provinces need stronger COVID-19 response 'now'

New federal forecasts say all large provinces need to strengthen their COVID-19 response "now," with data suggesting the death toll could hit nearly 15,000 on Christmas Day. Updated modelling indicate...

Greg Fry Dec 11, 2020

More arrests made in dispute over Indigenous lobster fishing in Nova Scotia: RCMP

MIDDLE WEST PUBNICO, N.S. - The Nova Scotia RCMP confirmed today they have arrested 21 people as they continue to investigate a violent confrontation at a lobster pound at the centre of a dispute over...

Dec 11, 2020

Ontario's vaccine rollout plan and charges in Beirut blast: In The News for Dec. 11

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kick-start your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 11 ... What we are watching in Canada .....

Dec 11, 2020

Tipping point? Experts say the Paris agreement changed the climate on climate

Five years after it was passed, the Paris agreement may finally be changing the climate on climate change. "I've always known we're not going to act as soon as we could have," said Mark Jaccard, a wid...

Dec 11, 2020

Kids need media literacy education to match the rise of social networks: experts

Kids in Canada need greater access to up-to-date media literacy education to help them navigate what's real and what's fake or misleading online, experts say. The rise of social media has led to the p...

Dec 11, 2020

Canada not immune to QAnon as pandemic fuels conspiracy theories, experts say

Conspiracy theories, including those propagated by the once-fringe QAnon movement, have gained traction as the COVID-19 pandemic fuels fear, social and economic insecurity, and mistrust in authorities...

Dec 11, 2020

Psychiatrist retained by prosecution to continue testimony at van attack trial

TORONTO - The prosecution's final witness in Toronto's van attack trial will continue his testimony today. Forensic psychiatrist Dr. Scott Woodside says Alek Minassian told him he believed he would fa...

Dec 11, 2020

Interim B.C. money laundering report out, but final inquiry results will be delayed

VANCOUVER - The commissioner of the British Columbia public inquiry into money laundering says his final report will be delayed beyond the original May 2021 deadline. British Columbia Supreme Court Ju...

Dec 10, 2020

B.C. baby of mother in coma from COVID-19 is 'strong and healthy,' aunt says

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The aunt of a B.C. infant born while his mother was in a coma due to COVID-19 complications says the family is trying to stay hopeful but keep their expectations reasonable as she r...

Dec 10, 2020