Canada

New data shows immigration system slowing sharply during pandemic's first months

OTTAWA - New data is painting a stark picture of how the shutdown of the immigration system due to the COVID-19 pandemic has affected thousands of lives. The figures show approvals for immigration app...

Greg Fry Nov 20, 2020

Sex-offender provision unconstitutional in not criminally responsible cases: court

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed that Ontario's sex-offender registry regime violates the constitutional rights of people found not criminally responsible for their actions by reason ...

Nov 20, 2020

COVID-19 projections and an Ontario community in mourning: In The News for Nov. 20

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 Nov. 20 ...What we are watching in Canada ...O...

Nov 20, 2020

Trudeau to tout climate and trade as China, U.S. set to dominate Asia-Pacific summit

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will pitch the economic benefits of fighting climate change and doing business with Canada as he meets with counterparts from both sides of the Pacific during to...

Nov 20, 2020

Trudeau resumes briefings from home as COVID-19 cases soar across Canada

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will amplify his plea for Canadians to stay home as much as possible after alarming new projections for the spread of COVID-19 in Canada are released today. The ...

Nov 20, 2020

Jury in murder trial of Fredericton shooter enters fourth day of deliberations

FREDERICTON - The jury at the trial of Matthew Raymond on four counts of first-degree murder is entering its fourth day of deliberations today. The 11-member panel has been sequestered since Tuesday i...

Nov 20, 2020

Opposition leaders briefed on alarming rise in COVID-19 cases in Canada

OTTAWA - Federal opposition leaders have been given an advance look at grim new projections for the spread of COVID-19 in Canada.Updated modelling that is expected to show the number of new cases risi...

Nov 19, 2020

CP NewsAlert: B.C. expands COVID-19 restrictions, orders masks in public spaces

VICTORIA - British Columbia is making it mandatory to wear masks in public spaces while social interactions will be under new restrictions until Dec. 7 because of a surge in COVID-19 cases. Provincial...

Nov 19, 2020

Judge to rule Dec. 15 in rape case of former entertainment mogul Gilbert Rozon

MONTREAL - A judge will render her verdict in the rape trial of former entertainment mogul Gilbert Rozon on Dec. 15. Prosecutor Bruno Menard made his final arguments today in the trial of the founder ...

Nov 19, 2020

Solitary confinement persists in federal prisons despite new system, reports find

TORONTO - Prisoners are still being held in harmful solitary confinement despite a revamped system implemented after the courts struck down the previous regime as unconstitutional, according to two re...

Nov 19, 2020