Canada

NDP to put wealth tax for pandemic expenses on Commons agenda: Singh

OTTAWA - Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party will use an upcoming chance to set the agenda in the House of Commons to push for a new tax on wealthy people and those who made massive profit...

Nov 04, 2020

Close U.S. election shows power of individual vote, Americans in Canada say

TORONTO - The closely contested U.S. election has brought home the power of the individual voter for Americans in Canada who hail from the handful of toss-up states that will decide who occupies the W...

Tanner King Nov 04, 2020

COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths may continue to rise in coming weeks: Tam

MONTREAL - Canada's chief public health officer is warning that severe cases of COVID-19 may rise in the coming days and weeks as hospitalizations and deaths catch up to the recent spread of the illne...

Nov 04, 2020

CP NewsAlert: Alberta confirms human case of swine flu in central part of province

EDMONTON - Alberta's chief medical officer of health says Canada's first confirmed case of H1N2v, a variant swine flu virus found in humans, has been detected in the central part of the province.Dr. D...

Nov 04, 2020

Quebec City police say weekend stabbing rampage didn't require a mass public alert

Quebec City police say it wasn't necessary to issue a mass public alert during the Halloween night stabbing rampage that left two dead and five injured. Insp. Andre Turcotte said today the force felt ...

Nov 04, 2020

Psychiatrist tells Fredericton trial that accused killer Raymond has schizophrenia

FREDERICTON - A forensic psychiatrist testifying at the murder trial of Matthew Raymond says the accused suffers from schizophrenia. Dr. Julian Gojer is the final witness for the defence. He tol...

Nov 04, 2020

Parliamentary budget officer rebukes Trudeau government over spending secrecy

OTTAWA - Parliament's budget watchdog is calling out the Trudeau government for not providing information on billions of dollars in planned federal spending. The parliamentary budget office takes aim ...

Nov 04, 2020

Ontario to lay out next phase of COVID-19 response in Thursday's budget

TORONTO - The Ontario government is expected to lay out the next phase of its COVID-19 response as it presents its first budget since the start of the pandemic on Thursday. The Progressive Conservativ...

Nov 04, 2020

Uncertainty after U.S. election and murder hornets in B.C.: In The News for Nov. 4

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. 4 ... The morning after the American pres...

Nov 04, 2020

Canada faces political, economic instability after uncertain U.S election result

OTTAWA - Canadian business leaders and political analysts say the morning after election day in the United States brings more political and economic uncertainty for Canada. American voters - and their...

Nov 04, 2020