Canada

COVID-19 vaccine distribution; Australia's Facebook tussle: In The News for Feb. 19

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 Feb. 19 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Feb 19, 2021

Boris Johnson to press Trudeau, G7 leaders on wider COVID-19 vaccine distribution

OTTAWA - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will host Justin Trudeau and their G7 counterparts for a virtual leaders' summit today aimed at bringing renewed momentum to COVID-19 vaccine distribution...

Feb 19, 2021

'I've been pushed to my absolute breaking point;' Canadian zoos struggle to survive

Last week, Paul Goulet's 10-year-old daughter quietly went to his wife with worry about her father. "It's like he's here, but he's not really here," she said. That nearly broke Goulet, the owner of Li...

Feb 19, 2021

Jury to begin deliberating in trial of man accused of killing woman in Edmonton hotel

EDMONTON - A judge has sequestered a jury but has instructed them to begin their deliberations Friday morning in the trial of a man accused of killing a woman whose bloody body was found in the bathtu...

Feb 18, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday Feb. 18, 2021. There are 837,497 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 837,497 confirmed cases (32,587 active, 78...

Feb 18, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. There are 837,497 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 837,497 confirmed cases (32,587 active, 7...

Feb 18, 2021

'I have nightmares:' Mother of two children killed by boyfriend says she's suffering

EDMONTON - The mother of two young girls who were killed by her former boyfriend says she still has nightmares from that day. The 31-year-old man, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the ch...

Feb 18, 2021

U.S. election makes 'moot' argument to release Meng: attorney general

VANCOUVER - Canada's attorney general says the failure of former U.S. president Donald Trump to win re-election nullifies an argument to release Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou on the basis that he was ...

Feb 18, 2021

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

As COVID-19 vaccine supplies gradually ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have released details of who can expect to receive a shot in the coming weeks. Here's a list of their ...

Feb 18, 2021

Commons to debate Senate changes to assisted-dying bill Tuesday as deadline looms

OTTAWA - The House of Commons will wait until Tuesday to debate whether to accept or reject Senate amendments to a bill that would expand access to medical assistance in dying. That leaves just three ...

Feb 18, 2021