Canada

Class-action lawsuit in investment case can go ahead, Supreme Court rules

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says a class-action suit over personal investments can proceed against a Montreal-based financial services firm. Between 2005 and 2007, Ronald Asselin purchased pr...

Oct 30, 2020

Group launches legal action against N.B. government for greater abortion access

FREDERICTON - A national civil liberties group has filed legal notice in the first stage of a suit against the New Brunswick for lack of access to abortion. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association ha...

Oct 30, 2020

Scientists link high levels of genetic material from virus in blood to severe COVID

HALIFAX - Canadian immunologists say they're finding telltale markers in patients' blood that help predict the severity of COVID-19 and could lead to more targeted treatments. David Kelvin, a Dalhousi...

Oct 30, 2020

Federal Conservatives say $5.6 million in third quarter a record level of donations

OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives say they raised $5.6 million from nearly 40,000 people between July and September. The party says it was their best three months of fundraising outside an elec...

Oct 30, 2020

In battleground Pennsylvania, Trump supporters are still all in for their president

YOUNGSTOWN, Pa. - Along a scenic stretch of historic Lincoln Highway, a meandering two-lane strip of east-west pavement that runs through southern Pennsylvania, partisan devotion to Donald Trump is on...

Oct 30, 2020

COVID-19's effect on Halloween and the time change: In The News for Friday, Oct. 30

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 XXX. X ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

Oct 30, 2020

Twenty-five years ago, Quebec nearly divorced Canada

OTTAWA - Twenty-five years ago today, Quebec came within a small margin of separating from Canada. The referendum on Oct. 30, 1995, saw 4.7 million Quebecers vote on whether the province should "becom...

Oct 30, 2020

Feds to unveil more pandemic support for Indigenous communities

OTTAWA - More federal financial support is on its way to help Indigenous people and communities cope with the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to anno...

Oct 30, 2020

Open arms in an era of closed borders: pandemic-era immigration plan to be released

OTTAWA - Canada's tradition of welcoming newcomers with open arms is being challenged in an era of closed borders. How great that challenge is will become apparent today as the federal Liberals ...

Oct 30, 2020

Trick or Treat? Experts divided on letting kids go out on Halloween due to COVID risk

As COVID-19 case numbers continue to creep up in much of the country, some parents are feeling spooked about letting their children trick-or-treat on Halloween. Should they carry on with the door-to-d...

Oct 30, 2020