Canada

B.C. political leaders campaign for votes on last day before voting begins

VANCOUVER - The B.C. election campaign is in its last day with the main opponents to the NDP sounding a familiar refrain in their final pitch for votes. Both the B.C. Liberals and the Greens criticize...

Oct 23, 2020

High-stakes drama over possible election fizzles in Ottawa: In The News for Oct. 23

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 Oct. 23... What we are watching in Canada... A...

Oct 23, 2020

Hospitals, long-term care homes have little room for second-wave surge, inquiry hears

Hospitals and long-term care homes are nearly at capacity and won't be able to handle a surge in COVID-19 patients during the second wave of the pandemic, an independent commission has heard. While th...

Oct 23, 2020

Promised path to residency for "Guardian Angel" asylum seekers yet to open

OTTAWA - A much-heralded program to grant permanent residency to some asylum seekers working on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic has yet to accept a single application. Federal Immigrati...

Oct 22, 2020

COVID-19 testing option to be tried at Calgary airport, U.S. border crossing

CALGARY - International travellers arriving in Alberta by air or land will have the option to take an expedited COVID-19 test to avoid quarantining for 14 days - a move the premier says would help the...

Oct 22, 2020

Canada's mink breeders increasing security to protect animals and industry from COVID

HALIFAX - Canada's mink breeders are increasing safety measures on their farms to avoid the devastating COVID-19 outbreaks that have plagued their European and American counterparts. Infections ...

Oct 22, 2020

N.S. mass shooting probe will include look at RCMP actions, gender-based violence

HALIFAX - The joint public inquiry in response to the April mass shooting in Nova Scotia has announced a mandate that includes a probe of the RCMP response as well as the role of gender-based violence...

Oct 22, 2020

For Acadian fisherman, early Mi'kmaq fishery in N.S. bay can 'never' be respected

METEGHAN, N.S. - As he stands calmly splicing anchor rope, Roger LeBlanc describes the anxiety, anger and suspicion over a Mi'kmaq lobster fishery that is coursing through his small Acadian community....

Oct 22, 2020

Evolving science reason for inconsistent messaging on COVID-19: Tam

OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says messages on how to keep safe during the COVID-19 pandemic might seem inconsistent, but that's because the epidemiology is different across the countr...

Oct 22, 2020

EU reimposes travel restriction on Canada amid rising pandemic numbers

OTTAWA - The European Union's council has re-imposed a travel restriction on Canada as it battles a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The move reverses a decision in June that lifted entry restric...

Oct 22, 2020