Category Archives: Canada

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 2:35 p.m. Two more Manitobans have died after testing positive for COVID-19, bringing that total to 18 in the province. The prov...
Sep 21, 2020

Arctic sea ice at second-lowest level in satellite record: scientists
Satellite pictures show Arctic sea ice is at its second-lowest level in more than four decades. And scientists say they believe the defining feature of life in northern waters could shrink e...
Sep 21, 2020

Public Healthy Agency of Canada gets new president as current one steps down
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada is getting a new president as the country heads into the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tapped Iain Stewart, curren...
Sep 21, 2020

Federal, provincial battle over carbon tax goes before Supreme Court this week
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's carbon tax is going on trial Tuesday. The Supreme Court of Canada is set to hear appeals in three separate cases to determine if the federal carbon-tax legisla...
Sep 21, 2020

Warrant alleges N.S. mass killer's prior violence against family, growing paranoia
HALIFAX - Court documents released today describe the violence a Nova Scotia mass killer inflicted on his father years before his rampage as well as the gunman's growing paran...
Sep 21, 2020

CP NewsAlert: Horgan meets Lt.-Gov. amid B.C. election speculation
VICTORIA - B.C. Premier John Horgan is meeting with Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin today amid speculation he will call a provincial election. Horgan has called an 11 a.m. news conference following the&nbs...
Sep 21, 2020

COVID-19 gains steam as Quebec and Ontario report surge in new infections
MONTREAL - The COVID-19 pandemic appears to be gaining steam across Eastern Canada as Ontario and Quebec report a surge in infections. Health authorities in Quebec reported 568 new...
Sep 21, 2020

Mourners pay tribute outside U.S. Supreme Court as battle brews over RBG's successor
WASHINGTON, Wash. - Mourners are streaming past the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court in a tranquil show of respect for Ruth Bader Ginsburg.Across the street on Capitol Hill, however, a much less serene...
Sep 21, 2020

NewsAlert: RCMP launch operation south of Montreal connected to White House ricin letter
ST-HUBERT, Que. - The RCMP says it's conducting an operation south of Montreal in connection with an envelope containing the poison ricin that was sent to the White House. Police said today the operat...
Sep 21, 2020

Liberals pledge $1 billion for cities to buy motels, hotels for rapid-housing program
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals plan to spend $1 billion over the next six months so cities and other housing providers can keep people from becoming homeless. The rapid-housing funds can be used to buy...
Sep 21, 2020