Canada

New Brunswick mass shooting trial on hold until Tuesday due to 'unexpected' issue

FREDERICTON - The murder trial for a Fredericton man charged in the 2018 fatal shootings of four people has been put on hold until next week. Justice Larry Landry of the Court of Queen's Ben...

Sep 16, 2020

Canadians fighting California fires getting relief crews, but some headed to Oregon

WASHINGTON, Wash. - The Canadians helping to beat back California's wildfires are getting relief this week, but some of their replacements are headed to Oregon instead. Sixty firefighters from Q...

Sep 16, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sept. 16

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. EDT on Sept. 16, 2020: There are 138,803 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 65,554 confirmed (including 5,785 deaths, 57,628 res...

Sep 16, 2020

Cabinet meetings wrap up and new Joni Mitchell release: In The News for Sept. 16

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 Sept. 16 ... Wha...

Sep 16, 2020

Trudeau wraps up cabinet retreat aimed at plotting course through pandemic, beyond

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to wrap up two and a half days of cabinet meetings today aimed at plotting a course through the COVID-19 health crisis.Bold talk of an audacious plan to rebui...

Sep 16, 2020

Statistics Canada to unveil August inflation figure

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada will reveal today how the country's official measure of inflation fared in August, with expectations for another month of near-zero readings. In July, the annual pace of inf...

Sep 16, 2020

Death of mother grizzly a 'big loss' for bear population in Banff park: experts

Wildlife experts say the death of a mother grizzly bear and her two cubs - including a rare, blond-headed grizzly - in Banff National Park is a major loss to the population. Parks Canada has...

Sep 16, 2020

Peter MacKay on why he lost Conservative leadership and what it means for the party

OTTAWA - As he contemplates a failed Conservative leadership campaign that put the cart before the horse - trying to win a federal election instead of first securing his party - Peter MacKay is remind...

Sep 16, 2020

Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet's spouse tests positive for COVID-19

OTTAWA - The spouse of Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet says she is in self-isolation after testing positive for COVID-19.In a tweet, Nancy Deziel says she was tested Monday after losing h...

Sep 15, 2020

Air quality improves slightly in Vancouver from U.S. wildfires

VANCOUVER - Air quality in the Vancouver area has improved slightly but an advisory on smoke that drifted north from wildfires in the United States was still in effect on Tuesday. The advisory wa...

Sep 15, 2020