Canada

Charges likely in fatal attack at central Alberta medical clinic: RCMP

RED DEER, Alta. - Mounties say they anticipate charges will be laid after a man was killed in a violent attack at a medical clinic in central Alberta yesterday. A witness told media outlets that it wa...

Aug 11, 2020

Ministers face grilling over WE affair and a cow chase: In The News for Aug. 11

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 Aug. 11. What we are watching in Canada ... Tw...

Aug 11, 2020

Over half of Americans oppose Trump tariff on Canadian aluminum, survey suggests

OTTAWA - A new opinion survey suggests Donald Trump's recent decision to slap a tariff on Canadian raw aluminum is garnering poor reviews on both sides of the border. In a web survey conduct...

Aug 11, 2020

Police investigating after insults, expletives yelled at federal minister's staff

Ottawa police are investigating after someone yelled obscenities at a member of federal Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna's staff, video of which was posted to social media. A 90-second v...

Aug 10, 2020

'Horrific:' Witness says Alberta doctor slain while working in medical clinic

RED DEER, Alta. - A witness to a fatal attack at a central Alberta medical clinic says the victim was her family doctor. The assault happened at the Village Mall Walk-In Clinic in ...

Aug 10, 2020

Judge grants stay to Quebec English school boards as legal challenge plays out

MONTREAL - Quebec Superior Court has granted a stay to English school boards challenging a provincial government law abolishing them, pending the outcome of a legal challenge on it...

Aug 10, 2020

Ottawa sets minimum unemployment rate at 13.1 per cent for EI calculation

OTTAWA - The federal government has temporarily set a minimum unemployment rate of 13.1 per cent to calculate employment insurance benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Those people living in regions...

Aug 10, 2020

Canada 'deeply concerned' by crackdown in Belarus, says Champagne

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says Canada is "deeply concerned" by a violent crackdown following presidential elections in Belarus. Dozens of people have been inju...

Aug 10, 2020

People in small Manitoba town mourning after well-liked teens killed by tornado

MELITA, Man. - The mayor of a small southwestern Manitoba town says everyone in the community is devastated after a tornado killed two well-liked teens. Bill Holden says residents in Melita are f...

Aug 10, 2020

Windsor-Essex moving into Stage 3 of Ontario's reopening plan on Wednesday

The last region in Ontario will move to the province's final reopening stage this week, the government announced Monday, as Premier Doug Ford urged its residents to continue to exercise...

Aug 10, 2020