Category Archives: Canada

Newfoundland and Labrador's travel ban and dinosaur cancer: In The News for Aug. 4
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. 4. What we are watching in Canada ... A c...
Aug 04, 2020

Alberta, Ottawa sign deal that reduces oilsands environmental monitoring
EDMONTON - Alberta has signed an agreement with the federal government that makes major cuts to environmental monitoring of the oilsands. The deal, a copy of which has been obtained by The Canadian Pr...
Aug 04, 2020

First cancer diagnosed in dinosaur fossil hints at communal life
EDMONTON - It's a diagnosis that took 75 million years. Canadian researchers who included specialists from surgeons to paleontologists have identified what they say is the first known cancer in a dino...
Aug 03, 2020

Next N.L. premier Furey a political newcomer but a familiar face in the province
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Andrew Furey may be new to public office, but the province's premier-designate is a familiar face in Newfoundland and Labrador though his charity leadership and his family...
Aug 03, 2020

Feds keep lid on company names, dollar amounts in some COVID-19 contract
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals have given companies more than $5.8 billion in COVID-19-related contracts for personal protective gear and medical supplies. The latest figures provided by the gover...
Aug 03, 2020

Sen. Murray Sinclair joins legal firm to mentor lawyers in Indigenous law
OTTAWA - Sen. Murray Sinclair is returning to his legal roots, while also keeping his seat in the upper chamber - at least for now. The former chief commissioner of the Truth and Reconciliation Commis...
Aug 03, 2020

From masks to cohorting, a guide to back-to-school rules across the country
Plans are being made across the country for how to safely send students back to school in the fall as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Here is a look at what the various provinces have said ...
Aug 03, 2020

Feds keep lid on company names, dollar amounts in some COVID-19 contract
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals have given companies more than $5.8 billion in COVID-19-related contracts for personal protective gear and medical supplies. The latest figures provided by the gover...
Aug 03, 2020

COVID-19 blamed as work on military port first promised in 2007 sees new delay
OTTAWA - The construction of a new military refuelling station in the Arctic is facing another delay more than 13 years after it was first promised by the federal government, with one analyst rai...
Aug 03, 2020

COVID-19 conspiracies creating a 'public health crisis' in Canada, experts say
MONTREAL - A lively crowd gathered outside Francois Legault's office in downtown Montreal in mid-July to send a message to the Quebec premier: his government cannot force them to wear masks ...
Aug 03, 2020