Canada

Canada buying 140,000 blood tests to begin immunity testing of COVID-19

OTTAWA - Blood samples collected from tens of thousands of Canadians will soon be tested for signs of COVID-19 antibodies as the federal government seeks to learn how many people have alread...

Jun 17, 2020

Researchers crack mystery of dinosaur eggs missing from fossil record

CALGARY - Researchers believe they have cracked the mystery of why fossilized eggs of only a few types of dinosaurs have been found. A paper published Wednesday in the journal Nature suggest...

Jun 17, 2020

More women join lawsuit against Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard

More women have added their names to a class-action lawsuit alleging they were sexually assaulted by Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard. Eleven women recently joined the lawsuit, filed in t...

Jun 17, 2020

Lawyers, prosecutors in Patrik Mathews white-supremacy case seek extension

WASHINGTON - Prosecutors and lawyers for a former Canadian Forces reservist and two other men at the centre of an alleged white-supremacist plot to trigger a U.S. race war say they all need ...

Jun 17, 2020

Federal economics and fiscal 'snapshot' coming July 8: Trudeau

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is promising to deliver a "snapshot" of the federal government's finances in the House of Commons July 8. The Liberals were supposed to present a full budge...

Jun 17, 2020

Greens' Elizabeth May wants inquiry into RCMP that believes it is 'above the law'

OTTAWA - The Green party's Elizabeth May wants a full inquiry into the RCMP, saying the national police force's culture of unaccountability must be put under a microscope. May, the part...

Jun 17, 2020

U.S. to investigate Canada's 'unfavourable' new Great Lakes shipping rules

WASHINGTON - Regulators in the United States have launched a formal investigation into Canada's plan to change the rules that govern shipping on the Great Lakes. U.S.-based shippers say proposed ...

Jun 17, 2020

Federal aid for oil sector still in development, three months later

OTTAWA - The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers says if bridge loans for smaller oil and gas companies aren't ready to flow soon some companies will have to turn to less-safe options to survi...

Jun 17, 2020

National parks to open campgrounds for existing reservations next week

OTTAWA - The federal environment minister says Canadians who have campground reservations in some national parks will be allowed to pitch their tents and pull in their trailers sta...

Jun 17, 2020

Conservative leadership debate and India-China clash; In The News for June 17

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 June 17 ... --- ...

Jun 17, 2020