Category Archives: Canada
As police, protesters clash in Minneapolis, Twitter blocks Trump's 'thug' tweet
WASHINGTON - The peace of America's self-imposed COVID-19 exile has given way in dramatic fashion to violent unrest in the city of Minneapolis and across the United States as prote...
May 29, 2020
Statistics Canada says Q1 GDP worst showing since 2009
OTTAWA - Canada's economy had its worst quarterly showing since 2009 through the first three months of 2020, and may be headed to an even steeper drop, as steps taken to slow the spread of COVID-19 fo...
May 29, 2020
Hospice's refusal to provide assisted death causes 'anxiety,' says B.C. mayor
DELTA, B.C. - A hospice that has a long history of helping people near death but denies them medical assistance in dying is drawing criticism from the city's mayor in a clash of ideologies t...
May 29, 2020
USMCA poised for star turn and protests in Minneapolis; In The News for May 29
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 May 29 ... --- C...
May 29, 2020
A look at how provinces plan to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown
Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: Newfoundland and Labrador ...
May 29, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on May 29, 2020: There are 88,512 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 49,702 confirmed (includ...
May 29, 2020
Supreme Court to clarify police entrapment issues in drug-dealing cases
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada is slated to spell out what amounts to police entrapment today when it rules on a pair of drug cases. In each case, Toronto police were acting on tips to inve...
May 29, 2020
Feds provide more funds to help remote Indigenous communities cope with pandemic
OTTAWA - The federal government is to spend millions more to help remote and rural Indigenous communities cope with the COVID-19 crisis. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce today sig...
May 29, 2020
Liberal MPs call for national standards for long-term care homes
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau is being pressured by some of his own Liberal backbenchers to implement enforceable national standards for the operation of long-term care homes in Canada. The pressure came Th...
May 28, 2020
Alberta NDP mocks UCP for taking COVID cash from 'sugar daddy' Trudeau
EDMONTON - The Alberta Opposition says Premier Jason Kenney's United Conservatives have a new "sugar daddy" in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and should not accept a federal COVID-1...
May 28, 2020