Canada

Full powers of Parliament must be reinstated, Conservatives’ Scheer says

OTTAWA - Opposition leader Andrew Scheer says more powers of Parliament must be restored to properly scrutinize the government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.He says the existing thrice-weekly me...

May 19, 2020

Warning signs of N.S. mass shooter's paranoia, guns, prior abuse noted in warrant

HALIFAX - Information used by police to obtain a search warrant details warning signals of paranoid behaviour and unusual purchases of gasoline by the gunman who burned homes and killed 22 people...

May 19, 2020

U.S. agrees to Canada's request to extend non-essential travel ban into June

WASHINGTON - The United States has agreed to Canada's request to extend the mutual ban on non-essential cross-border travel until June 21. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed the extension to...

May 19, 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 19, 2020: There are 78,072 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 43,627 confirmed (includ...

May 19, 2020

Full powers of Parliament must be reinstated, Conservatives' Scheer says

OTTAWA - Opposition leader Andrew Scheer says more powers of Parliament must be restored to properly scrutinize the government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. He says the existing thric...

May 19, 2020

Injured pelican found near death in B.C. to be released after lengthy rehab

BURNABY, B.C. - An endangered American white pelican found near death on a lake in British Columbia's southern Okanagan last fall is to be reunited with its flock. A statement from Burn...

May 19, 2020

Some shops reopen and WHO bows to calls for virus probe; In The News for May 19

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 19 ... --- C...

May 19, 2020

B.C. pilots to fly over Vancouver in tribute to Snowbirds victim

VANCOUVER - A group of B.C. pilots will take to the skies Monday as a tribute to the victim of a deadly Snowbird plane crash in Kamloops. Dubbed Operation Backup Inspiration as a nod to the Snowb...

May 18, 2020

Businesses in some provinces prepare to reopen as COVID-19 restrictions loosen

Businesses in some provinces spent the day preparing to reopen, as restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus are set to ease following a May long weekend mar...

May 18, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:02 a.m. on May 18, 2020:There are 77,305 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada._ Quebec: 42,920 confirmed (includi...

May 18, 2020