Canada

Walkerton 20 years on: A lingering tinge of grief amid community pride

TORONTO - As the May long weekend approached 20 years ago, an invisible killer began stalking the unsuspecting town of Walkerton, Ont., preparing to unleash an epidemic that would damage or destroy ma...

May 15, 2020

Emergency wage subsidy and the long-term effect of grief; In The News for May 15

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 15 ... --- C...

May 15, 2020

Burgers, ice cream, doughnuts and plants: Queues forming for non-essential items

Long lines of people waiting to get into big-box and grocery stores were an early phenomenon of the COVID-19 pandemic. Another type of queue has emerged and it's not for toile...

May 15, 2020

PM to announce extension of wage subsidy, financial aid for medical researchers

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce today an extension to the federal government's 75 per cent emergency wage subsidy - just as businesses across the country are t...

May 15, 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 15, 2020: There are 73,401 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 40,724 confirmed (i...

May 15, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:19 p.m. on May 14, 2020: There are 73,401 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 40,724 confirmed (includ...

May 14, 2020

COVID-19 behind one per cent cut to Vancouver's policing budget: council

VANCOUVER - The union representing Vancouver's police officers joined the police chief Thursday in criticizing a budget cut passed by city council, arguing their services shouldn't be reduced during t...

May 14, 2020

NewsAlert: National parks, historic sites partly reopening June 1

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has announced that national parks will gradually reopen starting June, signalling the federal government's first halting steps to bringing Canada out o...

May 14, 2020

Canada thanks early departing WTO chief for help on reform efforts

OTTAWA - Canada's trade minister is thanking the departing head of the World Trade Organization for his help trying the reform the troubled referee for global trade. Mary Ng highlighted the ...

May 14, 2020

N.S. premier says province would play 'support' role if Ottawa probes shooting

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's premier says his government would only play a "support" role if a public inquiry is called into a shooting rampage that took 22 lives in the province l...

May 14, 2020