Canada

Ceremony to be held today for service members who died in helicopter crash

CFB TRENTON, Ont. - The Canadian military is to hold a special ramp ceremony today at Canadian Forces Base Trenton to repatriate remains of a service member and honour all six who died in a ...

May 06, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 12:55 p.m. Prince Edward Island is reporting no cases of COVID-19 Wednesday. Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Heather...

May 06, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 12:45 p.m. on May 6, 2020: There are 61,465 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 33,417 confirmed (includ...

May 06, 2020

Canada to do millionth COVID-19 test but numbers still falling short

OTTAWA - Canada is on track to complete its millionth test for COVID-19 sometime in the next 24 hours even as the country's biggest province continues to struggle to hit its own testing targ...

May 06, 2020

Government health officials update on COVID-19 measures

OTTAWA-This morning government health officials issued an update on COVID-19 measures in Canada.Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Theresa Tam reported 62,468 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Canada along...

May 06, 2020

Alberta suspends environmental monitoring rules for oilsands over COVID concerns

EDMONTON - The Alberta Energy Regulator has suspended a wide array of environmental monitoring requirements for companies in the oilsands. The suspensions have been granted over public health concerns...

May 06, 2020

Pharmacists receiving short shipments as drug shortage continues

OTTAWA - The Canadian Pharmacists Association says ongoing drug shortages mean pharmacies are receiving short shipments from manufacturers, leaving them to try to adjust on the fly. The association fi...

May 06, 2020

Nova Scotia mass killer should be subjected to psychological autopsy: experts

HALIFAX - As the RCMP investigate the case of the Nova Scotia gunman who killed 22 people during a 13-hour rampage last month, a key question remains unanswered: Why? The Mounties have said littl...

May 06, 2020

MPs convene today and a special ramp ceremony; In The News for May 6

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 5 ... --- CO...

May 06, 2020

Canada invests another US$70M in F-35 development despite no commitment to buy

OTTAWA - The federal government has made another multimillion-dollar investment into the development of the F-35 stealth fighter jet despite no guarantee it will buy the aircraft. Canada made the annu...

May 06, 2020