Canada

RCMP says it will look at how N.S. public was warned of active shooter threat

HALIFAX - Premier Stephen McNeil said Monday the province's emergency alert system wasn't used to warn people an active shooter was on the loose in northern Nova Scotia on the weekend because no ...

Apr 20, 2020

Many who knew N.S. gunman struggle to come to terms with killing spree

PORTAPIQUE, N.S. - Neighbours and schoolmates of the man responsible for a killing spree that left at least 19 people dead in northern Nova Scotia were attempting Monday to come&nb...

Apr 20, 2020

Trudeau promises stockpile policies to get overhaul to prevent waste

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa will avoid destroying valuable medical equipment from the national stockpile from now on by making sure it gets used before it expires. Trudeau told ...

Apr 20, 2020

Fewer than 10 asylum seekers tried to cross since border closure: Blair

OTTAWA - The federal public safety minister says fewer than 10 asylum seekers have been turned back to the U.S. since the historic shutdown of the border. Bill Blair provided the figure to the House o...

Apr 20, 2020

Liberal changes to media aid plan hint at speedier spending, industry group says

OTTAWA - A news-industry association says the federal government's planned changes to its financial aid for news outlets in Canada should allow more of them to qualify for the financial hel...

Apr 20, 2020

Protesters register frustration in U.S., but experts suspect an ulterior motive

WASHINGTON - The partisan cracks in America's collective effort to combat COVID-19 are growing wider by the day - fuelled, some say, not by grassroots sentiment but by political forces both withi...

Apr 20, 2020

Police investigating 16 crime scenes: RCMP offer update on Nova Scotia mass shooting

oNOVA SCOTIA-RCMP Superintendant Chris Leather updated the public on the mass shooting that occurred over the weekend.19 people died in relation to the shooting, one of which was an RCMP officer. Cons...

Apr 20, 2020

Vancouver's huge 4-20 pot celebration to be replaced by virtual event

VANCOUVER - What would have been Vancouver's 26th annual marijuana festival has been sidelined by the COVID-19 pandemic but organizers say a virtual celebration will go ahead. The unsanctioned festiva...

Apr 20, 2020

Facebook takes Canada's privacy czar to court over personal data probe

OTTAWA - Facebook wants a judge to toss out the federal privacy watchdog's finding that the social media giant's lax practices allowed personal data to be used for political purposes. The company...

Apr 20, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 12:06 p.m. on April 20, 2020: There are 35,708 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 18,357 confirmed (inc...

Apr 20, 2020