Canada

Supreme Court won't hear man's appeal of sentence over mother's death

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear the appeal of a Winnipeg man who hoped to challenge an order to spend more time in jail for leaving his mother on a floor for weeks until she di...

Apr 02, 2020

Ottawa owes less than feds calculated in First Nations child welfare case: PBO

OTTAWA - Canada's parliamentary budget officer says Ottawa will have to pay up to $2.9 billion in compensation to First Nations children and families torn apart by an underfunded child welfare system ...

Apr 02, 2020

MPs to quiz Morneau on COVID-19 bailout as PBO releases new estimates

OTTAWA - Parliament's spending watchdog says three federal measures to help low-income earners, families and seniors weather the economic shock from COVID-19 will cost over $8 billion. The reports thi...

Apr 02, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 6:10 a.m. A survey by a Canadian not-for-profit says that over 300,000 restaurant jobs have been lost in Ontario&n...

Apr 02, 2020

Tax collectors, auditors to help field 'historic' numbers of benefit-seeking callers

OTTAWA - Canada Revenue Agency employees know a giant spotlight will be pointed at them come Monday. That's when they begin the monumental task of delivering on historic federal benefits meant to miti...

Apr 02, 2020

Super-spreading events and Wimbledon cancelled; In The News for April 2

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 April 2 ... &nbs...

Apr 02, 2020

Fake test kits and other COVID online scams play on public anxiety: fraud centre

VANCOUVER - The new coronavirus has spawned an increase in online and telephone crime, targeting anxious Canadians who are self-isolating at home in front of their computers, experts sa...

Apr 02, 2020

A look at some of the Canadians who have lost their lives to COVID-19

COVID-19 has sickened thousands of Canadians from coast to coast and killed more than 100. Here are the stories of some of those who have lost their lives: Shawn Auger HIGH PRAIRIE, Alta. - Shaw...

Apr 02, 2020

Gatherings restricted, schools closed: What's being done to fight COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every province and territory. Medical officers of health and Canada's chief public health officer are encouraging people to wash their hands, giv...

Apr 02, 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 April 2, 2020: There are 9,729 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 4,611 confirmed (in...

Apr 02, 2020