Canada

Federal child-care cash linked to daycare fee drop in some cities, study says

OTTAWA - A new report says federal spending on child care has eased costs in a handful of cities nationwide where Ottawa's cash was used to reduce fees. The annual report on child-care fees from ...

Mar 12, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest news on the novel coronavirus and the illness dubbed COVID-19 (all times Eastern): 9:40 a.m. The city of Toronto is announcing a COVID-19 task force, to be led by the city's fire chief. The...

Mar 12, 2020

Supreme Court declines to hear appeal in Alberta public sector union case

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court won't hear a case involving the rights of public-sector workers in Alberta in a labour dispute with that province's government. The high court was deciding whether to h...

Mar 12, 2020

New Brunswick premier won't attend first ministers meeting because of COVID-19

FREDERICTON - A spokeswoman for New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs says he will not attend the first ministers meeting today in Ottawa now that his province has reported its first presumptive cas...

Mar 12, 2020

Beothuk remains returned to Newfoundland after almost two centuries in Scotland

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The remains of two Indigenous people have been returned to Newfoundland from Scotland after being stolen from a grave site on the island almost two centuries ago. Representatives fr...

Mar 12, 2020

Defence in Schlatter trial to call man they say could be alternate suspect

TORONTO - Defence lawyers for a Toronto man accused of strangling a young woman are expected to call as a witness today a man they suggest could be an alternate suspect. Lawyers representing Kale...

Mar 12, 2020

Trump's ban on travel from Europe poses questions for Canada-U.S. border

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump is slamming America's door on most foreign nationals who were recently in Europe - a drastic step in response to an accelerating global pandemic that, should i...

Mar 12, 2020

A high-profile diagnosis and Canadian leaders to meet; In The News for March 12

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 March 12 ... Wha...

Mar 12, 2020

Prosecutors question credibility of Kalen Schlatter at his murder trial

TORONTO - A Toronto man accused of killing a young woman denied Tuesday that he led her to a secluded area, forced himself on her and left her dead body crumpled at the bottom of a stairwell. Prosecut...

Mar 12, 2020

Trudeau to announce COVID-19 aid measures Wednesday

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to announce federal funding to help provincial health-care systems cope with the increasing numbers of Canadians infected with the new coronavirus and to help worke...

Mar 12, 2020