Canada

B.C. Liquor Stores start rationing alcohol sales due to BCGEU strike

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Finance Ministry says government-run liquor stores are implementing limits on alcohol sales in response to job action affecting several distribution outlets, effective i...

Aug 19, 2022

Wolf missing from Vancouver zoo found safe, returned to pack

ALDERGROVE, B.C. - A wolf missing from a British Columbia zoo has been found safe and returned to its pack. The Greater Vancouver Zoo says in a statement the discovery of the one-year-old female canin...

Aug 19, 2022

Busted generator forces Canadian warship to quit mission to the High Arctic: navy

HALIFAX - One of Canada's newest warships is being forced to abandon a mission to the Arctic because of a mechanical breakdown. The Royal Canadian Navy confirmed today that HMCS Harry DeWolf was en ro...

Aug 19, 2022

Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet denies sex assault allegations, says he is being defamed

MONTREAL - A prominent Quebec cardinal is denying sexual assault allegations against him contained in a class-action lawsuit that was formally filed this week in Quebec Superior Court. According to Va...

Aug 19, 2022

CP NewsAlert: Pfizer booster dose approved for kids between five and 11 years old

OTTAWA - Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says Health Canada is authorizing a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children between five and 11 years old. More coming. The Canadi...

Aug 19, 2022

Canada-German energy agreement to focus on long-term energy planning: Trudeau

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is hinting that an energy pact planned between Canada and Germany will focus more on Canada's aim to be a long-term clean energy supplier to the world. Trudeau i...

Aug 19, 2022

Consequences of possible Taiwan trade trip by MPs will be considered: Trudeau

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government will ensure that members of Parliament consider all the possible consequences of a trade trip to Taiwan. The House of Commons international t...

Aug 19, 2022

Nunavut declares state of emergency over Iqaluit water shortage

IQALUIT, Nunavut - The Nunavut government has declared a two-week state of emergency over a water shortage in Iqaluit. Joanna Quassa, the acting minister of community and government services, said Fri...

Aug 19, 2022

Trudeau appoints Michelle O'Bonsawin, first Indigenous justice on Supreme Court

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed Ontario judge Michelle O'Bonsawin to the Supreme Court of Canada, making her the first Indigenous person to sit on the country's highest bench. O'B...

Aug 19, 2022

Transport minister testifies, handgun import ban kicks in: In The News for Aug. 19

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 Friday, August 19, 2022. What we are watching ...

Aug 19, 2022