Canada

One man dies, second in 'life-threatening' condition in Peggy's Cove, N.S., incident

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia RCMP say one man who was pulled from the waters around Peggy's Cove has died and another taken out of the ocean has suffered life-threatening injuries. RCMP say the two men slipp...

Apr 12, 2022

Prime minister visits Edmonton on Tuesday to promote Budget 2022

EDMONTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be in Edmonton today where he will attend events to promote his Liberal government's recent budget. The Prime Minister's Office says Trudeau will start th...

Apr 12, 2022

Trudeau visits Edmonton, assessing your own COVID risk : In The News for April 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 April 12 ... What we are watching in Canada .....

Apr 12, 2022

As provinces ask people to manage COVID risks, experts say the public has less data

MONTREAL - At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, retired teacher Lois Armstrong said local health officials where she lives in Kingston, Ont., provided daily updates about outbreaks, cases and de...

Apr 12, 2022

Manitoba budget likely to focus on health care, money for Ukrainian refugees

WINNIPEG - Manitoba's Progressive Conservative government is releasing its budget today, and it's expected to include more money for health care. The 2022 budget is the first under Premier Heather Ste...

Apr 12, 2022

People injured in fire at residential building in downtown Vancouver: chief

VANCOUVER - Two people were taken to hospital and officials were trying to account for everyone who lived in a building that caught fire Monday in Vancouver's Gastown neighbourhood, the fire chief sai...

Apr 11, 2022

B.C. mayors dealing with flooding and wildfire damage call on feds to deliver funds

VANCOUVER - British Columbia mayors whose communities were devastated by last year's flooding and wildfires want the federal government to deliver billions of dollars in promised funding. Abbotsford M...

Apr 11, 2022

2012 Quebec election-night shooting 'unpredictable,' police witnesses testify

MONTREAL - The provincial police officer charged with the personal security of then-premier-designate Pauline Marois during Quebec's 2012 fatal election shooting testified on Monday that he is satisfi...

Apr 11, 2022

RCMP officer killed in Nova Scotia's mass shooting died in exchange of gunfire

HALIFAX - An RCMP officer who was killed in Nova Scotia's 2020 mass shooting was racing to support another officer when the fatal encounter with the gunman occurred near a highway interchange. New doc...

Apr 11, 2022

Food industry adjusting to large outbreak of avian flu in Canada, around the world

OTTAWA - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada says the food industry is making adjustments to maintain supplies of poultry and eggs in the face of a large outbreak of avian flu in Canada and around the wo...

Apr 11, 2022