Canada

Ottawa announces $221 million for Quebec's long-term care homes

MONTREAL - The federal government is injecting more than $221 million to help Quebec long-term care homes improve the prevention and control of infections. Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos say...

Jun 27, 2022

Ottawa residents, police brace for protests on Canada Day

Ottawa is bracing for a new round of protests expected to start on Canada Day and the city's mayor and chief of police say they are ready. Mayor Jim Watson and interim police chief Steve Bell say secu...

Jun 27, 2022

Montreal police arrest suspect in shooting death of 15-year-old girl

Montreal police say they've made an arrest in the case of a 15-year-old girl killed in a drive-by shooting last year. Police told a news conference today that a 26-year-old man is expected to face a f...

Jun 27, 2022

Canada in talks with NATO allies about boosting military forces in Latvia

Ottawa is talking with allies about boosting a Canadian-led combat unit in Latvia as the NATO military alliance moves to reinforce its eastern front with Russia. Latvia's ambassador to Canada revealed...

Jun 27, 2022

Calls increase for more money as Montreal and rest of Quebec facing housing crunch

Montreal's mayor and a provincial opposition party leader are warning that the city's affordable housing shortage is going to get worse if more money isn't made available. Montreal Mayor Valrie Plante...

Jun 27, 2022

Canada ships seeds to Ukraine to help hard-pressed farmers targeted by Russia

OTTAWA - Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says Canada is sending seeds to Ukraine including buckwheat, a fast-growing crop. The minister says Ukraine asked Canada - also a major grain grower -...

Jun 27, 2022

WHO adviser says G7 leaders need strong leadership to end COVID-19 pandemic

OTTAWA - A senior adviser to the director general at the World Health Organization says G7 leaders must make ending the COVID-19 pandemic a critical part of their summit in Germany or they risk losing...

Jun 27, 2022

Trudeau at the G7 and BC under another heatwave: In The News for June 27, 2022

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 Monday, June 27, 2022 ... What we are watching...

Jun 27, 2022

G7 leaders to hear from Ukrainian President, Russia-allied India at summit

SCHLOSS ELMAU, GERMANY - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to address G7 leaders today as they discuss the threat to global stability posed by Russia's invasion of his country. The c...

Jun 27, 2022

B.C. scientists see recovery but fear more heat domes could change ecosystems forever

VANCOUVER - A year after the heat dome event that killed billions of plants and animals in British Columbia, scientists say ecosystems are recovering, but could be transformed forever if such events b...

Jun 27, 2022