Canada

CP NewsAlert: Calgary man who killed girlfriend found guilty of her toddler's death

CALGARY - A judge has found a Calgary man who admitted to murdering his former girlfriend guilty of killing her daughter as well. Robert Leeming had pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of Jasmi...

Jan 24, 2022

Nunavut signs $10-a-day child-care deal with federal government

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut has become the latest jurisdiction to sign onto the federal government's $10-a-day child-care program. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the $66-million deal virtually...

Jan 24, 2022

Convoy protest and growing global tension over Ukraine: In The News for Jan. 24

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 Jan. 24 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Jan 24, 2022

Dany Fortin to appear in Quebec court over sexual assault case

MONTREAL - The senior military officer once tasked with overseeing Canada's COVID-19 vaccination drive will be in a Quebec courtroom today to face allegations of sexual misconduct. Maj.-Gen. Dany Fort...

Jan 24, 2022

Florida man charged in Canada-U.S. human-smuggling scheme to appear in U.S. court

WASHINGTON - A Florida man is set to appear in U.S. court today, charged with sneaking migrants across the Canada-U.S. border in a perilous human-smuggling scheme that cost the lives of four people, i...

Jan 24, 2022

COVID-19: Quebec reopens stores on Sundays, Ontario logs fewer hospitalizations

MONTREAL - Canada's two most populous provinces are reporting declines in COVID-19-related hospitalizations today as one of them prepares to lift a ban on Sunday shopping meant to curb the virus's spr...

Jan 23, 2022

Focus in U.S.-Canada border tragedy to shift Monday as accused appears in court

FARGO, N.D. - Under cover of darkness, strafed by bitter winds and obscured by a swirling blizzard, four people plodded through deep snow and deadly cold, aiming to cross an invisible threshold that h...

Jan 23, 2022

Canadian Trucking Alliance condemns protests by unvaccinated truckers

OTTAWA - A Canadian federation of provincial trucking groups is speaking out against planned protests by unvaccinated truckers opposed to a vaccine mandate for cross-border travel. The Canadian Trucki...

Alex Rawnsley Jan 23, 2022

Canada flags unexplained illnesses for overseas staff to meet 'duty of care'

OTTAWA - Canada's foreign ministry has advised staff serving around the world to watch for mysterious illness symptoms following unexplained health incidents among diplomats in Cuba and U.S. personnel...

Jan 23, 2022

Ottawa's talks with Quebec shipyard to build much-needed icebreakers shrouded in fog

OTTAWA - Questions are swirling over yet another delay in Ottawa's nearly $100-billion plan to rebuild the fleets of Canada's navy and coast guard - only this time the delay isn't due to the stalled c...

Jan 21, 2022