Canada

Many provinces modifying health restrictions amid rising COVID tide

With the relentless surge of the Omicron variant now pushing COVID-19 case numbers to new highs almost daily, governments across Canada are fighting back with tougher pandemic restrictions. Quebec Pre...

Dec 31, 2021

New Year's Eve parties cancelled, moved online in cities across Canada

VANCOUVER - Canada's major cities are set to ring in the New Year with more of a gentle chime than a resounding clang, with many official celebrations cancelled or moved online for the second year in ...

Dec 31, 2021

Group in B.C. looks to build smaller, homelike long-term care units after COVID-19

VANCOUVER - Rows of rooms line a long, narrow hallway where a tall aluminum cart stacked with food trays is parked as staff at the front desk register visitors and offer surgical masks. At the other e...

Dec 31, 2021

Omicron variant of COVID-19 is spreading in Yukon, territory says

WHITEHORSE - The Yukon government says an increase in COVID-19 cases with 34 new infections reported Thursday is a sign the Omicron variant is circulating in communities. The territory says the highly...

Dec 30, 2021

CP NewsAlert: Quebec imposes COVID-19 nighttime curfew starting on New Year's Eve

MONTREAL - Quebec's government is imposing a nighttime curfew that will begin on New Year's Eve in an attempt to reduce the high transmission of COVID-19 across the province and ease pressure on the h...

Dec 30, 2021

Ottawa criticizes police raid on Hong Kong news outlet that saw Canadian arrested

The federal government has added its voice to those criticizing this week's police raid on a pro-democracy news outlet in Hong Kong in which a Canadian human rights activist and pop singer was among t...

Dec 30, 2021

Vaccination rules for COVID benefits to stick for foreseeable future, minister says

OTTAWA - The federal minister in charge of aid to the unemployed says jobless Canadians who refuse to get vaccinated may find themselves blocked from benefits so long as public health concerns remain ...

Dec 30, 2021

Canadian navy needs to recruit 1,000 sailors to crew new warships: Commander

OTTAWA - Royal Canadian Navy commander Vice-Admiral Craig Baines is sounding the alarm over a shortage of sailors to crew Canada's warships. In an exclusive interview with The Canadian Press, Baines s...

Dec 30, 2021

In New Year's message, governor general says Canadians can be hopeful amid pandemic

OTTAWA - The governor general says Canadians can be hopeful as they ring in the new year, despite the ongoing crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic. In her first New Year's message since becoming vice-regal...

Dec 30, 2021

Truth and Reconciliation and an NHL first: In The News for Dec. 30

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 Dec. 30 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Dec 30, 2021