Canada

Canadian faces deportation for alleged naked dance on sacred Bali volcano

VANCOUVER - A Vancouver man is facing deportation from Bali, Indonesia, over allegations that he danced naked on a sacred volcano in violation of the country's laws. A translated news release from the...

Apr 29, 2022

P.E.I. asking Ottawa to change name of Confederation Bridge to Epekwitk Crossing

CHARLOTTETOWN - Members of the Prince Edward Island legislature have voted unanimously to ask the federal government to change the name of the Confederation Bridge to Epekwitk Crossing. Epekwitk is th...

Apr 29, 2022

Moderna seeks Health Canada approval for COVID-19 vaccine for kids under six

OTTAWA - The first COVID-19 vaccine for infants and very young children is now under review by Health Canada. Moderna Canada President Patricia Gauthier said Friday the company sent an application to ...

Apr 29, 2022

Police breached accused man's right to counsel, Supreme Court rules

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says police breached a Quebec man's constitutional right to counsel by undermining the advice given by his lawyer. The unanimous decision comes today in the case o...

Apr 29, 2022

Biker convoy in the capital and Mattea does it again: In The News for Apr. 29

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 Apr. 29 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Apr 29, 2022

'Rolling Thunder' event will likely bring hundreds of motorcycles to downtown Ottawa

OTTAWA - There's fencing on Parliament Hill, an exclusion zone around several blocks downtown and hundreds of extra police officers on call as Ottawa braces for the arrival of "Rolling Thunder" motorc...

Apr 29, 2022

Moderna vaccine production facility to be built in the Montreal area

MONTREAL - American vaccine maker Moderna is to announce today it plans to build its promised Canadian production facility in Montreal. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Moderna CEO Stphane Bancel, and Q...

Apr 29, 2022

Indigenous leaders say safe drinking water settlement with federal gov't is unfair

OTTAWA - The federal government has set aside about $1.5 billion to compensate Indigenous people who have been without clean drinking water, the result of a class-action lawsuit initiated by First Nat...

Apr 28, 2022

RCMP in Surrey, B.C, investigate 'disturbing incident' directed at Muslim community

SURREY, B.C. - RCMP in British Columbia say they've identified someone they believe was driving a vehicle thought to have been involved in what police have called a "disturbing incident" directed at t...

Apr 28, 2022

Canadian companies expected to uphold ethical standards abroad under new strategy

OTTAWA - Canada has announced a new responsible businessstrategy to ensure companies prevent or ease negative effects to human rights and the environment in their operations overseas. Advocates, howev...

Apr 28, 2022