Canada

Take steps to fend off ransomware attacks, federal ministers urge Canadians

OTTAWA - Citing a dramatic increase in ransomware attacks, several federal ministers are urging Canadians to bolster their cybersecurity practices. In an open letter today, the ministers encourage org...

Dec 06, 2021

Canada to manufacture Merck COVID-19 antivirals if regulator approves

OTTAWA - Merck Canada announced it plans to manufacture its oral antiviral COVID-19 drug in Canada, making the country a global hub for the production of the potentially game-changing treatment. The d...

Dec 06, 2021

Indigenous report calls for change in B.C. wildfire response, recovery

An Indigenous-led review of a massive wildfire that destroyed more than 100 homes in British Columbia's southern Interior four years ago has produced 30 calls to action to improve wildfire management ...

Dec 06, 2021

Canadian ambassador to China Dominic Barton tenders resignation

OTTAWA - Canadian ambassador to China Dominic Barton has tendered his resignation after two tense years in the job. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Barton's pending departure in a statement th...

Dec 06, 2021

No evidence Liberals knew appeal over residential school payments was dropped: Miller

OTTAWA - Canada's Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister says the federal government will soon release some of the residential school records it's been criticized for withholding to a national archives c...

Dec 06, 2021

An anguished anniversary and Freeland in the hot seat: In The News for Dec. 6

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. 6 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

Dec 06, 2021

Tributes planned for victims of École Polytechnique shooting on 32nd anniversary

MONTREAL - Today marks the 32nd anniversary of what's widely believed to be Canada's largest mass shooting specifically targeting women.The shooting at Montreal's cole Polytechnique took place on Dec....

Dec 06, 2021

Trans Mountain pipeline restarts after three-week shutdown during B.C. storms

The Trans Mountain pipeline has restarted following a three-week precautionary shutdown during a series of storms that battered southern British Columbia, causing extensive flooding and landslides. Tr...

Dec 05, 2021

Kilted Scotsman completes 8,000-kilometre fundraising walk across Canada

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A kilt-wearing Scotsman and his dog completed an 8,000-kilometre fundraising walk across Canada on Sunday by striding into an icy breeze atop Cape Spear on the eastern edge of Newfo...

Dec 05, 2021

Legault should intervene in ongoing Quebec daycare strike, unions say

MONTREAL - Three major unions representing daycare workers in Quebec joined parents and opposition parties today in asking Premier Franois Legault to intervene in a strike that's shuttered hundreds of...

Dec 05, 2021