Canada

Canada, U.S. business leaders urge Congress to demand to see northern border plan

WASHINGTON - A group of U.S. and Canadian business leaders is pushing Congress for a plan to ease restrictions at the land border with Canada. The group, led by the North American Strategy for Competi...

Aug 05, 2021

Ottawa announces $6 billion transfer to Quebec aimed at strengthening child care

MONTREAL - The Canadian government is giving Quebec about $6 billion over five years, a significant portion of which will go to the province's child-care network. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made th...

Aug 05, 2021

Hajdu pens letter to Alberta, asks for science behind plan to lift COVID rules

OTTAWA - Federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu has sent a letter to her Alberta counterpart saying she shares concerns about the province's plan to lift all of its COVID-19 health restrictions. In the l...

Aug 05, 2021

Ottawa won't share details on Afghan refugees due to security reasons: Mendicino

OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says the federal government won't share details on the numbers and whereabouts of Afghan refugees who landed in Canada yesterday and those who will arrive...

Aug 05, 2021

Top court turns down family's request to seal material found in van attacker's home

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed a request to keep some information barred from public view in the Toronto van attack case. Family members of Alek Minassian, who killed 10 people whe...

Aug 05, 2021

Police investigate slaying of man, 32, gunned down in home on Montreal's south shore

LONGUEUIL, Que. - Police are investigating another fatal shooting with possible links to organized crime in the Montreal area. Longueuil, Que., police say a man was shot at least one time inside his r...

Aug 05, 2021

Decathlon medal in sight for Warner, senior benefits cut off : In The News for Aug. 5

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 Aug. 5 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

Aug 05, 2021

Seniors cut off from income supplement after receiving emergency benefits

OTTAWA - Chris Sherlock is facing possible eviction because of unanticipated clawbacks to the guaranteed income supplement for seniors. The 65-year-old resident of British Columbia's Cowichan Valley d...

Aug 05, 2021

Meng Wanzhou's lawyers claim U.S. is a 'repeat misleader' in her extradition case

VANCOUVER - Lawyers for Huawei's chief financial officer say the United States has acted in bad faith in the extradition process of Meng Wanzhou and the British Columbia Supreme Court should stay proc...

Aug 05, 2021

A look at COVID-19 reopening plans across the country

As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase and case numbers drop across the country, the provinces and territories have begun releasing the reopening plans for businesses, events and recreational faciliti...

Aug 04, 2021