Canada

Nunavut has first death in Omicron wave; Ottawa to send nurses and contact tracers

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's premier says the territory has recorded its first COVID-19 death during the Omicron wave. P.J. Akeeagok is sharing his condolences with the person's family and community. ...

Jan 18, 2022

Homeless shelters face added strain amid Omicron, high rates of people on streets

OTTAWA - People working to help the homeless are struggling to support those living on the streets as the highly transmissible Omicron COVID-19 variant sweeps through communities. Deirdre Freiheit, pr...

Jan 18, 2022

Quebec singer-songwriter Karim Ouellet, 37, found dead in Quebec City

MONTREAL - The Quebec coroner's office is investigating the death of singer-songwriter Karim Ouellet, 37. Quebec City police said today officers found Ouellet's body in a building Monday night in the ...

Jan 18, 2022

Experts stress Pfizer's antiviral COVID-19 treatment not a replacement for vaccines

There's hope that Health Canada's approval of Pfizer's antiviral COVID-19 treatment will help ease the strain on the country's health-care system, as hospitalizations continue their steady climb. The ...

Jan 18, 2022

COVID treatment pill approved, inflation on the rise : In The News for Jan. 18

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. 18 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Jan 18, 2022

Another snow day for Toronto kids, Prairie provinces brace for storms, ice and snow

A snowstorm that closed schools in parts of southern Ontario and Quebec on Monday will keep many of them dark for another day, while some parts of the Prairies that were already hit with freezing rain...

Jan 18, 2022

Documents give glimpse of Finance Department's outlook, warnings on inflation

OTTAWA - Newly released documents show the Finance Department last year warned that the pace of price increases could gain speed, even as the Liberal government and central bank maintained that inflat...

Jan 18, 2022

'It gets better': Roberta Bondar reflects on being first Canadian woman in space

Most memories, after 30 years, start to fade. But if that memory is of blasting off to become Canada's first woman in space, it only becomes richer. "I talk about it a lot, so a lot of it's fresh," sa...

Jan 18, 2022

A look at the latest COVID-19 developments in Canada

A look at the latest COVID-19 news in Canada: - Health Canada has approved Pfizer's antiviral treatment for COVID-19, which could help cut pressure on the health-care system by preventing high-risk pa...

Jan 17, 2022

Alberta justice minister faces call to quit for phoning police chief about ticket

EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition is calling for the justice minister to resign because he phoned Edmonton's police chief with concerns about a traffic ticket. The Edmonton Police Service says Kaycee Ma...

Jan 17, 2022