Canada

Trudeau says Canadiens' selection of Logan Mailloux shows 'lack of judgment'

MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that as a lifelong Montreal Canadiens fan he's "deeply disappointed" by the team's selection of Logan Mailloux in the NHL draft. Mailloux, who was picked ...

Jul 27, 2021

Only half of one per cent of new COVID-19 cases are in fully vaccinated: Trudeau

MONCTON, N.B. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is urging Canadians who still have not gotten a COVID-19 vaccine to roll up their sleeves, saying that the overwhelming majority of cases are in people wh...

Jul 27, 2021

Capitol Hill officers take stand to begin hearings into Jan. 6 Capitol Hill riot

WASHINGTON - A group of Capitol Hill and D.C. police officers are on the witness stand as the long-awaited hearings into the Jan. 6 riot get underway. The four were among those who endured the wrath o...

Jul 27, 2021

Fix needed for issue behind Cyclone crash, Barton sentencing: In The News for July 27

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 July 27 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Jul 27, 2021

Urgent need in Alberta to address potent drug supply, overdose crisis: health experts

EDMONTON - Alberta needs to create an emergency program similar to ones in other provinces to address a toxic drug supply that is killing people, an emergency room doctor and public health professor s...

Jul 27, 2021

Alberta judge to sentence trucker found guilty in the death of a woman in hotel room

EDMONTON - An Ontario trucker found guilty for killing a woman in his Edmonton hotel room a decade ago is to learn his sentence today. Bradley Barton was convicted in February in the manslaughter of C...

Jul 27, 2021

Fix to software problem behind naval helicopter crash needed 'forthwith': experts

HALIFAX - The software issue identified as a cause of last year's naval helicopter crash off Greece that killed six Canadian crew members needs to be fixed without delay, say experts on the interplay ...

Jul 27, 2021

Infrastructure bank CEO says agency may spend more on zero-emission buses

OTTAWA - The head of a federal infrastructure financing agency says he has seen a shift in the types of transit projects cities want to build as they opt for zero-emission buses in lieu of large-scale...

Jul 27, 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...

Jul 26, 2021

Fires in Western Canada creating own weather systems, experts say

VANCOUVER - A combination of intense heat and drought conditions is causing wildfires in Western Canada to generate their own weather systems, experts say. Michael Fromm, a meteorologist with the Unit...

Jul 26, 2021