Canada

Supreme Court sides with Lac Seul First Nation over flooding compensation

OTTAWA - The Lac Seul First Nation of northern Ontario has won a key round in its long fight to be properly compensated for the flooding of its lands caused by construction of a dam. In an 8-1 ruling ...

Jul 16, 2021

Canadians likely to be targeted by foreign actors in next election, cyber agency says

OTTAWA - The federal cybersecurity agency warns Canadians are likely to run into some effort by foreign actors to influence or interfere with their right to vote ahead of, and during, the next electio...

Jul 16, 2021

Twister terror in Ontario and border moves: In The News for July 16

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 16 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Jul 16, 2021

Clean-up begins after tornado destroys home, injures people in Barrie, Ont.

BARRIE, Ont. - The central Ontario city of Barrie will turn its attention to clean-up today after a twister tore through a neighbourhood, damaging homes and injuring several people. Paramedics have sa...

Jul 16, 2021

Muslim charity heading to court over 'unfair' suspension levied by revenue agency

OTTAWA - A long-established Muslim international relief charity says it will ask a federal court to overturn the national revenue agency's decision to suspend its ability to issue tax receipts followi...

Jul 16, 2021

'A' is for agriculture, 'Y' is for Yahoo: Children's book on the Calgary Stampede

CALGARY - "A" is for agriculture, "B" is for broncs, bulls and barrel racing, and "Y" is for Yahoo! A new children's book has been released by writer Jennifer Webster and illustrator Karen Coe to capt...

Jul 16, 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 16, 2021

Aiming to allow vaccinated Americans into Canada by mid-August: PM to premiers

WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is aiming to allow fully vaccinated U.S. citizens and permanent residents into Canada by mid-August. Trudeau also says he told th...

Jul 15, 2021

Several people injured, 'catastrophic' damage after tornado hits Barrie

BARRIE - Eight people were taken to hospital, four of them with serious injuries, after a tornado carved a path of destruction through part of a southern Ontario city Thursday, local officials said. S...

Jul 15, 2021

Montreal cop facing sex assault charge insists he was only trying to help woman

MONTREAL - A Montreal police officer on trial for the alleged sexual assault of a woman at a hotel after encountering her in lockup was grilled by the prosecutor on Thursday about the decisions he too...

Jul 15, 2021