Canada

Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard not facing charges in hometown of Winnipeg: police

Winnipeg police say they will not lay charges against former fashion mogul Peter Nygard after investigating sexual assault allegations from eight people. Police Chief Danny Smyth says in a statement t...

Dec 02, 2021

Canada's surgery backlog heightens inequities in health care: advocacy group

EDMONTON - A health-care advocacy group says an increase in Canadians travelling to other countries for medical treatment reflects how inefficiently and ineffectively provinces have organized their su...

Dec 02, 2021

New group of African Canadian senators created to amplify Black voices

OTTAWA - Seven senators have announced the launch of the African Canadian Senate Group, created to ensure Black voices are heard in the upper chamber. The coalition is chaired by Sen. Rosemary Moodie,...

Dec 02, 2021

Governor General's office investigating internal network breach

OTTAWA - The Office of the Secretary to Gov. Gen. Mary Simon confirms says its internal network was breached through unauthorized access. In a statement, the office says it is working with experts and...

Dec 02, 2021

Supreme Court of Canada agrees to hear appeal in notorious 'Surrey Six' case

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear arguments about the fairness of B.C. proceedings that led to guilty findings for two men in the first-degree murders of six people. Earlier this...

Dec 02, 2021

Open more overdose prevention sites in urban and rural areas across Canada: study

VANCOUVER - Researchers in British Columbia say the expansion of overdose prevention sites in Vancouver led to immediate behaviour changes among some drug users as they entered addiction treatment and...

Dec 02, 2021

U.S. to require all inbound foreign air passengers to get COVID test the day before

WASHINGTON - By early next week, Canadians and all other foreign visitors who travel to the United States by air will need to get a COVID-19 test no later than the day before their departure. U.S. Pre...

Dec 02, 2021

More rain for BC, fighting Islamophobia in Ontario schools : In The News for Dec. 2

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. 2 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

Dec 02, 2021

Flood warnings, evacuations remain in place in British Columbia

VANCOUVER - Several rivers in British Columbia were under flood warnings on Wednesday as hundreds of homes remained evacuated because of heavy rainfall. There were 12 evacuation orders involving 350 h...

Dec 02, 2021

Canadians in South Africa face cancelled flights, uncertainty as they try to return

MONTREAL - Megan Tanya Hodgkinson was visiting relatives in South Africa last week when Canada imposed travel restrictions on several African countries after scientists detected a new variant of the n...

Dec 01, 2021