Canada

Canada's opinions of U.S. markedly higher with Biden in White House, poll suggests

WASHINGTON - Canadians have a far more positive view of the United States and its place in the world now that Joe Biden is president, a new poll suggests - the polar opposite of how they felt at the e...

Jun 10, 2021

Loosening COVID restrictions, Trudeau leaves for G7 summit: In The News for June 10

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 June 10 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Jun 10, 2021

House of Commons ethics committee to issue report today on WE Charity affair

OTTAWA - The federal ethics watchdog may have let Prime Minister Justin Trudeau off the hook but that won't deter opposition parties from issuing a scathing report on the WE Charity affair. The House ...

Jun 10, 2021

Trudeau travels to G7, NATO as Canada grapples with Islamophobia, residential schools

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves Canada today for a G7 summit as the country is seized by tragedy and demands for justice for Indigenous Peoples and Muslims. Trudeau is to arrive in Cornw...

Jun 10, 2021

Alberta to lift some restrictions; Manitoba to release reopening plan

Two Prairie provinces hit hard by the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic are moving toward shedding more public health restrictions. Alberta is entering the second step of its reopening plan, which i...

Jun 10, 2021

Liberals to get help from NDP to get net-zero bill to Senate faster

OTTAWA - NDP environment critic Laurel Collins says her party will help the Liberals get the government's climate accountability bill to the Senate as soon as possible, even though the bill isn't as g...

Jun 09, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, June 9, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 401,276 new vaccinations administered for a total of 27,244...

Jun 09, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, June 9, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. There are 1,396,798 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,396,798 confirmed cases (20,377 activ...

Jun 09, 2021

B.C. approves First Nations' request to defer old-growth logging for two years

VICTORIA - British Columbia has approved the request of three First Nations that want old-growth logging deferred for two years in their territories, including at the site of ongoing protests and arre...

Jun 09, 2021

Defence chief warned last year vetting of Iraqi troops lacked 'sufficient depth'

OTTAWA - A secret memo has emerged showing that Canada's top military commander was warned last year that the vetting of Iraqi security forces associated with a Canadian-led training mission in the co...

Jun 09, 2021