Canada

Echaquan inquiry: Nurse testifies her condition warranted closer scrutiny

MONTREAL - A nurse who saw a restrained and drugged Joyce Echaquan an hour before she was rushed to a resuscitation room says he was concerned she wasn't being more closely supervised. The final front...

May 26, 2021

No quick reduction of Quebec's police forces or new reforms to anti-corruption unit

Quebec's public security minister says the government won't immediately reduce the number of police forces in the province or integrate the anti-corruption unit into a larger cybercrime squad. Geneviv...

May 26, 2021

Mike Duffy retires after career tainted by Senate expenses scandal

OTTAWA - Sen. Mike Duffy is stepping down after more than a dozen years in the upper house, where the Senate expenses scandal overshadowed the bulk of his parliamentary career. Duffy turns 75 on Thurs...

May 26, 2021

Half of all Canadians have had one COVID-19 shot; full reopening still months off

TORONTO - More than half of all people in Canada have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as the country edges closer to lifting anti-pandemic restrictions, health authorities reported on ...

May 26, 2021

Quebec confirms a young bear captured near Montreal has been euthanized

MONTREAL - Quebec's Wildlife Department is confirming that a young bear that was captured after it was found wandering in a Montreal suburb on Sunday has been euthanized.The department said in an emai...

May 26, 2021

Post-COVID anxiety, future of Ontario grocery jobs : In The News for May 26

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 May 26, 2021...What we are watching in Canada ...

May 26, 2021

Climate ambition, push for electric vehicles driving down need for oil: report

OTTAWA - The expected uptake of electric vehicles and stricter measures world-wide to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are the top reasons why a climate-focused research group is calling on governments...

May 26, 2021

Who have provinces pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?

As COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have released details of who can expect to receive a shot in the coming weeks. Health Canada says up to 37 milli...

May 26, 2021

Survey shows 52% of Canadians feel anxious about return to 'normal' after COVID-19

OTTAWA - More than half of Canadians feel somewhat anxious about going back to the way life was before it was turned upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic, a new survey shows. Leger asked the question ...

May 26, 2021

Federal auditor to report on Canada's PPE purchases today

OTTAWA - Canada's "Wild West" efforts to buy medical supplies for provincial governments in the midst of a global pandemic will be assessed by the federal auditor general today. The federal government...

May 26, 2021