Canada

CP NewsAlert: Manitoba tightens health orders, shuts gyms, restaurants, museums

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is imposing further restrictions as COVID-19 numbers continue to surge. Starting Sunday morning, the cap on outdoor gatherings will drop to five people from 10. Rest...

May 07, 2021

People in 200 homes in Hay River, N.W.T. told to leave due to flood threat

HAY RIVER, N.W.T. - The town of Hay River in the Northwest Territories has issued an evacuation order for about 200 households due to a threat of flooding.The town says in a release that people living...

May 07, 2021

Quebec judge authorizes class action on behalf of alleged victims of ex-hockey coach

LONGUEUIL - A Quebec Superior Court justice has authorized a class-action lawsuit on behalf of victims of a former Montreal police officer and minor hockey coach who died awaiting trial on sex-related...

May 07, 2021

Suspected overdose death of 12-year-old pushes government to 'do better': Minister

VICTORIA - British Columbia's minister of mental health and addictions say a suspected overdose death of a 12-year-old girl from Vancouver Island is driving the government "to do more and do better." ...

May 07, 2021

No fines handed out at first B.C. COVID-19 roadblock as checks move across province

VICTORIA - The Mounties in British Columbia say no cars were forced to turn around at a roadblock in place to ensure residents abide by travel restrictions due to COVID-19 as enforcement spreads over ...

May 07, 2021

Most of Yellowknife's COVID-19 cases are in children and youth: public health officer

YELLOWKNIFE - A health official in the Northwest Territories says a recent outbreak of COVID-19 cases in Yellowknife is mostly affecting children and youth. There are 47 active cases in the northern c...

May 07, 2021

Trudeau aide Katie Telford questions if she could've done more on military misconduct

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chief of staff says she has asked herself in recent months whether she could have done more to fight sexual misconduct in Canada's armed forces. Katie Telford ...

May 07, 2021

A year after jobs data leak, StatCan resumes sharing advance numbers with officials

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada has resumed its practice of giving key federal officials an advance look at its jobs report ahead of its official release. The agency says two people each in the Finance Dep...

May 07, 2021

RCMP relief officer in Nunavut faces three charges including assault and theft

An RCMP officer stationed in Ottawa is facing three charges related to his time as a relief officer in Kimmirut, Nunavut, in the summer of 2020. Ira Tarleton has been charged with assault causing bodi...

May 07, 2021

CRA watchdog finds agency taking weeks to process some claims for recovery benefits

OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency is being taken to task by a federal watchdog for not being as up front as it should be over how long it might take to process applications for pandemic aid. The $500...

May 07, 2021