Canada

Gould says COVAX clearly working, as vaccine-sharing program reaches 100 countries

OTTAWA - The international vaccine-sharing program known as COVAX says it has reached 100 countries with vaccines as of today but many of the world's poorest nations have still not been able to receiv...

Apr 08, 2021

Bloc asks Ottawa to support logging, fledgling biofuels sector

OTTAWA - Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet is calling on the federal government to recharge Quebec's forestry sector with an eye to its energy potential. The Bloc is laying out a slate of prop...

Apr 08, 2021

Montreal police arrest suspect after woman of Asian origin threatened on city's metro

Montreal police say they've arrested a man who allegedly made death threats to a woman of Asian origin on the city's subway system.Police say the victim was in a metro car on March 27 when the suspect...

Apr 08, 2021

Doctors group says changing rules causes confusion as COVID-19 variants surge

As Ontario brings back stay-at-home orders to deal with surging cases of COVID-19, the Canadian Medical Association says continually changing rules have contributed to confusion and relaxed adherence....

Apr 08, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Thursday, April 8, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 10:40 a.m. Ontario reports 3,295 new cases of COVID-19 and 19 more deaths linked to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott...

Apr 08, 2021

Ontario stay-at-home order; Biden takes aim at gun violence: In The News for April 8

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 April 8 ...What we are watching in Canada ...A...

Apr 08, 2021

Quebec is key to election success, but for NDP the locks are rusty

OTTAWA - For NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, the path to a stronger presence in Parliament runs through Quebec - but the trail is littered with obstacles. New Democrats, whose members gather virtually for a...

Apr 08, 2021

Average age of Quebec COVID-19 patients has dropped by 10 to 15 years, doctors say

MONTREAL - Over the past two to three weeks, Dr. Francois Marquis, head of intensive care at Montreal's Maisonneuve-Rosemont hospital, says he started noticing the average age of COVID-19 patients dro...

Apr 08, 2021

Canadian Medical Association hopes federal budget will address primary care needs

OTTAWA - A group representing thousands of doctors from across the country is hoping the Liberal government's coming federal budget addresses a long-standing concern about lack of access to family doc...

Apr 08, 2021

Calgary man who killed girlfriend, mother and stepfather to be sentenced

CALGARY - A man who admitted to slitting his girlfriend's throat and, days later, stabbing to death his mother and stepfather is to be sentenced today. Dustin Duthie, 27, pleaded guilty last month to ...

Apr 08, 2021