Canada

COVID-19 tied to stagnant population growth and rise in deaths in Quebec: report

MONTREAL - Quebec's statistics institute says the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically slowed population growth in 2020 and led to a spike in the number of annual deaths. Institut de la statistique du Quebe...

Mar 18, 2021

The Canadian Press receives eight NNA nominations for N.S. shooting coverage, photos

TORONTO - The Canadian Press received eight National Newspaper Award nominations for its coverage of a killing rampage in Nova Scotia and sports and breaking news photos. The national newswire agency ...

Mar 18, 2021

U.K. study rules out link to some blood clots from AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine

OTTAWA - The United Kingdom's drug regulator says a "rigorous scientific review" has ruled out the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine as the cause of blood clots in veins but is doing a more detailed study lo...

Mar 18, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern):11:25 a.m.Quebec is reporting 702 new COVID-19 infections and seven more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus, none of whic...

Mar 18, 2021

Trudeau not welcome 'by our side' unless gun bill overhauled: Polytechnique families

OTTAWA - Several family members of women killed in the 1989 Ecole Polytechnique massacre say Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will no longer be welcome at annual commemorations unless his government stre...

Mar 18, 2021

As trials loom, China says case of two Michaels handled 'in accordance with the law'

WASHINGTON - China is defending the way it has handled the cases of two Canadians who have been detained in the country for more than two years. Michael Spavor is scheduled to appear in court on Frida...

Mar 18, 2021

Extended relief for jobless Canadians to cost Ottawa an extra $5 billion: PBO report

OTTAWA - Parliament's budget watchdog says Ottawa's extension of income support for unemployed workers during the COVID-19 pandemic will tack on more than $5 billion in government spending costs. The ...

Mar 18, 2021

Iroquois lacrosse team aims to make Olympic competition under its own flag

Iroquois Nationals lacrosse star Randy Staats was angry at first, but he now says an international snub of his team only fuelled his desire to play on the world stage. Three years ago, the Internation...

Mar 18, 2021

TSB to weigh in on Iran report and Nygard's bail appeal: In The News for March 18

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 March 18 ... What we are watching in Canada .....

Mar 18, 2021

Man charged in death of 17-year-old Alberta student to appear in court

LEDUC, Alta. - A man charged with first-degree murder in the death of a teen who was attacked in her classroom is to appear in court today. Dylan Thomas Pountney, who is 19, is accused of killing 17-y...

Mar 18, 2021