Canada

Western Canada heat wave accelerates rate of glacier melt, experts say

VANCOUVER - A sizzling heat wave during the last week of June in Western Canada left little unsinged, including fragile glaciers that are already melting at an accelerated pace, experts say. Dozens of...

Jul 14, 2021

State legislators formally ask Ottawa, White House to reopen Canada-U.S. border

WASHINGTON - A coalition of frustrated legislators from across the U.S. Midwest is formally asking the White House and Canada's federal government to reopen the border to fully vaccinated travellers. ...

Jul 14, 2021

Black Canadians more likely to be hesitant about COVID-19 vaccines, survey suggests

OTTAWA - Black Canadian leaders say governments must do more to help overcome vaccine hesitancy in their communities. Toronto orthopedic surgeon Dr. Ato Sekyi-Otu, leader of the health-care task force...

Jul 14, 2021

Jagmeet Singh says NDP would tackle Canada's deficit through taxing the 'ultra rich'

OTTAWA - Jagmeet Singh says the New Democrats would tackle the country's multi-billion deficit through the party's long-standing promise to tax extremely wealthy Canadians and corporations. His promis...

Jul 14, 2021

Trudeau to make economic announcement in Quebec's Gaspé region

GASP, Que. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Quebec's Gasp region today to make an economic announcement in the latest in a series of campaign-style stops. The prime minister began his day in Perc...

Jul 14, 2021

Five men now confirmed dead in Kelowna, B.C., crane collapse as body found

KELOWNA, B.C. - The body of a fifth man killed in the collapse of a construction crane in Kelowna, B.C., has been recovered. A statement from the RCMP says the body was found late Tuesday night as mem...

Jul 14, 2021

Montrealers can access the first interactive map to self-report police stops

MONTREAL - An interactive map introduced today allows Montrealers to self-report police interactions the day they happen or from as far back as 20 years ago. The STOPMTL.ca site will collect informati...

Jul 14, 2021

Black Montreal man wrongfully arrested for assault on officer suing for $1.2 million

MONTREAL - A Black Montreal man is seeking more than $1 million in damages after he was wrongfully arrested in connection with an assault on a police officer and detained for six days. Lawyers represe...

Jul 14, 2021

Two endangered right whales entangled in fishing gear in Gulf of St. Lawrence

FREDERICTON - A New Brunswick-based whale-rescue team says two North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence are entangled in fishing gear. Mackie Greene, director of the Campobello Whale Re...

Jul 14, 2021

Permanent residency application rejections, new submarines: In The News for July 14

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 July 14 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Jul 14, 2021