Canada

Canada's Transportation Safety Board receives Iran's report on downing of Flight 752

OTTAWA - The Transportation Safety Board says it has received the final report into events surrounding a passenger jet shot down by the Iranian military in January 2020.The investigation by Iranian ai...

Mar 17, 2021

Female senior officer quits military, 'sickened' by sexual misconduct allegations

OTTAWA - A female officer of the Canadian Armed Forces is quitting the military, saying she is "sickened" by investigations into alleged sexual misconduct by senior military leaders. In her sharply wo...

Mar 17, 2021

A muted St. Patrick's Day and an 'offensive' Bigfoot movie: In The News for March 17

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 17 ... What we are watching in Canada .....

Mar 17, 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. Also, the federal government said...

Mar 17, 2021

Meng's lawyers to resume case in court, allege her arrest was unlawful

VANCOUVER - The actions of RCMP and Canadian border officers in the arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou are expected to be at the centre of her extradition case today as it resumes in B.C. Supreme...

Mar 17, 2021

St. Patrick's Day revellers urged to follow public health guidelines

TORONTO - Public health officials are urging St. Patrick's Day revellers to follow physical distancing and other anti-pandemic guidelines today. The main concern is that gatherings and celebrations co...

Mar 17, 2021

Peter MacKay to sit out this week's Conservative party convention

OTTAWA - Former Conservative leadership candidate and longtime party stalwart Peter MacKay won't attend the party's policy convention this week. MacKay cited work and family as the reason for his abse...

Mar 17, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, March 16, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 120,004 new vaccinations administered for a total of 3,271,...

Mar 16, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, March 16, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 16, 2021.There are 915,868 confirmed cases in Canada.<b>_ Canada: 915,868 confirmed cases (31,517 ac...

Mar 16, 2021

Plans readied by B.C. and Washington state to wipe out invasive giant hornet

VANCOUVER - Officials in British Columbia and Washington state will release their battle plan today to try to wipe out Asian giant hornets. Also dubbed the murder hornet, the invasive wasps have been ...

Mar 16, 2021