Canada

Quebec to compensate movie theatres for lost snack revenue after 'Popcorngate'

MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Francois Legault says his government will compensate movie theatre owners for lost concession stand revenue after a disagreement he is calling "Popcorngate." The province has...

Feb 18, 2021

Supreme Court of Canada to look at mandatory minimum firearm sentence

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will look at the constitutionality of a mandatory minimum penalty of four years in prison for recklessly firing a gun. The court has agreed to hear the appeal of J...

Feb 18, 2021

Feds study data suggesting Pfizer vaccine may be almost as good after one dose as two

OTTAWA - Canada's deputy chief public health officer says federal and provincial health experts are looking at evidence that one shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 may be almost as g...

Feb 18, 2021

Quebec vaccine committee results and 7-Eleven alcohol plans: In The News for Feb. 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 Feb. 18... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

Feb 18, 2021

Declare crimes against Uighurs in China a genocide, Conservatives to urge Commons

OTTAWA - The Conservatives are calling for the House of Commons to formally declare crimes against minority Muslims in China a genocide. They're tabling a motion in the House of Commons today, which c...

Feb 18, 2021

Here are five projects by companies tackling COVID-19 to watch in Canada

VANCOUVER - It's been a little more than a year since scientists and biotech companies around the world pivoted to understanding, treating and preventing COVID-19. Here are five projects to watch led ...

Feb 18, 2021

Canadian Mars scientist excitedly awaits landing of NASA's Perseverance probe.

EDMONTON - Chris Herd plans to be in his living room in Edmonton today but his heart will be on Mars. The University of Alberta planetary geologist - one of a select team of scientists working with NA...

Feb 18, 2021

UN, rights watchdogs urge Canada to save its 'arbitrarily detained' children in Syria

OTTAWA - A United Nations rights advocate and Human Rights Watch Canada say the Trudeau government isn't living up to its new international campaign against arbitrary detention because it is abandonin...

Feb 18, 2021

Canada home to health research successes, but needs culture shift: expert

VANCOUVER - Canada is home to significant scientific expertise and research tackling COVID-19, though one expert says long-standing hurdles make it difficult for the country to punch above its weight ...

Feb 18, 2021

In Montreal's Little Burgundy, hopes of reviving a hub of the city's Black community

MONTREAL - In Montreal's Little Burgundy neighbourhood, where the city's English-speaking Black community is rooted, some locals are seeking to revive an institution that once served as a community hu...

Feb 18, 2021