Canada

U.S. snow snarls COVID-19 vaccine delivery; Quebec, Ontario report fewer in hospital

Snowy weather south of the border is snarling vaccine deliveries as Canada's two biggest provinces are reporting a drop in COVID-19 hospitalizations. Shipping company UPS temporarily closed its operat...

Feb 17, 2021

Saskatchewan RCMP charge leader of Canadian Nationalist Party with hate speech

REGINA - RCMP in Saskatchewan have charged the leader of the Canadian Nationalist Party with wilfully promoting hate against an identifiable group. Police say officers began investigating Travis Patro...

Feb 17, 2021

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada on Feb. 17, 2021

The latest developments on the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada (all times eastern): 11:15 a.m. New COVID-19 modelling in Quebec suggests a more contagious mutation of the novel coronavirus could be the do...

Feb 17, 2021

Desmond inquiry: former soldier says it's a struggle to get medical records

PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - Access to health records figured prominently during hearings today at an inquiry investigating why a former Canadian soldier from Nova Scotia killed his family and himself in 2...

Feb 17, 2021

Kentucky storm holds up Canadian vaccine delivery as shipper hurries to catch up

OTTAWA - The "big lift" for Canada's COVID-19 vaccination efforts this week has been sideswiped by a big snowdrift. UPS temporarily closed its operations in Louisville, Ky., Monday because the city re...

Feb 17, 2021

Former Liberal MP Raj Grewal heading to trial on fraud charges in October

OTTAWA - A former Liberal MP facing charges of fraud and breach of trust related to his time in office is slated for a trial later this year. Raj Grewal is scheduled to go before an Ontario judge in a...

Feb 17, 2021

Canada may face pressure on Iraq, killer storm in U.S.: In The News for Feb. 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 Feb. 17 ...What we are watching in Canada ...C...

Feb 17, 2021

Carbon price revenues proving tough to predict, making rebates hard to estimate

OTTAWA - The federal government owes Canadian families in three provinces more than $200 million after underestimating how much it would raise from the carbon tax during the first year of the program....

Feb 17, 2021

Canada expected to face pressure to reverse withdrawal, send troops to Iraq

OTTAWA - Canada is expected to face pressure this week to reverse a recent drawdown of troops from Iraq as the NATO military alliance prepares to expand its presence in the country. The alliance has p...

Feb 17, 2021

Mifflin Gibbs: First Black man elected in B.C. won a Victoria council seat in 1866

VICTORIA - The first Black person elected in British Columbia was an American abolitionist and entrepreneur who won a Victoria city council seat in 1866 and played a role in Confederation. In 1858, ab...

Feb 17, 2021