Canada

Former Liberal MP Raj Grewal has fraud case adjourned to February

OTTAWA - A former Liberal MP facing charges of fraud and breach of trust related to his time in office has had his case adjourned until next month. Lawyers for Raj Grewal and the Crown agreed during a...

Jan 06, 2021

New Brunswick RCMP issue alert warning residents about armed man wanted for shooting

MONCTON, N.B. - Police in southeastern New Brunswick are warning residents about a man carrying firearms who is wanted for a shooting Tuesday near a high school in Riverview. The RCMP have distributed...

Jan 06, 2021

Quebec's possible new restrictions and Nygard in court today: In The News for Jan. 6

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 Jan. 6 ...What we are watching in Canada ...MO...

Jan 06, 2021

Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard to apply for bail in Winnipeg

WINNIPEG - Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard is expected to seek bail today following his arrest in Winnipeg last month over charges he faces in the United States of using his influence to lure wome...

Jan 06, 2021

Northwest Territories rolls out COVID-19 vaccination plan for its 33 communities

YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories has released its plan for when residents of its 33 communities will receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. The N.W.T. received 7,200 doses last week and administ...

Jan 05, 2021

People's Party leader and former MP Maxime Bernier travelled to Florida last fall

OTTAWA - The one-time Conservative cabinet minister and MP who broke ranks to form his own political party is among the Canadians who've headed south in recent months. Maxime Bernier, who leads the li...

Jan 05, 2021

Navy gets new commander after admiral named defence chief

OTTAWA - Rear Admiral Craig Baines is being tapped as the Royal Canadian Navy's new commander.Outgoing chief of the defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance announced the appointment Tuesday, with Baines set...

Jan 05, 2021

Formal procession for Calgary police officer killed in the line of duty

CALGARY - Civilians and first responders lined a major Calgary thoroughfare to watch as police vehicles escorted the remains of a fallen comrade across the city in a formal procession. Calgary police ...

Jan 05, 2021

B.C. mink farmer decides to destroy 1,000 animals after positive COVID-19 tests

VICTORIA - British Columbia's chief veterinarian says a mink farmer decided to euthanize the remaining 1,000 animals on his Fraser Valley operation after some of the mink tested positive for COVID-19....

Jan 05, 2021

Nunavut to start vaccinating elders Wednesday; community clinics to begin next week

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's chief public health officer says first doses of a vaccine against COVID-19 are to be given Wednesday to residents at Iqaluit's elders home. Elders and front-line health ca...

Jan 05, 2021