Canada

Ford faces tough choices on COVID-19 restrictions as Ontario case count hits new high

OTTAWA - Ontario Premier Doug Ford has some tough choices to make as he decides which businesses can reopen while the province reports a single-day record in new coronavirus cases. The province is pla...

Nov 03, 2020

O'Toole calls for pause on CRA audits for businesses struggling due to COVID-19

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is calling for the Liberals to put a pause on federal audits of small businesses hit hard by COVID-19. He says too many small and medium-sized businesses are ...

Nov 03, 2020

Online registry to gather condolences for victims of Quebec City sword attack

QUEBEC - The Quebec government has launched an online registry to collect messages of condolence following Saturday night's sword attack that left two dead in Quebec City. Premier Francois Legault is ...

Nov 03, 2020

U.S. election day and a Trump impersonator in Canada: In The News for Nov. 3, 2020

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 Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 ... What we are watching...

Nov 03, 2020

Canada approves first HIV self-test in long-awaited move to reduce screening barriers

Federal regulators have approved the first HIV self-test in Canada in a long-awaited move that experts have called critical to reaching people who don't know they have the virus.Health Canada granted ...

Nov 03, 2020

Canadians await U.S. election in fear, as poll reveals anxieties about aftermath

OTTAWA - Canadians are watching in fear today as their American neighbours vote, capping a campaign marked by voter intimidation, threats of postelection violence, and concern about the potential brea...

Nov 03, 2020

Quebec attack brings back bad memories of 2017 mosque slaying that killed six

MONTREAL - For Mohamed Labidi, the deadly attack in Quebec City Saturday night brought back memories of that cold January night in 2017. Back then, he was president of the mosque in the provincial cap...

Nov 03, 2020

Mural on systemic racism has led to 'difficult conversations': Victoria mayor

VICTORIA - Mayor Lisa Helps says the vandalism of art in public places isn't acceptable after a mural in Victoria that has sparked a debate over freedom of expression and systemic racism was defaced o...

Nov 02, 2020

PEI Progressive Conservatives jump to majority status with byelection win

CHARLOTTETOWN - Prince Edward Island's governing Progressive Conservatives have won a crucial byelection that will transform their minority government into a slim majority. With the election of Zack B...

Nov 02, 2020

In an unforgettable year, Americans brace for impact as a seismic election day looms

WASHINGTON, Wash. - George Washington's "last great experiment" faces an existential test beginning Tuesday as the polarized voters of an energized, outraged and well-armed body politic finish their d...

Nov 02, 2020