Canada

Move to Canada? A pipe dream for some Americans is a parachute for Canadian expats

WASHINGTON, Wash. - When people in the United States talk about moving to Canada to escape four more years of Donald Trump, it's usually either a punchline or a pipe dream. Ask some of the rough...

Oct 23, 2020

Montreal archdiocese says priest found guilty of sexual assault has been defrocked

MONTREAL - The Montreal archdiocese says a priest sentenced in 2019 for abusing two boys has been formally stripped of his priesthood. Archbishop Christian Lepine had defrocked Brian Boucher last year...

Oct 23, 2020

B.C. political leaders campaign for votes on last day before voting begins

VANCOUVER - The B.C. election campaign is in its last day with the main opponents to the NDP sounding a familiar refrain in their final pitch for votes. Both the B.C. Liberals and the Greens criticize...

Oct 23, 2020

High-stakes drama over possible election fizzles in Ottawa: In The News for Oct. 23

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 Oct. 23... What we are watching in Canada... A...

Oct 23, 2020

Hospitals, long-term care homes have little room for second-wave surge, inquiry hears

Hospitals and long-term care homes are nearly at capacity and won't be able to handle a surge in COVID-19 patients during the second wave of the pandemic, an independent commission has heard. While th...

Oct 23, 2020

Promised path to residency for "Guardian Angel" asylum seekers yet to open

OTTAWA - A much-heralded program to grant permanent residency to some asylum seekers working on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic has yet to accept a single application. Federal Immigrati...

Oct 22, 2020

COVID-19 testing option to be tried at Calgary airport, U.S. border crossing

CALGARY - International travellers arriving in Alberta by air or land will have the option to take an expedited COVID-19 test to avoid quarantining for 14 days - a move the premier says would help the...

Oct 22, 2020

Canada's mink breeders increasing security to protect animals and industry from COVID

HALIFAX - Canada's mink breeders are increasing safety measures on their farms to avoid the devastating COVID-19 outbreaks that have plagued their European and American counterparts. Infections ...

Oct 22, 2020

N.S. mass shooting probe will include look at RCMP actions, gender-based violence

HALIFAX - The joint public inquiry in response to the April mass shooting in Nova Scotia has announced a mandate that includes a probe of the RCMP response as well as the role of gender-based violence...

Oct 22, 2020

For Acadian fisherman, early Mi'kmaq fishery in N.S. bay can 'never' be respected

METEGHAN, N.S. - As he stands calmly splicing anchor rope, Roger LeBlanc describes the anxiety, anger and suspicion over a Mi'kmaq lobster fishery that is coursing through his small Acadian community....

Oct 22, 2020