Canada

Threat of fall federal election eases as COVID-19 cases continue to rise

OTTAWA - The threat of a federal election seemed to be easing as the Liberal government and opposition parties prepared for a return to Parliament amid concerns Canada could already be dealing with a ...

Sep 15, 2020

Some Canadians believe officials exaggerate threat of COVID-19, poll suggests

OTTAWA - A new survey suggests there are Canadians who believe that warnings from public officials about the threat of COVID-19 are vastly overblown.Almost one-quarter of respondents in an online poll...

Sep 15, 2020

Leslyn Lewis to run for Conservatives in rural Ontario riding held by party stalwart

OTTAWA - The Toronto lawyer who finished third in the federal Conservative leadership race says she'll seek election as an MP in a rural Ontario riding.Leslyn Lewis said Tuesday she hopes to run in Ha...

Sep 15, 2020

Cleanup is underway after train derailment in British Columbia

HOPE, B.C. - CN Rail says a team of contractors and environmental experts has begun removing potash from the site of a derailment involving a Canadian Pacific train near Hope, B.C....

Sep 15, 2020

At 11th hour, U.S. abruptly reverses course, lifts tariffs on Canadian aluminum

OTTAWA - The United States is standing down in its tariff dispute with Canada and lifting a 10 per cent levy on aluminum imported from north of the border. The office of the U.S. Trade Representative ...

Sep 15, 2020

Canada's impression of U.S. reaches lowest level in nearly 20 years: new Pew poll

WASHINGTON, Wash. - Donald Trump's tenure in the White House and his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic have dragged Canadians' view of the United States to its lowest level in nearly 20 years, a new p...

Sep 15, 2020

Asbestos, Que., unveils four possibilities in short list for new town name

ASBESTOS, Que. - The town of Asbestos, Que., looking to shed its link to the hazardous substance, has narrowed the search for a new name to four contenders. Mayor Hugues Grimard announced on Monday&nb...

Sep 15, 2020

Town identifies teen victims of weekend car crash in New Brunswick

BLACKVILLE, N.B. - The village of Blackville, N.B., has identified the three teenaged boys who were killed in a car crash over the weekend. Ty Croft and Denver Jardine, both 17, and 16-year-...

Sep 15, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sept. 15

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. EDT on Sept. 15, 2020: There are 138,010 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 65,262 confirmed (including 5,780 deaths, ...

Sep 15, 2020

Day 2 of Liberal retreat and whether to trick-or-treat: In The News for Sept. 15

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 Sept. 15 ... Wha...

Sep 15, 2020