Canada

Pandemic politics: N.B. Tories seek stability and secure majority win

QUISPAMSIS, N.B. - Voters in New Brunswick delivered a majority win to Premier Blaine Higgs on Monday, effectively endorsing his decision to call a snap election in the middle of the COVID-1...

Sep 15, 2020

Alleged mass shooter Matthew Raymond goes on trial today in Fredericton

FREDERICTON - The murder trial for a Fredericton man charged in the 2018 fatal shootings of four people in the New Brunswick capital begins today. Matthew Raymond faces four counts of first-degre...

Sep 15, 2020

COVID-19 controls tightened as cases rise and possible second wave looms

VICTORIA - The looming prospect of a second wave of COVID-19 this fall has governments cautiously monitoring daily infection rates as economies restart and students return to school. A&...

Sep 15, 2020

The latest on the New Brunswick provincial election

FREDERICTON - Here is the latest news on the New Brunswick election. All times local. --- 8:00 p.m. Almost all polls have closed in the New Brunswick election. Technical glitches at some polling ...

Sep 14, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sept. 14

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:10 p.m. EDT on Sept. 14, 2020: There are 138,010 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 65,262 confirmed (including 5,780 deaths, 57,428 ...

Sep 14, 2020

Activists urge Trudeau government to act on disappearances in Sri Lanka

OTTAWA - A group of Tamil Canadians is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to bring in a parliamentary motion that would remove sovereign immunity as a defence for international crimes. Amnesty ...

Sep 14, 2020

Saskatchewan judge's stop at teepee camp could raise perception of bias: expert

REGINA - An experienced defence lawyer says a Saskatchewan judge's attendance at an Indigenous demonstration after he ruled on it could expose the court to potential allegations of bias. Michael Sprat...

Sep 14, 2020

Bloc Quebecois leader and caucus isolating after staffer catches COVID-19

OTTAWA - The Bloc Quebecois says leader Yves-Francois Blanchet and the party's whole caucus are in self-isolation after a member of his staff tested positive for COVID-19. A statement from the party s...

Sep 14, 2020

CN rail train carrying potash derails near Hope, B.C., no injuries reported

HOPE, B.C. - CN Rail says at least 20 rail cars carrying potash derailed today near Hope, B.C. The company says no injuries, fires or dangerous goods are involved. The railway says prelimin...

Sep 14, 2020

B.C. announces early lung cancer screening program touted as first in Canada

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government has announced a new lung cancer screening program it says is the first of its kind in Canada aimed at early diagnosis of the deadliest form of the disease. ...

Sep 14, 2020