Canada

Military members asked to use federal government's COVID-19 tracking app

OTTAWA - Canadian Armed Forces members and their civilian colleagues in the Department of National Defence are being strongly encouraged to download the federal government's smartphone application for...

Sep 03, 2020

Tories ask languages czar to probe choice of WE Charity for student program

OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives are asking the official languages commissioner to investigate the government's choice of WE Charity to run a student grant program, saying the move showed contempt t...

Sep 03, 2020

Backer of tariffs on Canadian aluminum confronts critics in Canada, U.S.

WASHINGTON - One of the few champions of the Trump administration's decision to slap fresh tariffs on Canadian aluminum is defending the move as vital to the industry's surviv...

Sep 03, 2020

Feds short $14.5 billion over decade of equalization payments, PBO says

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says the federal government has shortchanged provinces on their equalization payments under rules put in place after the last economic crisis in the late...

Sep 03, 2020

Lawsuit filed against makers of Montreal-area dike that burst, flooding town

MONTREAL - A Montreal-area town says its insurance company is suing the maker of a dike that burst last spring, flooding streets and forcing thousands of residents from their homes. Official...

Sep 03, 2020

Canada's economic optimism crippled by pandemic, Pew poll suggests

WASHINGTON - A new global poll says confidence in the Canadian economy took a dramatic dive over the summer in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic - a whipsaw pivot sharper than any of the other c...

Sep 03, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sept. 3

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. EDT on Sept. 3, 2020: There are 129,923 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 62,746 confirmed (including 5,764 deaths, 55,515 reso...

Sep 03, 2020

Trudeau's virtual Atlantic tour and a busy sports day: In The News for Sept. 3

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. 3 ... What...

Sep 03, 2020

Justin Trudeau takes virtual cross-country tour to Atlantic provinces

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continues his virtual tour of Canada today, with electronic visits to the Atlantic provinces. He conducted a virtual tour of British Columbia on W...

Sep 03, 2020

New Brunswick election: six party leaders to take part in televised debate

FREDERICTON - The leaders of New Brunswick's six political parties are preparing for a debate tonight that will be broadcast live from Fredericton. The debate will be carried by Rogers Cable...

Sep 03, 2020