Canada

MPs on ethics committee to meet amid parliamentary probe of WE agreement

OTTAWA - MPs on the House of Commons ethics committee will meet this afternoon to push forward their own parliamentary probe of the federal government's aborted deal with WE Charity to run a student-v...

Jul 29, 2020

Vancouver resident finds lost teddy bear containing her mother's voice recording

VANCOUVER - Mara Soriano has spent the last four days checking the alleys and dumpsters of Vancouver's West End, putting up posters and answering multitudes of emails and tweets, hoping she'd fin...

Jul 29, 2020

Fewer troops in Middle East and a childhood dream comes true; In The News for July 29

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 July 29 ... What...

Jul 29, 2020

Protest changes to public thanks after N.S. victims' families obtain inquiry

HALIFAX - The announcement Tuesday of a public inquiry into the April mass shooting in Nova Scotia has transformed a protest march planned for today into an event to thank the public for its support. ...

Jul 29, 2020

Lack of bees, pollination limiting crop yields across U.S., B.C., study finds

WINNIPEG - A lack of wild bees and managed honey bees is limiting pollination and yields for certain crops on farms in British Columbia and across the United States, a collective of research...

Jul 29, 2020

B.C. to announce plans for September return to school amid COVID-19 pandemic

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is set to announce its updated plan for a safe return for public schools during the COVID-19 pandemic. Education Minister Rob Fleming says the...

Jul 29, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for July 29

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. on July 29, 2020: There are 114,994 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 58,897 confirmed (including 5,670 deaths, 50,886 resolved...

Jul 29, 2020

Canadian military shrinks Middle East footprint as ISIL fight enters new phase

OTTAWA - Canada's war against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has quietly entered a new phase, with plans to keep fewer troops in the Middle East even after the pandemic passes. The...

Jul 29, 2020

Stigmatizing Hutterites about COVID-19 will harm response: public health officer

OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says discrimination against Hutterites will not help build trust as some colonies across the Prairies experience outbreaks of COVID-19. "The surrounding c...

Jul 28, 2020

Kingston youth pleads guilty to terror charges after January 2019 arrest

OTTAWA - A Kingston, Ont., youth has pleaded guilty to terrorism-related charges for trying to persuade someone to plant a bomb. The youth, who cannot be identified under terms of the Youth ...

Jul 28, 2020