Canada

A timeline of the controversy around WE, the Liberals and a student program

OTTAWA - A timeline of events regarding the $912-million Canada Student Service Grant program, based on public events and statements from cabinet ministers, government officials, and WE Charity: ...

Jul 23, 2020

Alberta, Ottawa agree on one-year child care deal with some COVID money

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals and Alberta's United Conservatives have agreed on a one-year extension to child-care funding that will also help offset costs related to the COVID-19 pandemic. For Albert...

Jul 23, 2020

'We failed him:' Saskatchewan health officials sorry over man's drowning death

REGINA - A young man pleaded for help as he was being led out of a hospital by security before taking his own life in a lake on the Saskatchewan legislature grounds. The final moments ...

Jul 23, 2020

Tories, NDP call on ethics watchdog to launch new probe of Morneau over WE trips

OTTAWA - Opposition parties are asking the federal ethics watchdog to widen his probe of Bill Morneau regarding the WE organization as the finance minister continues to face calls for his resigna...

Jul 23, 2020

Joint independent review of mass shooting in Nova Scotia to be announced

HALIFAX - Ottawa and Nova Scotia are set to announce today a joint independent review of the mass shooting that left 22 victims dead in April. Bill Blair, the federal minister of public safety, a...

Jul 23, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, July 23

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on July 23, 2020: There are 112,240 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 57,938 confirmed (including 5,662 deaths, 50...

Jul 23, 2020

Search continues for man accused stabbing officer and police dog in Nova Scotia

BRIDGEWATER, N.S. - The search continues today in Nova Scotia's South Shore for a fugitive accused of stabbing a police sergeant, assaulting a woman and injuring a police dog. Tobias Charles...

Jul 23, 2020

Toronto's masking bylaws and a Nick Cordero album; The News for July 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 July 23 ... What...

Jul 23, 2020

Documents reveal doubts on Alberta plans to close, deregulate parks

EDMONTON - Top advisers to Alberta's environment minister were cautious about the government's plans to shrink the province's parks system and made recommendations he didn't follow.An access-to-inform...

Jul 23, 2020

Proposed B.C. legislation to detain youth who overdose could harm them: doctor

VANCOUVER - Indigenous and civil liberties groups say the British Columbia government failed to consult them before proposing legislation that would force youth under 19 to stay in hospital after...

Jul 22, 2020