Canada

'I have to see': Trump threatens to linger longer, regardless of November vote

WASHINGTON - Because it's 2020, anyone anxious about this fall's presidential election has a new problem to worry about: the possibility that a defeated Donald Trump won't be willing to leave the West...

Jul 21, 2020

Prepare for remote voting in Commons this fall: committee

OTTAWA - The parliamentary committee that oversees the way the House of Commons works says the chamber should spend the summer getting ready for MPs to participate and vote from outside Ottawa. The gr...

Jul 21, 2020

Questions remain after police find body thought to be dad of dead Quebec girls

ST-APOLLINAIRE, Que. - Many questions remain in the case of a Quebec father whose body was found hours after the funeral for his two young daughters. Provincial police announced on Twi...

Jul 21, 2020

Transportation Safety Board to examine fatal helicopter crash site in N.L.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Members of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada are expected to arrive in Newfoundland later today to investigate a fatal helicopter crash near Thorburn Lak...

Jul 21, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, July 21

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. on July 21, 2020: There are 111,124 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 57,616 confirmed (including 5,657 deaths, 50,190 resolved...

Jul 21, 2020

Closing arguments in Ottawa cop's manslaughter trial continue in virtual hearing

Closing submissions in the trial of an Ottawa police officer charged in the death of a Black man continue today over video conference. Const. Daniel Montsion's hearing was initially scheduled for Apri...

Jul 21, 2020

Poll suggests parents want students to don masks at school in fall

OTTAWA - Almost two-third of parents in a new poll say they believe that children returning to school in the fall should wear masks at least part of the time. The latest poll on the COVID-19 pandemic ...

Jul 21, 2020

Scrutiny of WE deal to resume at committee, in House of Commons Tuesday

OTTAWA - The Liberal government's cancelled contract with an organization connected closely to the prime minister will be back in the spotlight today. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected in...

Jul 21, 2020

WE charity back in spotlight and an Alex Trebek memoir; In The News for July 21

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 21 ... What...

Jul 21, 2020

Most ships in Cabot Strait not complying with whale-protection rules: study

HALIFAX - A study of ship speeds in the Cabot Strait shows that two-thirds are not complying with a voluntary speed restriction meant to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales ...

Jul 21, 2020