Canada

Thousands of lives on hold as immigration system remains largely shut down

OTTAWA - John McCall's great-grandfather was born in southern Ontario some 200 years ago, and ever since the descendents of his seven children, some living in Canada, some in the U.S, have criss-cross...

Jul 20, 2020

Canadians now in Paris to view black boxes of Ukraine plane shot down by Iran

OTTAWA - Canadian investigators are in Paris today to take part in the long-awaited downloading of data from the flight recorders of the Ukrainian passenger jet shot down by Iran in January. Canada's ...

Jul 20, 2020

Commons to sit as Liberals seek to extend wage subsidy, make disability payment

OTTAWA - The House of Commons meets today as the Liberals seek to pass a bill to extend their wage-subsidy program, send a special payment to people with disabilities and extend some legal deadlines f...

Jul 20, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, July 20

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. on July 20, 2020: There are 110,338 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 57,466 confirmed (including 5,655 deaths, 50,050 resol...

Jul 20, 2020

Looking for answers and extending the wage subsidy:In The News for July 20

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 20. What we are watching in Canada ... CO...

Jul 20, 2020

Tour company already investigating glacier bus crash that killed three

COLUMBIA ICEFIELD, Alta. - The president of the company that runs the bus tours at the Columbia Icefield between Banff and Jasper said changes will be made, if necessary, after a rollover on the glaci...

Jul 20, 2020

Liberals review rollout of social finance fund to combat pandemic fallout

OTTAWA - The federal government is taking a second look at how quickly it will dole out hundreds of millions in help to social services looking to tap into new sources of capital, particularly as...

Jul 20, 2020

Some resistance as Quebec makes masks in indoor public places mandatory

MONTREAL - As Quebec introduced mandatory masks in indoor public places this weekend, there's been some notable push back from residents who don't want to wear one. On Saturday, Quebec became the firs...

Jul 19, 2020

Some resistance as Quebec makes masks in indoor public places mandatory

MONTREAL - As Quebec introduced mandatory masks in indoor public places this weekend, there's been some notable push back from residents who don't want to wear one. On Saturday, Quebec became the firs...

Jul 19, 2020

Authorities look for cause of deadly glacier bus crash in Alberta Rockies

COLUMBIA ICEFIELD, Alta. - A lone RCMP truck with its lights flashing guarded the entrance to the road on Sunday where a snow coach crash killed at least three people and left 14 others badly hurt. Th...

Jul 19, 2020