Canada

Corey Hurren, accused in Rideau Hall gate-crashing, due for court hearing in Ottawa

OTTAWA - A man accused of threatening Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and carrying guns illegally on the grounds of Rideau Hall is expected to have his bail hearing postponed later t...

Jul 17, 2020

Missing Quebec father may be desperate and looking for materials, police say

ST-APOLLINAIRE, Que. - Quebec provincial police continue to search for the father of two young girls found dead last weekend in a rural area southwest of Quebec City. Police say 44-year...

Jul 17, 2020

Ontario moves to next phase and Jays given green light; In The News for July 17

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 17 ... What...

Jul 17, 2020

Liberals seek to recall House of Commons for new COVID-19 legislation

OTTAWA - The Liberal government is seeking to recall the House of Commons to pass another round of measures to deal with COVID-19. Opposition parties were notified Thursday of the new legislation and ...

Jul 16, 2020

Major new pipelines and mines must show path to net zero to get approved

OTTAWA - Proposals for new mines, power plants, pipelines and railways in Canada will have to include plans to hit net zero emissions by 2050 if they have any hope of getting approved. The federal gov...

Jul 16, 2020

Feds, provinces reach deal on funding for reopening, Trudeau announces

OTTAWA - The federal, provincial and territorial governments have reached a deal on billions of dollars in transfers to continue reopening economies amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Jus...

Jul 16, 2020

Feds, provinces reach deal on funding for reopening from COVID-19

OTTAWA - The federal, provincial and territorial governments have reached a deal on billions of dollars in transfers to continue reopening economies amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Jus...

Jul 16, 2020

Canadian Press NewsAlert: B.C. sets another record with monthly overdose deaths

VANCOUVER - Another record for monthly overdose deaths related to illicit drugs has been set in British Columbia. The BC Coroners Service says 175 fatalities in June surpassed the previous high o...

Jul 16, 2020

Canadian hospitality workers fear long-term unemployment in the sector

VANCOUVER - The union representing 300,000 hospitality workers across the country says it fears staff laid off because of COVID-19 may not have a job when the pandemic is over. The Canadian direc...

Jul 16, 2020

Manitoba judge points to systemic issues in Indigenous woman's killing

WINNIPEG - A Manitoba judge sentencing a young man for beating his own mother to death has denounced systemic issues the judge says leave Indigenous people at risk. "The ruin of the First Na...

Jul 16, 2020