Canada

'A bonanza:' researchers find evidence of ancient ochre mine in Mexican caves

The caves are vast, pitch black, full of twists and turns and treacherously tight in spots. New research reveals why ancient inhabitants of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula may have ventured deep into ...

Jul 03, 2020

Premier promises to keep a close watch on people in vehicles with U.S. plates

HALIFAX - With an increasing number of Nova Scotians complaining on social media about seeing cars with American plates entering the province, Premier Stephen McNeil has pledged to keep a cl...

Jul 03, 2020

A list of charge rates or Crown referrals from police oversight bodies

Seven provinces have civilian oversight bodies that investigate incidents of death, serious harm or sexual assault that could be caused by police action or inaction. The remainder rely on police depar...

Jul 03, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Friday, July 3

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 12:08 p.m. on July 3, 2020: There are 105,026 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 55,682 confirmed (including 5,560 deaths, 25,158 resol...

Jul 03, 2020

Alberta health minister orders review into racism after noose found in hospital

EDMONTON - Alberta's minister of health has ordered an independent third-party investigation into how the province's health authority responded to a racist act. Tyler Shandro says in a statement that ...

Jul 03, 2020

A look at how provinces plan to emerge from the COVID-19 shutdown

Provinces and territories have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: Newfo...

Jul 03, 2020

Canada restricts dealings with Hong Kong over new security law

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says Canada is suspending its extradition treaty with Hong Kong as part of a package of responses to the new security law China has impose...

Jul 03, 2020

Politics, pandemics and Russian aluminum: why Canada faces fresh U.S. tariffs

WASHINGTON - The United States is once again threatening to spark a fresh tariff war with Canada over aluminum exports, despite the debut of a North American trade agreement t...

Jul 03, 2020

Man who rammed gate near Trudeau residence with truck faces multiple charges

OTTAWA - The RCMP say a man who rammed his truck through a gate at Rideau Hall Thursday was loose on the grounds with a gun for 13 minutes before police laid eyes on him. Deputy Commissioner Mike...

Jul 03, 2020

Canadian Press NewsAlert: WE group to stop running federal volunteer program

OTTAWA - Youth Minister Bardish Chagger says the WE organization won't manage the federal government's $900-million program to pay students and fresh graduates for volunteer work this summer. In a sta...

Jul 03, 2020