Category Archives: Canada

Joint federal-provincial inquiry into N.S. mass shooting a good option: top expert
HALIFAX - As pressure mounts on the federal and Nova Scotia governments to call an inquiry into one of the worst mass killings in Canadian history, the country's leading scholar on inqu...
Jun 02, 2020

Trump threatens military force and Snowbird crash investigation; In The News for June 2
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 June 2 ... --- A...
Jun 02, 2020

Canadians seem OK with possibly being benched as playoff venue: survey
OTTAWA - It looks like hockey fans will be able to cheer on their favourite NHL team this summer but Canadians have issued a collective shrug about whether the Stanley Cup is hoisted on their hom...
Jun 02, 2020

Canadian health officials urge rally-goers to keep COVID-19 in mind
OTTAWA - As protesters keep up their anti-racism rallies on both sides of the border, top health officials are hoping they don't forget about the risk of COVID-19. Canadian health offic...
Jun 02, 2020

'Opposite of busy:' Business down at pawnshops, payday lenders during pandemic
CALGARY - John Sanford has been a pawnbroker for 20 years and says he's never seen anything like it. Pawnshops and payday loan lenders have long been harbingers of hard economic times due to...
Jun 02, 2020

Sentencing hearing for Quebec man Ugo Fredette, convicted in double slaying
ST-JEROME, Que. - A 25-year sentence for a pair of first-degree murder convictions would be ridiculous, the mother of one of Ugo Fredette's victims told the court Monday. Claudette Biard, mo...
Jun 01, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 3:12 p.m. on June 1, 2020: There are 91,705 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 51,354 confirmed (includ...
Jun 01, 2020

Bird strike might have caused Snowbird crash, early investigation finds
OTTAWA - Military investigators are pointing to video footage as the reason they suspect a bird strike was been responsible for last month's deadly Snowbird plane crash in British Columbia. ...
Jun 01, 2020

Alberta introduces bill to create own parole board
EDMONTON - Alberta has introduced a bill to create its own parole board.Premier Jason Kenney says it's time Alberta took more control over the process, and says the goal will be to staff the board wit...
Jun 01, 2020

Passengers and employees at Pearson airport must now wear masks 'at all times'
Toronto's Pearson international airport says passengers and airport employees must now wear masks or face coverings "at all times," part of a bundle of new policies effective today to combat...
Jun 01, 2020