Canada

Asylum seekers on front line of Quebec's COVID-19 battle in care homes

MONTREAL - Some of the of asylum seekers who have come to Canada in recent years have found the path to a new life has taken them straight to the front lines of Quebec's COVID-19 c...

May 18, 2020

Retired defence chief defends Snowbirds' 'fantastic' Tutor jets

OTTAWA - While military investigators search for answers into Sunday's deadly Snowbird crash, one former chief of defence staff says the aerobatic team's 57-year-old Tutor jet is a "fantastic" aircraf...

May 18, 2020

Two dead, two in hospital in suspected targeted shooting in Oakville, Ont.

OAKVILLE, Ont. - Police say two people are dead and two others are in hospital after a shooting early Saturday morning in Oakville, Ont., west of Toronto. Halton Regional Police say they got...

May 18, 2020

Team member killed in Snowbirds crash remembered as proud native of Halifax

HALIFAX - A member of the Canadian Armed Forces killed in the crash of a Snowbirds aerobatic team jet is being remembered as a proud native of Halifax. Capt. Jenn Casey, a public affairs officer, died...

May 18, 2020

For most elected officials, likes and shares on Twitter hard to come by: study

WASHINGTON - Social media was supposed to be the great equalizer, but a majority of elected officials in Canada, the United States and elsewhere are struggling to connect with people on Twit...

May 18, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:02 a.m. on May 18, 2020: There are 77,305 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 42,920 confirmed (inclu...

May 18, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 10:45 a.m. Ontario is reporting 304 more cases of COVID-19 today and 23 new deaths. That brings the province to a total o...

May 18, 2020

Mass killing: Nova Scotia has been through hard times before, but not like this

DEBERT, N.S. - On days when he's feeling up to it, Nick Beaton heads to a rural road just outside of Debert, N.S., where a makeshift memorial pays tribute to his late wife and unborn child. It's ...

May 18, 2020

Feds quietly probe expanded role for child care in post-pandemic recovery

OTTAWA - The federal government has been quietly probing how to provide provinces with more money annually for child care, as part of what sources describe as an issue that is at, or near, the top of ...

May 18, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 5:34 p.m. on May 17, 2020: There are 77,001 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 42,920 confirmed (includ...

May 17, 2020