Canada

Ottawa mayor orders end to ban on window visits in city nursing homes

Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson says he's ordered the people who run the city's nursing homes to find a way to let family members visit residents through windows again. The four municipal homes' administrator...

Apr 30, 2020

Nunavut confirms first case of COVID-19 in Pond Inlet

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut says it has its first case of COVID-19. The territory's chief public health officer, Dr. Michael Patterson, says the case was detected in the community of Pond Inlet. "We di...

Apr 30, 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 459 new COVID-19 cases today, and 86 more deaths - the largest daily death toll ...

Apr 30, 2020

Montreal hospital to test disinfection robot that uses ultraviolet rays

MONTREAL - The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre says it will soon conduct the first Canadian test of a robot that uses ultraviolet light to disinfect. The Montreal instit...

Apr 30, 2020

Ice jam that caused flooding in Fort McMurray melting

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - An ice jam on the Athabasca River is nearly half the size it was earlier this week when it caused major flooding in Fort McMurray and forced 13,000 people from their homes. The ...

Apr 30, 2020

Canadian support for gender equality doesn't match reality, survey suggests

WASHINGTON - A new global survey finds Canada second only to Sweden when it comes to those who consider it very important for women to enjoy the same rights as men. When it comes to quality of life, h...

Apr 30, 2020

Budget officer says federal deficit could top $252 billion

OTTAWA - Parliament's budget watchdog says that it's likely the federal deficit for the year will hit $252.1 billion as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The figure is an estimate based on the&n...

Apr 30, 2020

Update on COVID-19 emergency aid and the CFL in peril; In The News for April 30

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 April 30 ... ---...

Apr 30, 2020

The geography of grief: Portapique saddled with the stigma of mass killing

HALIFAX - For years to come, the village of Portapique, N.S., will likely be defined by tragedy. As the starting point for one of the worst mass killings in Canadian history, the rural enclave on Cobe...

Apr 30, 2020

The people who cared for a COVID-19 patient: How a single case was handled

VANCOUVER - The call came in on an afternoon in March: a patient at a medical clinic in Vancouver complained of chest pains. Paramedic Jeffrey Booton watched the details flash acro...

Apr 30, 2020