Canada

Canada-U.S. border cracks open to asylum-seekers under new closure arrangement

OTTAWA - The Canada-U.S. border has opened slightly to asylum seekers under the new framework unveiled this week extending the historic shutdown. Those who have been crossing irregularly into Canada a...

Apr 22, 2020

Kids’ health issues may go untreated for longer out of COVID-19 fears

OTTAWA - Pediatricians across the country say far fewer parents are seeking emergency care for their children, likely over concerns about exposing their kids to COVID-19 in hospitals. Some hospit...

Apr 22, 2020

Feds scramble to bring stranded Canadian travellers home from India

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says 20,000 Canadian travellers stranded abroad have been repatriated to Canada. But he says many more flights are needed to bring back large numbers o...

Apr 22, 2020

Trial delay, second anniversary of van attack affect victim's family

TORONTO - Life under the pall of COVID-19 has given Nick D'Amico time to think. Sometimes he thinks too much - mostly about his sister - and his thoughts fall down a black hole. Then he catc...

Apr 22, 2020

More women allege sexual assault in lawsuit against fashion mogul Peter Nygard

Dozens more women, including Canadians, have added their names to a class-action lawsuit alleging rape and sexual assault by fashion mogul Peter Nygard. Thirty-six women from around the world have joi...

Apr 22, 2020

Reopening economy too soon will cost lives, precious time, N.Y. governor warns

WASHINGTON - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is pushing back against what he calls "political pressure" in the United States to restart its paralyzed economy. Cuomo, whose state has the worst COVID-...

Apr 22, 2020

Trudeau promises $9B aid package for students amid COVID-19

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is promising a new emergency benefit for students whose education and job prospects are disrupted by COVID-19. He says a $1,250 monthly payment is coming for pos...

Apr 22, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 10:39 a.m. on April 22, 2020: There are 38,932 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 20,126 confirmed (inc...

Apr 22, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 8:50 a.m. The chief of a First Nation in northeastern Alberta says a local curfew has been imposed between 11 p.m. and 5 ...

Apr 22, 2020

Federal support for students and kids' vaccines; In The News for April 22

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 22 ... ---...

Apr 22, 2020