Canada

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for July 28

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada on July 28 at 4 a.m. - There are 114,597 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 58,728 confirmed (including 5,667 deaths, 50,886 resolved) _...

Jul 28, 2020

WE co-founders to testify and COVID-19 vaccine test; The News for July 28

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 July 28 ... What...

Jul 28, 2020

Craig, Marc Kielburger to testify at Commons committee over student program

OTTAWA - The co-founders of WE Charity are to testify before a House of Commons committee today as part of a parliamentary probe into a $912-million student-volunteer program. Brothers Craig and ...

Jul 28, 2020

Parents divided over sending kids back to school: Poll

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests more than half of parents plan to send their kids to school if and when they reopen, but that a significant number remain on the fence amid concerns about COVID-19. The po...

Jul 28, 2020

HMCS Fredericton returns after six-month mission marked by tragic helicopter crash

HALIFAX - HMCS Fredericton is returning home today, nearly three months after a deadly helicopter crash that claimed the lives of six crew members. The members of the Canadian Armed Forces lost t...

Jul 28, 2020

Environmental law group seeks to stop inquiry into who funds oil critics

CALGARY - An environmental law group wants a court to suspend the Alberta government's inquiry into oil and gas industry critics until there's a decision on whether it's legal. The United Conservative...

Jul 27, 2020

Warrant alleges N.S. mass shooter was seasoned smuggler of narcotics, U.S. guns

HALIFAX - Newly released court documents say witnesses told the RCMP that the gunman who carried out the April mass shooting in Nova Scotia smuggled drugs and guns from Maine for years and had se...

Jul 27, 2020

Border jumper leads RCMP on hours long 'float chase' down B.C. river

GRAND FORKS, B.C. - An American man is in custody after police allege he illegally jumped the border then tried to evade officers by floating down a river in British Columbia. The RCMP say in a news r...

Jul 27, 2020

Canada Revenue Agency extends tax payment deadline to Sept. 30

OTTAWA - Anyone who owes the federal government taxes will now have until the end of September to pay. The Canada Revenue Agency says the payment deadline has been moved to Sept. 30 for individua...

Jul 27, 2020

Horgan advises drivers with non-B.C. plates to take bus to avoid harassment

VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier John Horgan says drivers who have out-of-province licence plates on their vehicles should consider taking public transit or riding a bicycle if they're feeling hara...

Jul 27, 2020