Canada

Family of Canadian child stuck in Syria taking government to court

OTTAWA - The case of a five-year-old Canadian girl stuck in Syria appears to be headed to court as her family escalates efforts to bring her to Canada. The girl known publicly as Amira was found on th...

Jul 14, 2020

Feds should have put $900M into Canada Summer Jobs program: Opposition

OTTAWA - Federal opposition parties are demanding to know why the Liberal government created a $900-million program to help students find volunteer positions rather than putting the money into an exis...

Jul 14, 2020

Ex-PQ leader Andre Boisclair pleads not guilty to two sexual assault charges

MONTREAL - Former Parti Quebecois leader Andre Boisclair has pleaded not guilty on two counts of sexual assault. The ex-politician was not in court today but was represented by his lawyer. Boiscl...

Jul 14, 2020

Sources say Canada, U.S. likely to extend mutual travel ban into late August

WASHINGTON - Sources say Canada and the United States are likely to agree to extend their mutual ban on non-essential travel between the two countries for another 30 days. The Canada-U.S. border has b...

Jul 14, 2020

Senators call for changes to COVID-19 aid and more transparency on spending

OTTAWA - The Senate's finance committee says the Trudeau Liberals need to tell people very soon what they will do for those who max out a key federal COVID-19 benefit in the fall without jobs&nbs...

Jul 14, 2020

Search for father of girls found dead in Quebec enters fifth day

ST-APOLLINAIRE, Que. - The search continues today for the father of two girls whose bodies were found Saturday in a small town southwest of Quebec City. The bodies of Norah and Romy Carpentier, aged 1...

Jul 14, 2020

Scaling back federal aid and search for Quebec father; In The News for July 14

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 14 ... What...

Jul 14, 2020

B.C. to give update on 'profound' financial challenge of COVID-19

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is expected to give a financial update today on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected its residents, businesses and the economy. Finance Minister Carol...

Jul 14, 2020

Canadians torn on scaling back COVID-19 benefits to save money: poll

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests Canadians are torn on whether the federal government should turn off the spending taps to keep the resulting deficit from flooding the nation's future. The Leger/Associati...

Jul 14, 2020

Terror suspect wages court fight for info in bid to stave off deportation

OTTAWA - A terror suspect is waging a new court fight against the federal government for information he says he needs to mount a full argument against deportation to his native Egy...

Jul 14, 2020