Canada

Genetic detectives begin work to trace spread of COVID-19 in Canada

OTTAWA - Canada's public health experts have been racing to stop the spread of COVID-19 by trying to figure out how everyone is getting it, and whom they might have given it to. But even the best effo...

Jul 13, 2020

Sentries return to National War Memorial as COVID-19 threat recedes

OTTAWA - Military sentries are returning to their spots in front of the National War Memorial and Tomb of the Unknown Soldier as the threat posed by COVID-19 appears to be receding. The Canadian Armed...

Jul 13, 2020

Return of North American economy will negate need for tariffs, PM tells Trump

WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says as the North American economy gets back up to speed, Canada's aluminum production is returning to normal, undercutting the argument for American tariffs...

Jul 13, 2020

8 positive tests: Four sites in Kelowna, B.C., now linked to COVID-19 exposures

KELOWNA, B.C. - Health officials are monitoring several cases of COVID-19 exposure in Kelowna, B.C., and say they've identified two more locations where people may have contracted the r...

Jul 13, 2020

Deputy Conservative leader Leona Alleslev steps aside ahead of leadership vote

OTTAWA - Toronto-area MP Leona Alleslev has resigned as deputy leader of the Conservative party in the waning weeks of its leadership contest. Alleslev says she wants to engage more fully in the race ...

Jul 13, 2020

Quebec man facing genocide charge linked to alleged threats against Trudeau, Muslims

MONTREAL - A Quebec man charged last December in connection with alleged online threats against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Muslims is facing two new charges. The RCMP said&n...

Jul 13, 2020

Opposition aim to recall ethics committee to study Trudeaus' connections

OTTAWA - The federal opposition parties want to recall the House of Commons ethics committee to investigate Justin Trudeau's failure to recuse himself from a decision to award a large c...

Jul 13, 2020

Ontario anticipates Stage 3 of its pandemic plan as concerns rise in Quebec

A lot of businesses across Ontario are eagerly awaiting an announcement today from the provincial government. With recent data indicating a gradual but steady decline in Ontario's COVID-19 caselo...

Jul 13, 2020

Quebec police still looking for father, two days after missing girls found dead

ST-APOLLINAIRE, Que. - Quebec provincial police continued to search through the night for the father of two girls whose bodies were found Saturday in a small town southwest of Quebec City. The bodies ...

Jul 13, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, July 13

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on July 13, 2020: There are 107,589 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 56,521 confirmed (including 5,627 deaths, 25,8...

Jul 13, 2020