Canada

New Brunswick legislature adjourned as new COVID-19 cases reported in province

FREDERICTON - A new COVID-19 outbreak in New Brunswick has forced the provincial legislature to adjourn only two days after it resumed sitting. The abrupt decision came Thursday, a day after officials...

May 28, 2020

Opposition parties call on Liberals to restore human-trafficking victims fund

OTTAWA - Members of Parliament from every opposition party have joined together to call on the Liberal government to reverse its decision to allow funding to expire for programs th...

May 28, 2020

Feds offer of help on sick leave, long-term care gets mixed provincial reaction

OTTAWA - The Team Canada spirit that has prevailed among first ministers during the COVID-19 crisis will be put to the test today as Justin Trudeau broaches with premiers two topics that fal...

May 28, 2020

Easing liability rules for Twitter, Facebook could backfire on U.S.: Geist

WASHINGTON - Experts say President Donald Trump's bid to defend free expression on the Internet could end up having the opposite effect - and even put the United States offside in its new trade agreem...

May 28, 2020

Duclos reminds cabinet colleagues to be transparent, 'even in times of crisis'

OTTAWA - The federal minister responsible for public access to government information has reminded his cabinet colleagues of the need for transparency and accountability "even in times of crisis." In ...

May 28, 2020

Trudeau, allies call for global unity at UN summit on pandemic recovery

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau led a united call for global co-operation at a major United Nations meeting Thursday aimed at mitigating the devastating socia...

May 28, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:18 a.m. on May 28, 2020: There are 88,467 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 49,702 confirmed (inclu...

May 28, 2020

Priest plans virtual memorial service for four N.L. fishermen as community mourns

ST. LAWRENCE, N.L. - A small Newfoundland and Labrador community is preparing a virtual service to mourn the deaths of four fishermen, three of them from one family. The Canadian Coast Guard...

May 28, 2020

Canada, allies condemn China on Hong Kong law after contentious Meng ruling

OTTAWA - Canada joined with its major allies Thursday in condemning China for imposing a new national security law on Hong Kong, one day after a contentious B.C. court ruling in the Meng Wanzhou affai...

May 28, 2020

Retaliation after Meng ruling and Trump on Twitter; In The News for May 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 May 28 ... --- C...

May 28, 2020