Category Archives: Canada

Canadians arrive from Wuhan and call to 'recanvass' Iowa results; In The News for Feb. 7
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 Feb. 7 ... What ...
Feb 07, 2020

More than 100 military procurements facing delays: Defence Department
OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence has identified delays in more than 100 planned military purchases and facility upgrades, most of which have flown under the radar as attention has focused o...
Feb 07, 2020

Husband of Iran plane crash victim seeks answers, justice from investigation
OTTAWA - The husband of one of the victims who died when a Ukrainian jetliner was shot down by the Iranian military last month wants the people he says are responsible for his wife's death t...
Feb 07, 2020

'Tore my world apart:' Indigenous Bar Association to honour Colten Boushie
Andre Bear remembers pain building deep inside him as he digested news of a controversial acquittal of a Saskatchewan farmer who shot and killed a young Indigenous man. "It really tore my world apart,...
Feb 07, 2020

'We are feeling strong': B.C. pipeline opponents brace for more possible arrests
SMITHERS, B.C. - Opponents of a natural gas pipeline said they were bracing for further police action Thursday following the arrest of six people near a work site in northern British Columbi...
Feb 06, 2020

Chinese envoy lauds virus co-operation with Canada, amid chill in relationship
OTTAWA - China's envoy to Ottawa offered glowing praise Thursday for Canada's help in combating the outbreak of the novel coronavirus and suggested that might useful in repairing the diplomatic rift b...
Feb 06, 2020

Under quarantine: what life will be like at CFB Trenton for evacuees from Wuhan
OTTAWA - The evacuees from Wuhan expected to arrive in Canada Friday face two weeks of isolation, as they are confined to their assigned motel rooms on a Canadian Forces base in southern Ont...
Feb 06, 2020

Mayors pitch transit to win dollars in Liberals' green-themed budget
OTTAWA - The mayors of Canada's biggest cities are pressing the federal government for immediate money to address climate change, as well as a promise of predictable transit funding down the tracks. F...
Feb 06, 2020

'Life-changing experience': Former jurors hopeful new bill will provide support
OTTAWA - It's been 25 years but Tina Daenzer is still haunted by notorious serial killer and rapist Paul Bernardo. She was one of the jurors at a trial in 1995 that convicted Bernardo of offences...
Feb 06, 2020

Two more presumptive cases of the coronavirus in British Columbia
VICTORIA - Two more presumptive cases of the novel coronavirus have been diagnosed in British Columbia, where a total of four people have now been sickened with the illness. D...
Feb 06, 2020