Canada

Quebec police probing 3 cellphone tower fires, possible link to conspiracy theory

MONTREAL - Police in Quebec are investigating whether recent fires at three cellphone towers north of Montreal are connected and if they have anything to do with global conspiracy theories l...

May 04, 2020

Iran chief's link to 1988 massacre raises obstacles in crash probe: Cotler

OTTAWA - A former Canadian justice minister says Canada's quest for compensation from Iran for shooting down a Ukrainian airliner is fraught with obstacles because Tehran's lead investigator is a mass...

May 04, 2020

Feds eye new tools to help Access to Information system recover after COVID-19

OTTAWA - The Trudeau government says it will look at whether investments in new technology could help clear any backlog of information requests that arises from a COVID-19 related bottleneck. The Acce...

May 04, 2020

Murky mystery of COVID-19's origins takes back seat in Canada to easing crisis

WASHINGTON - Health Minister Patty Hajdu says the federal government will remain focused on navigating Canada out of the COVID-19 crisis before turning its focus to the murky mystery surrounding ...

May 04, 2020

Bank of Canada's independence key to aiding post-COVID recovery, Wilkins says

OTTAWA - The second-in-command at the Bank of Canada says maintaining the independence of the central bank will be key to aiding the economy during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Carolyn Wilkins say...

May 04, 2020

Trudeau takes part in COVID-19 virtual pledging conference led by EU

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has taken part in an international pledging conference sponsored by the European Union to raise more than $11 billion for long-term COVID-19 vaccine research. Tr...

May 04, 2020

Media consortium seeking search warrants from Nova Scotia mass shooting

HALIFAX - A provincial court judge says she'll push to hold hearings as quickly as possible on the public release of search warrants from the investigation into the recent mass shooting in N...

May 04, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 12:10 p.m. Canada's chief public health officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, says Canadians are going to need how to learn to live w...

May 04, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:52 a.m. on May 4, 2020: There are 59,858 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 31,865 confirmed (includ...

May 04, 2020

Parliament must be given more time to study COVID-19 response: Scheer

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says as provinces begin to ease up on COVID-19 restrictions, Parliament should also return to a more normal routine. Scheer says the single day that's been g...

May 04, 2020