Canada

Metis leaders raise concerns about national council, call for reform

OTTAWA - The regional Metis presidents of Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan are calling for reform of the Metis National Council, raising serious concerns about "dysfunction" and about ...

Jan 26, 2020

Coronavirus lockdown and a return to the Super Bowl; In The News for Jan. 24

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 Jan. 24 ... What we are wa...

Jan 26, 2020

Texas murder suspect arrested in Halifax to be detained until February

MONTREAL - An American murder suspect nabbed in Halifax will remain detained until February, when he'll have another hearing to determine whether he's admissible to Canada, a member of the I...

Jan 26, 2020

'I would not go' to China says B.C. resident concerned about coronavirus

VANCOUVER - A woman who has regularly visited China from her home in Delta, B.C., says she would not travel there over concerns about a new coronavirus that is spreading ...

Jan 26, 2020

Alberta landowners urge farmers to cut power to wells with unpaid debts

A group of Alberta landowners is asking farmers and ranchers to fight back against unpaid debts and unreclaimed oil and gas wells by closing valves and cutting power to energy company sites. "The...

Jan 26, 2020

Mass coronavirus quarantines seen in China won't happen in Canada: authorities

TORONTO - Canadians have no need to worry about the prospect of mass quarantines, even in the likely event the coronavirus is discovered here, public health authorities said on Friday. They said scary...

Jan 26, 2020

First Canadian case of new coronavirus detected in Toronto

TORONTO - Health officials in Ontario have confirmed the first presumptive positive case of the new coronavirus in Canada. Dr. Barbara Yaffe, the province's associate chief medical officer o...

Jan 25, 2020

Canadian Forces sending plane and crew to help fight Australia's fires

OTTAWA - Canada is sending a military transport plane and about 15 personnel to help fight bushfires in Australia. The Canadian Forces say the CC-17 Globemaster is leaving Monday. The plane and crew a...

Jan 25, 2020

Poilievre ends bid for Tory leadership over desire to spend time with daughter

OTTAWA - Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre is bowing out of his party's leadership race, aborting his campaign before it really begins. Poilievre said in a Thursday-afternoon stream of tweets he i...

Jan 25, 2020

Barriers exist for women to get into Conservative race: Marilyn Gladu

OTTAWA - Tight timelines for membership sign-ups and a high entry fee could be keeping women out of the Conservative leadership race, says Marilyn Gladu, an Ontario MP who is the only woman seeking th...

Jan 25, 2020