Canada

Canadian research officials return from Geneva with plan to tackle coronavirus

OTTAWA - Canada will aim $6.5 million at research on stopping the spread of the novel coronavirus, after co-ordinating with researchers around the world on tackling the outbreak. Representatives of&nb...

Feb 13, 2020

Rail services continue to feel brunt of anti-pipeline protests across country

Via Rail has extended train cancellations on major routes in Ontario and Quebec as protests against a pipeline in northern B.C. stretched into a sixth-day on Wednesday. Passenger and freight rail...

Feb 13, 2020

Second plane carrying evacuees from Wuhan arrives at CFB Trenton in Ontario

OTTAWA - A second Canadian plane carrying evacuees from the quarantined region of Hubei, China, has landed at Canadian Forces Base Trenton in southern Ontario. Foreign Affairs Minister Franc...

Feb 13, 2020

Cheer up Montreal, the cheerleaders are back; In The News for Feb. 11

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. 11 ... What...

Feb 13, 2020

Number of new coronavirus cases spike in China; In The News for Feb. 13

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. 13 ... What...

Feb 13, 2020

Families with kids ensnared by no-fly list invited to test federal remedy

OTTAWA - Families who have endured anxiety-inducing airport delays over no-fly list mismatches will be among the first to test a new system intended to solve the problem. The move is the latest federa...

Feb 13, 2020

Top court to decide whether to hear appeals of Alberta couple convicted in son's death

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will decide today whether to hear the appeals of a Calgary couple found guilty of killing their diabetic teenage son. Emil and Rodica Radita were convict...

Feb 13, 2020

Government tells UN it's on track to meet climate goals for power generation

Canada appears poised to rack up a climate-change win, says a recent government report submitted to the United Nations. The federal report filed last month says Canada is on track ...

Feb 13, 2020

Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr speaks at child soldiers panel

HALIFAX - Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr provided a small window of insight about his life since his return to Canada in 2013 during a rare public speaking appearance in Halifax. Khadr, who...

Feb 12, 2020

Lionel Desmond's wife asked him for a divorce before killings, inquiry told

GUYSBOROUGH, N.S. - The same day Lionel Desmond told a psychotherapist that his wife had recently asked for a divorce, the former soldier fatally shot his spouse, their 10-year-old daug...

Feb 12, 2020