Canada

Tory leadership race shaping up as colour war, suggests MP considering bid

OTTAWA - New Brunswick MP John Williamson framed the ongoing Conservative leadership race as a colour war Wednesday, with progressive "reds" and traditional "blues" set to battle over the directi...

Jan 31, 2020

Trump's peace plan and Canadians quarantined in China; In The News for Jan. 29

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. 29 ... What we are wa...

Jan 31, 2020

Brexit a 'step backwards' and Canada's coronavirus plans; In The News for Jan. 31

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. 31 ... What we are wa...

Jan 31, 2020

Man who says he was beaten by cop, brother, accused of lying on the stand

OSHAWA, Ont. - A young black man who testified he was beaten by an off-duty Toronto police officer and his brother three years ago was accused of perjury Wednesday as the pair's trial heard&...

Jan 31, 2020

Trump signs off on USMCA, shifting focus, pressure back to House of Commons

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump finally signed NAFTA's death warrant Wednesday, his distinctive Sharpie scrawl on the American road map for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement heralding the star...

Jan 31, 2020

Quebec City remembers 2017 mosque attack with emotional ceremony

QUEBEC - A Muslim Quebecois rapper addressed the solemn crowd gathered Wednesday night to commemorate the third anniversary of the Quebec City mosque attack, and his words reflected the inherent ...

Jan 31, 2020

Canada's chief public health officer says no vaccine for coronavirus for a year

OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says it will likely take at least a year before a vaccine is developed to protect people against the new coronavirus that is spreading arou...

Jan 31, 2020

Expert says Canadian bats unlikely to be a source of new coronavirus

SASKATOON - Canadian bats are unlikely to be the source of virus strains that can infect humans such as the one currently raising global alarms, a bat expert says. "We've lived with our bats for ...

Jan 31, 2020

Chinese tourists cancel trips to Canadian hotspots such as Banff, Yellowknife

Tour companies and hotels in destinations popular with Chinese tourists are starting to see cancellations after a new form of virus that has led to mass quarantines and 170 deaths in China. ...

Jan 31, 2020

Federal Court of Appeal to release decision in Trans Mountain challenge

VANCOUVER - The Federal Court of Appeal is set to release its decision on the latest challenge of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion on Tuesday. Four First Nations from British Columbia f...

Jan 30, 2020