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World needs to up game against emerging infectious diseases: Dr. Theresa Tam
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says the world must erect better defences against transmissible diseases as climate change and other factors raise the risk we will see more emerging infe...
Jun 03, 2022

Trudeau to visit Norad, attend Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles next week
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be attending next week's Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles as President Joe Biden summons leaders to talk about what's ailing the Western Hemisphere...
Jun 03, 2022

Navarro indicted on contempt charges for defying 1/6 panel
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former White House official Peter Navarro was indicted Friday on contempt charges after defying a subpoena from the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. N...
Jun 03, 2022

Bernard Drainville, creator of Quebec values charter, back in politics with CAQ
QUEBEC - A prominent Quebec radio host and the man behind the Parti Qubcois' controversial values charter is making a return to provincial politics, this time under the Coalition Avenir Qubec banner. ...
Jun 03, 2022

Way, Razik, Jans, Desaulniers and Cooper to enter Canadian Squash Hall of Fame
A teenage Jamie Nicholls was working part-time at the Toronto Racquet Club in 1997 when he got a first-hand look at soon-to-be Canadian squash royalty. Coach Mike Way was guiding a who's who of domest...
Jun 03, 2022

Canada's sports minister expects workload wave for new integrity commissioner
Canada's sports minister expects a rush of complaints when the new Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner starts its mandate later this month. The country's first sport integrity commissioner, Sar...
Jun 03, 2022

Ontario PCs win second majority, Tory leadership deadline : In The News for June 3
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 June 3 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Jun 03, 2022

Government to review money-laundering inquiry report before public release, says Eby
VICTORIA - The final report from British Columbia's public inquiry into money laundering is set to be submitted to the government today. The New Democrat government appointed B.C. Supreme Court Justic...
Jun 03, 2022

'Anxiety' over 3-year decriminalization plan in B.C.: former federal health minister
A former federal health minister who championed decriminalization in Canada says a three-year model approved for British Columbia may not provide ample evidence to ensure the success of a policy that ...
Jun 03, 2022

Jury deliberations in Hoggard sex assault trial enter fourth day
TORONTO - Jurors are to continue deliberating for a fourth day in the sexual assault trial of Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard, the lead singer for the band Hedley. On Thursday, the jury told the court...
Jun 03, 2022