Canada

Critical health violations found in kitchen used by daycares after E. coli outbreak

CALGARY - Alberta's chief medical officer of health says there three critical violations were found at a central kitchen serving Calgary daycares affected by an E. coli outbreak. More than 200 people ...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 12, 2023

Delayed by plane troubles, Canada's PM Trudeau finally heading home from India

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finally left India on Tuesday after technical issues with a government aircraft delayed his departure by two days. Trudeau and the Canadian delegation that atten...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 12, 2023

It will take 20 years for feds to break even with Volkswagen, Stellantis deals: PBO

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says it will take the federal government until 2043 to break even on its EV battery deals with two automotive giants. The government announced subsidies for V...

Sep 12, 2023

Health Canada approves updated Moderna vaccine for COVID-19

OTTAWA - Health Canada has authorized the use of an updated Moderna vaccine for COVID-19 for all Canadians over the age of six months. The new vaccine targets the XBB.1.5 variant of the virus that cau...

Sep 12, 2023

Hurricane Lee could arrive in Canada as weak hurricane or strong tropical storm

HALIFAX - The Canadian Hurricane Centre says hurricane Lee could make landfall this weekend anywhere from Maine to southeastern Nova Scotia. The centre in Halifax says Lee will likely approach the Atl...

Sep 12, 2023

In the news today: "Freedom Convoy" trial, Trudeau heads home from India after delays

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... 'Freedom Convoy' Facebook page to be focus Tuesday The Facebook page of the "Fr...

Sep 12, 2023

MP Michael Chong in D.C. to tell U.S. lawmakers about being a foreign meddling target

WASHINGTON - The Conservative MP at the centre of Canada's foreign interference saga is telling his story today to U.S. lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Michael Chong, whose tale of Chinese meddling has bee...

Sep 12, 2023

'Freedom Convoy' Facebook page to be focal point of criminal trial Tuesday

OTTAWA - The Facebook page of the "Freedom Convoy" protest is expected to be at the centre of the evidence and legal arguments today as the trial of two prominent organizers enters its sixth day. The ...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 12, 2023

Pre-registration for re-entry flights set to begin for some N.W.T. communities

YELLOWKNIFE - It remains unclear when residents in the Northwest Territories' South Slave region will be allowed to return home, but officials are set to open pre-registration for re-entry flights in ...

Sep 11, 2023

Chinatown stabbing suspect was on day release from psychiatric facility: VPD chief

Vancouver's police chief says the suspect in a triple stabbing at a Chinatown festival over the weekend was on day release from a forensic psychiatric hospital. Chief Adam Palmer told a news conferenc...

Sep 11, 2023