Canada

Speed a factor in crash that took lives of three hockey players in B. C: police

SURREY, B.C. - Mounties say their initial investigation shows speed was a factor in a crash that killed three teenage hockey players in Surrey, B.C. In a news release, police say investigators have fo...

Aug 27, 2021

Health Canada authorizes Moderna's COVID-19 vaccines for kids 12 to 17 years old

OTTAWA - Health Canada has finally given the green light for Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine to be used to inoculate kids as young as 12. The original approval for Moderna in December 2020 was only for peo...

Aug 27, 2021

More wildfires in B.C. classified as held; number of blazes drops

VICTORIA - Officials say the number of wildfires in British Columbia has fallen to below 240 because of cooler temperatures and rain. Emergency Management BC says most of the blazes are in the Kamloop...

Aug 27, 2021

Police complaints filed after politicians' vaccine passport QR codes allegedly hacked

MONTREAL - Quebec's Health Department says police complaints have been filed after politicians' vaccine passport information was allegedly hacked. The department said in a statement today it is aware ...

Aug 27, 2021

Trudeau says speed of Taliban taking Afghanistan surprised people all over the world

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the speed at which the Taliban took control of Afghanistan was a surprise to him and other world leaders. He says Canada remains committed to getting Canadi...

Aug 27, 2021

Canada's Afghan troops pull out and Biden vows to avenge: In The News for Aug. 27

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 Aug. 27 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Aug 27, 2021

Trudeau and Singh to campaign in Ontario; O'Toole to visit two Atlantic provinces

The Liberal and NDP leaders are expected to be in Ontario for Day 13 of the federal election campaign, while the head of the Conservatives is to spend time in two Atlantic provinces. Liberal Leader Ju...

Aug 27, 2021

Top doctor's decision to run in federal election criticized by Yukon Party

WHITEHORSE - The leader of the Yukon Party is criticizing a decision made by the territory's chief medical officer to run in the federal election during the COVID-19 pandemic. Currie Dixon says in an ...

Aug 26, 2021

Canadian travellers to United Kingdom not required to quarantine starting Monday

OTTAWA - Canadian travelling to the United Kingdom will not be required to quarantine upon arrival as of Monday regardless of whether they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The British Department...

Aug 26, 2021

Canadian woman stuck in Afghanistan worries she will die as military ends operations

A Canadian woman stuck in Afghanistan says she's worried she will die before she is able to return to her Ontario home and is blaming Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The woman, who says her friends cal...

Aug 26, 2021