Canada

'It's very disturbing': Expert says sea stars melting away because of wasting disease

VANCOUVER - Sea stars in the waters off British Columbia that died off in the billions about a decade ago are not recovering as expected, an expert says. A new study published by the Royal Society sai...

Aug 25, 2021

Montreal police chief says two officers targeted by gunshots, one injured in arm

Montreal's police chief says two officers were targeted in a shooting early Tuesday morning, leaving one injured in the arm. Sylvain Caron says two officers were shot at around 1:30 a.m. as they exite...

Aug 24, 2021

Some provinces reinstate COVID-19 restrictions as cases surge in certain areas

Some provinces were doubling down Tuesday with mask and vaccination requirements in an effort to bring down rising COVID-19 cases, while the Northwest Territories reported its first death related to t...

Aug 24, 2021

Real estate industry worried Liberal housing plan won't alleviate supply issues

TORONTO - Liberal leader Justin Trudeau unveiled his party's housing plan Tuesday, but real estate industry members are concerned it won't do much to alleviate a lack of supply. Trudeau's plan, announ...

Aug 24, 2021

CP NewsAlert: Manitoba to require full vaccination for front-line provincial workers

WINNIPEG - Manitoba will require all front-line provincial employees who work with vulnerable populations to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of October. Premier Brian Pallister says wo...

Aug 24, 2021

Crews fighting wildfires in B.C. aided by cooler and unseasonably low temperatures

VANCOUVER - The BC Wildfire Service says cooler and below seasonal average temperatures have helped crews fight the blazes. Fire information officer Taylor Colman says crews are seeing between three a...

Aug 24, 2021

COVID-19 outbreak grows in N.W.T., military and Red Cross nurses deployed

YELLOWKNIFE - A COVID-19 outbreak in the Northwest Territories has grown to 219 cases. There are 190 cases in the Sahtu region in the territory's northwest, including 74 cases in Colville Lake and 84 ...

Aug 24, 2021

Trudeau mum on U.S. deadline to leave Kabul by Aug. 31 as he meets with G7 leaders

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is playing his cards close to his chest on whether he wants the G7 to push for an extension of the American military commitment to Afghanistan. Trudeau is attend...

Aug 24, 2021

Campaign focuses on Ontario; First female New York governor: In The News for Aug. 24

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. 24. What we are watching in Canada ... Al...

Aug 24, 2021

B.C. officials to show and tell on COVID-19 health and safety measures in schools

VICTORIA - Students in Kindergarten to Grade 12 and those attending post-secondary schools in British Columbia will get the COVID-19 lesson plan on health and safety today. Provincial health officer D...

Aug 24, 2021