Canada

Montreal suburb promises police review after fourth profiling complaint upheld

MONTREAL - A suburb north of Montreal said Monday it was reviewing its police practices after a string of recent racial profiling complaints against its officers were upheld by a human rights body. Th...

Jul 5, 2021

Quebec woman dies after being struck by airplane while driving tractor near runway

SAINT-ESPRIT, Que. - Quebec provincial police say a woman in her 20s has died after she was struck by a plane north of Montreal today. The woman was riding a tractor close to a runway near St-Esprit, ...

Jul 5, 2021

Ottawa spent nearly $20 million on COVID-19 tracking app — with inconclusive results

MONTREAL - The federal government spent $20 million on a smartphone application designed to alert users to possible COVID-19 exposures, and new data obtained by The Canadian Press shows the results di...

Jul 5, 2021

Trudeau hits road for green announcement in campaign-style appearance

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is back on the road doling out hundreds of millions of dollars in climate spending from his Liberal government. Seeing the prime minister, his shave and haircut ...

Jul 5, 2021

'It's very freeing:' Quarantine rules ease for fully vaccinated Canadian travellers

TORONTO - Fully vaccinated Canadians returning to the country from abroad expressed relief Monday at no longer having to quarantine for two weeks. Effective this week, citizens and permanent residents...

Jul 5, 2021

Israel must cease settlement activities to avoid conflict with Palestinians: Garneau

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau says he told his Israeli counterparts that evictions, demolitions and the building of settlements in East Jerusalem should cease to ease tensions and pre...

Jul 5, 2021

Montreal police ready as Canadiens, Lightning square off ahead of do-or-die Game 4

Montreal Canadiens faithful are expected to gather across the city tonight, hoping their team can prolong the Stanley Cup final against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Lightning lead the best-of-seven se...

Jul 5, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, July 5, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 12:45 p.m. New Brunswick is reporting one new case of COVID-19 today. Health officials say it involves a person in their 20s in ...

Jul 5, 2021

Out-of-province fire crews, armed forces, heading to B.C. to help with wildfires

Firefighting teams from Ontario and New Brunswick are arriving in British Columbia to assist with devastating wildfires. The BC Wildfire Service says the nearly 100 out-of-province members must pass C...

Sheldon Spackman Jul 5, 2021

Canada to receive 3.7 million more COVID-19 doses this week

OTTAWA - The federal government is expecting to receive 3.7 million more doses of COVID-19 vaccines this week, bringing the total of COVID-19 vaccine deliveries above 53.7 million doses. The new deliv...

Jul 5, 2021