Canada

PM hints at easing border restrictions for fully vaccinated travellers, eventually

WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will eventually take steps to ease border restrictions for fully vaccinated people - but he's not saying when. Nor is Trudeau providing details a...

Jun 8, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Tuesday, June 8, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 12:15 p.m. New Brunswick is reporting one new case of COVID-19 today. Health officials say the new case involves a person in the...

Jun 8, 2021

Manitobans fully immunized against COVID-19 will be exempt from self-isolation rule

WINNIPEG - Manitobans who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will soon be able to travel within Canada without having to self-isolate upon returning to the province. Premier Brian Pallister says ne...

Jun 8, 2021

Canadian Armed Forces reports 16 military suicides in 2020

OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces says 16 service members took their own lives last year. That represents a slight decline from the 20 military suicides reported in 2019, which was the largest number...

Jun 8, 2021

London incident that killed four Muslim family members a 'terrorist attack': Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the attack in London, Ont., that killed four members of a Muslim family and left one child in hospital was an act of terrorism. After observing a moment of silence f...

Jun 8, 2021

Canada announces two new permanent residency pathways for Hong Kong residents

Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says Canada is offering two new paths to permanent residence for Hong Kong residents who work and/or are recent graduates already living in the country. The federa...

Jun 8, 2021

Mosque to host vigil for family killed in London, Ont., vehicle attack

LONDON, Ont. - A vigil is scheduled for tonight at the mosque of five family members who police say were intentionally struck down by a driver in London, Ont. The London Muslim Mosque said the city an...

Jun 8, 2021

Vigil for London attack victims, Montreal Canadiens move on : In The News for June 8

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 8 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

Jun 8, 2021

Most Canadians say church to blame for residential-school tragedies: poll

OTTAWA - A new survey suggests two-thirds of Canadians believe the churches that ran residential schools should bear responsibility for the abuses against children, including deaths, that happened the...

Jun 8, 2021

Medically assisted deaths rising as Canadians grow more comfortable with the idea

OTTAWA - Almost 7,600 Canadians received medical assistance to end their lives last year, continuing a trend of steady annual increases in cases since the procedure was legalized in 2016. Health Canad...

Jun 7, 2021