Canada

Echaquan inquiry: Coroner apologizes, denies bias amid criticism over comments

MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner conducting a public inquiry into the death of Joyce Echaquan says she's sorry if her comments last week offended anyone but assures she has been impartial since the beginni...

May 25, 2021

Attack that held U.S. pipeline hostage could happen in Canada: cyberprotection chief

OTTAWA - The sort of brazen digital attack that recently shut down a key U.S. energy pipeline could strike Canada, says the head of the federal cyberprotection agency. "The fact is, it can happen anyw...

May 25, 2021

COVID in Canada, Ex-Chadian diplomats to Canada charged: In The News for May 25.

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 May 25... What we are watching in Canada ... A...

May 25, 2021

Who have provinces pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?

As COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have released details of who can expect to receive a shot in the coming weeks. Health Canada says up to 37 milli...

May 25, 2021

Who have provinces pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?

As COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have released details of who can expect to receive a shot in the coming weeks. Health Canada says up to 37 milli...

May 25, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Monday, May 24, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Monday May 24, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 112,449 new vaccinations administered for a total of 21,138,256...

May 24, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, May 24, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 8:30 p.m. ET on Monday May 24, 2021. There are 1,361,564 confirmed cases in Canada. Canada: 1,361,564 confirmed cases (51,818 active, 1,2...

May 24, 2021

Arsenic legacy in lake-bottom sediments from historic N.S. mine worries researcher

HALIFAX - Findings from a study describing the arsenic legacy left in lake-bottom sediments near an abandoned Halifax gold mine are setting off alarm bells for a senior cancer researcher. A paper publ...

May 24, 2021

Canadians of Italian origin find justice in apology for internment during WW2

OTTAWA - After decades of digging through archival material and talking with the relatives of people of Italian origin detained in Canada during the Second World War, Montreal historian Joyce Pillarel...

May 24, 2021

'Off the radar': new program aims to give visibility to young caregivers in Quebec

MONTREAL - At 13, while most of her friends were playing outdoors, Joany Roussel was home. Roussel, now 26, said she knew her life was different than most teenage girls: instead of keeping up with the...

May 24, 2021