Canada

COVID-19 confirmed at Iqaluit's jails, boarding home as cases rise

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut health officials say inmates at two of Iqaluit's correctional facilities have tested positive for COVID-19. Chief public health officer Dr. Michael Patterson says four inmat...

Apr 30, 2021

Sikh advocacy group says India blocked Canadian website to fund COVID-19 patients

OTTAWA - A Sikh advocacy group says the government of India has blocked a Canadian website that aims to raise funds for COVID-19 patients abroad. Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a lawyer for Sikhs For Justic...

Apr 30, 2021

Feds to work 'narrowly' with Ontario plea to pause entry of international students

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says "the borders are broken" and is pushing Ottawa to tighten restrictions at international land crossings amid a COVID-19 surge. Ford says if it were up to him, he'd shut d...

Apr 30, 2021

Quebec City stabbing suspect makes virtual court appearance from jail infirmary

QUEBEC - The man accused in the Quebec City Halloween night stabbing attack that killed two people appeared in court today via video conference from the infirmary of his detention centre. No reason wa...

Apr 30, 2021

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Two Montrealers among dead in stampede in Israel

MONTREAL - Two Montrealers are among the dead after a stampede during a religious festival in Israel. The Israeli consulate in Montreal identified one of the dead as Shraga Gestetner, a well-known sin...

Apr 30, 2021

Finance Department says federal deficit hit $282.6 billion in February

OTTAWA - The federal government says it ran a budgetary deficit of $282.6 billion through 11 months of its fiscal year as revenues dropped and pandemic aid continued to flow. The deficit from April to...

Apr 30, 2021

Supreme Court of Canada sides with Crown over immunity of prosecutors

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has ended a bid by Toronto police members to sue over the actions of Crown prosecutors that the officers say damaged their reputations. The high court decision tod...

Apr 30, 2021

'He loved Nunavut:' Polar bear biologist who died in helicopter crash remembered

IQALUIT - A dedicated scientist who loved the North, Markus Dyck spoke his mind and strove to include Inuit in northern research. That's how friends and colleagues are remembering Dyck, a polar bear b...

Apr 30, 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. The military commander handling l...

Apr 30, 2021

B.C.'s travel ban and Elliot Page's Oprah interview: In The News for April 30

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 April 30 ... What we are watching in Canada .....

Apr 30, 2021