Canada

Nova Scotia under lockdown while Ontario takes steps to relieve strained hospitals

A full shutdown took effect in Nova Scotia on Wednesday in an effort to rein in surging COVID-19 cases, while Ontario enacted more measures aimed at relieving its overburdened hospitals. The lockdown ...

Apr 28, 2021

Hundreds of travellers landing in Canada test positive for COVID-19 variants

OTTAWA - More than 2,000 people returning to Canada since mandatory hotel quarantines began have tested positive for COVID-19 and more than a quarter of them were infected with a variant of concern. T...

Apr 28, 2021

Families remember those lost in Cyclone helicopter crash on one-year anniversary

HALIFAX - For family members of the six Canadian Forces members lost when a Cyclone helicopter crashed in the Mediterranean a year ago, this week is a time of grieving loved ones amid the challenges o...

Apr 28, 2021

Trudeau to give speech at virtual celebrity concert pushing vaccine equality

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is on the speakers' list next month at a celebrity-laden global concert promoting vaccine equality. The Global Citizen Vax Live Concert to Reunite the World will...

Apr 28, 2021

Quebec says coercive strategy working to increase vaccination among health workers

MONTREAL - Quebec's coercive strategy to get more health-care workers vaccinated is concerning some health experts and union officials, who say the government should focus more on carrots than on stic...

Apr 28, 2021

Doctors from racialized communities tackle COVID vaccine hesitancy in new campaign

CALGARY - Doctors across Canada are banding together to encourage racialized communities most at risk of COVID-19 infection to get vaccinated against the virus. A new campaign called This is Our Shot ...

Apr 28, 2021

COVID-19-ravaged nursing homes and entering U.S. on a kayak: In The News for April 28

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 28 ... COVID-19 news we are watching in ...

Apr 28, 2021

B.C. legwork positions it to capitalize on Ottawa's support on child care: Advocates

VANCOUVER - British Columbia is well positioned for the widespread expansion of its goal of achieving child care for $10 a day thanks to federal commitments announced last week, a longtime advocate fo...

Apr 28, 2021

Canada's spy service asks court to toss out employee's discrimination claim

OTTAWA - Canada's spy agency is asking a court to toss out the claim of an employee who alleges he endured racial discrimination and physical abuse from colleagues. The Canadian Security Intelligence ...

Apr 28, 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 28, 2021