Canada

Trudeau Liberals eye security threats to Canada's economy with governmentwide plan

OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is pressing ahead with efforts to counter economic-based threats to national security, such as theft of valuable intellectual property and damage to critical energy and...

Mar 1, 2021

Nova Scotia mass shooting: lawyer says spouse of shooter could face unfair trial

PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - A lawyer representing the spouse of the man who murdered 22 people in Nova Scotia told a court hearing today that Lisa Banfield's right to a fair trial could be jeopardized if ...

Mar 1, 2021

Suspect in attempted arson of Montreal synagogue not criminally responsible

MONTREAL - A 28-year-old man charged with trying to set fire to a Montreal synagogue has been found not criminally responsible. Audrey Roy Cloutier, spokeswoman for the director of prosecutions, confi...

Mar 1, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, March 1, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 11:15 a.m. Quebec is reporting 613 new cases of COVID-19 today and six more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus, includin...

Mar 1, 2021

Mild spring with some wintry blasts predicted for most of Canada: Weather Network

Canadians across the country can look forward to a mild spring peppered with the odd winter flashback throughout the first part of the season, according to predictions from one prominent national fore...

Mar 1, 2021

Churches in court to challenge British Columbia's COVID-19 health orders

VANCOUVER - A legal advocacy group challenging British Columbia's COVID-19 restrictions on worship services and public protests is scheduled to be in court today to argue its case. A petition filed by...

Mar 1, 2021

Meng's defence team to argue for admission of evidence to bolster its case

VANCOUVER - The chief financial officer of telecom giant Huawei is set to return to the British Columbia Supreme Court today for arguments over the admission of evidence in her extradition case. Meng ...

Mar 1, 2021

Feds hoping for AstraZeneca shots this week as Pfizer-BioNTech prepare next delivery

OTTAWA - The federal government hopes to start receiving doses of AstraZeneca's recently approved COVID-19 vaccine this week as the flood of shots that flowed into Canada from Pfizer-BioNTech and Mode...

Mar 1, 2021

'More pain:' Some Broncos families angry over request in court to delay lawsuit

A battle between lawsuits related to the Humboldt Broncos bus crash is to be heard in a Regina courtroom this week. Eleven lawsuits were filed after the crash on April 6, 2018. Sixteen people died and...

Mar 1, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Sunday Feb. 28, 2021. There are 866,503 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 866,503 confirmed cases (30,731 active, 813,...

Feb 28, 2021