Canada

Trudeau says hoped-for COVID-19 vaccine faces distribution hurdles in the new year

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says some COVID-19 vaccine candidates expected in the new year will pose significant logistical and distribution challenges.Trudeau says he hopes a viable vaccine will be...

Nov 06, 2020

CP NewsAlert: Nunavut's first case of COVID-19 confirmed in Sanikiluaq

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's chief public health officer has confirmed the territory's first case of COVID-19. Michael Patterson says in a news release that the confirmed case is in the Hudson Bay com...

Nov 06, 2020

Airlines' 'bait-and-switch' strategy lures customers to flights that never take off

OTTAWA - Rob Przybylski and Courtney Ross were slated to wrap up the month on a Costa Rican beach, sipping sugarcane cocktails with friends and family as they celebrated their wedding. Instead, the Os...

Nov 06, 2020

To cut Trump off or let him rant: That is the question facing broadcasters

TORONTO - Deciding on the fly whether to air in real time U.S. President Donald Trump's baseless allegations of election fraud is a tricky dilemma that defies easy solutions, broadcast journalists and...

Nov 06, 2020

Convicted sex offender Donald Sullivan volunteered with Scouts Canada in N.L.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A former Scouts leader convicted in Ottawa of sex crimes against young boys was also a volunteer with the organization in Newfoundland and Labrador, and a lawyer specializing in sex...

Nov 06, 2020

First-of-its-kind intersection in P.E.I. requires 11 instructional videos to explain

CHARLOTTETOWN - Worried there will be confusion when a new type of intersection is completed in Charlottetown, the P.E.I. government has produced no less than 11 instructional videos for drivers. Desc...

Nov 06, 2020

Trudeau affirms faith in U.S. democracy as Trump questions election integrity

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has faith in the American people and their democratic institutions. But Trudeau is stopping short of directly responding today after President Donald Tru...

Nov 06, 2020

Whole Foods criticized for preventing employees from wearing poppies

Grocery retailer Whole Foods Market is facing sharp criticism for a policy that forbids employees from wearing poppies, prompting Ontario's premier to promise legislation that would prohibit such a ru...

Nov 06, 2020

Quebec secularism law could hurt social cohesion, expert tells court challenge

MONTREAL - A psychology expert has told the court challenge to Quebec's secularism law that Bill 21 may lead to people who are Jewish, Sikh and Muslim feeling increasingly stigmatized. Dr. Richard Bou...

Nov 06, 2020

Testimony complete at Matthew Raymond's murder trial for 2018 Fredericton shootings

FREDERICTON - Testimony has ended at the Fredericton trial of Matthew Raymond, who is charged with first degree murder in the 2018 shooting deaths of four people. Dr. Julian Gojer, an Ontario psychiat...

Nov 06, 2020