Canada

Asbestos, Que., unveils four possibilities in short list for new town name

ASBESTOS, Que. - The town of Asbestos, Que., looking to shed its link to the hazardous substance, has narrowed the search for a new name to four contenders. Mayor Hugues Grimard announced on Monday&nb...

Sep 15, 2020

Town identifies teen victims of weekend car crash in New Brunswick

BLACKVILLE, N.B. - The village of Blackville, N.B., has identified the three teenaged boys who were killed in a car crash over the weekend. Ty Croft and Denver Jardine, both 17, and 16-year-...

Sep 15, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sept. 15

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. EDT on Sept. 15, 2020: There are 138,010 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 65,262 confirmed (including 5,780 deaths, ...

Sep 15, 2020

Day 2 of Liberal retreat and whether to trick-or-treat: In The News for Sept. 15

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 Sept. 15 ... Wha...

Sep 15, 2020

Pandemic politics: N.B. Tories seek stability and secure majority win

QUISPAMSIS, N.B. - Voters in New Brunswick delivered a majority win to Premier Blaine Higgs on Monday, effectively endorsing his decision to call a snap election in the middle of the COVID-1...

Sep 15, 2020

Alleged mass shooter Matthew Raymond goes on trial today in Fredericton

FREDERICTON - The murder trial for a Fredericton man charged in the 2018 fatal shootings of four people in the New Brunswick capital begins today. Matthew Raymond faces four counts of first-degre...

Sep 15, 2020

COVID-19 controls tightened as cases rise and possible second wave looms

VICTORIA - The looming prospect of a second wave of COVID-19 this fall has governments cautiously monitoring daily infection rates as economies restart and students return to school. A&...

Sep 15, 2020

The latest on the New Brunswick provincial election

FREDERICTON - Here is the latest news on the New Brunswick election. All times local. --- 8:00 p.m. Almost all polls have closed in the New Brunswick election. Technical glitches at some polling ...

Sep 14, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sept. 14

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:10 p.m. EDT on Sept. 14, 2020: There are 138,010 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 65,262 confirmed (including 5,780 deaths, 57,428 ...

Sep 14, 2020

Activists urge Trudeau government to act on disappearances in Sri Lanka

OTTAWA - A group of Tamil Canadians is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to bring in a parliamentary motion that would remove sovereign immunity as a defence for international crimes. Amnesty ...

Sep 14, 2020