Canada

Feds commit $305M in additional funds for Indigenous communities during COVID-19

OTTAWA - The federal government has announced an additional $305 million to help Indigenous Peoples combat COVID-19. Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says the money is meant to help Indigenous...

Aug 12, 2020

Mother calls for strict sentence in son's 2016 death in Halifax jail cell

HALIFAX - The mother of a man who died in a Halifax police jail cell in June 2016 has asked a judge to impose the "strictest penalty possible" on two special police constables found guilty of cri...

Aug 12, 2020

Innu Nation files human rights complaint over Ottawa's child protection funding

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Innu Nation has filed a complaint with the Canadian Human Rights Commission alleging the federal government spends more money removing children from their homes as opposed ...

Aug 12, 2020

Carleton ends student placements with police over failures to address racism

OTTAWA - Carleton University's criminology school says it will no longer place students to work with police forces and prisons as a show of solidarity with the movement to address ...

Aug 12, 2020

Liberals announce $18 million in funding for small food producers

OTTAWA - The federal government is rolling out $18 million in support for projects they say will help strengthen Canada's food supply chain. The funds are going everywhere from an Alberta company...

Aug 12, 2020

Scheer's last day and a dolphin stampede: In The News for Aug. 12

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 Aug. 12. What we are watching in Canada ... Ju...

Aug 12, 2020

Andrew Scheer likely marking last day in House of Commons as Opposition leader

OTTAWA - Conservative leader Andrew Scheer is expected to mark a political milestone today: his final time rising in the House of Commons as leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition. Today's Commons s...

Aug 12, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Aug. 12

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. on Aug. 12, 2020: There are 120,421 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 60,718 confirmed (including 5,697 deaths, 53,135 resolved...

Aug 12, 2020

Central Alberta man charged with killing doctor at clinic to appear in court

RED DEER, Alta. - A man accused of killing a family doctor at a walk-in clinic in central Alberta is to make his first court appearance today. Deng Mabiour of Red Deer, Alta., is charged wit...

Aug 12, 2020

PM's ethical conduct in spotlight as Commons sits but Trudeau won't be there

OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau's ethical conduct will be put under an opposition microscope today during a rare summer sitting of the House of Commons - but the prime minister won't be there. Trudeau is on v...

Aug 12, 2020