Canada

Trudeau must look into complaints about Governor General, Singh says

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has an obligation to look into allegations that Gov. Gen. Julie Payette mistreated staff members. Singh says workplaces need t...

Jul 22, 2020

Victims of Nova Scotia mass shooting march to demand public inquiry

BIBLE HILL, N.S. - Family members of victims were joined by supporters in a march today demanding a public inquiry into the April mass shooting that left 22 people dead in Nova Scotia. About...

Jul 22, 2020

Off-duty Abbotsford, B.C.. police officer dies after trying to stop disturbance

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A British Columbia police officer has died, six days after he intervened in a dispute while off duty and was critically injured. A statement from the Abbotsford Police Department sa...

Jul 22, 2020

Search continues in Nova Scotia for man accused of stabbing officer, police dog

BRIDGEWATER, N.S. - The search continues today around the Bridgewater, N.S., area for a man suspected of domestic assault, stabbing a police officer in the neck and later injuring a police dog. B...

Jul 22, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, July 22

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on July 22, 2020: There are 111,697 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 57,796 confirmed (including 5,658 deaths, 50,298 resol...

Jul 22, 2020

Finance Minister Bill Morneau set to testify on deal with WE Charity

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau will appear today before a House of Commons committee that is probing a cancelled agreement for WE Charity to run a student-volunteer program. Morneau has apolog...

Jul 22, 2020

More on deaths of father and 2 daughters and a name change The News for July 22

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 July 22 ... What...

Jul 22, 2020

Feds should invest $50B in green projects for post-pandemic stimulus: experts

OTTAWA - When the time comes for Canada to turn its attention to post-pandemic stimulus, a group of finance and policy experts says Ottawa needs to invest heavily in green infrastructure projects...

Jul 22, 2020

Toronto prepares to mark second anniversary of deadly Danforth shooting

TORONTO - The City of Toronto is preparing to mark a sombre anniversary, two years to the day after a deadly shooting in the city's Greektown neighbourhood. A gunman opened fire along a busy...

Jul 22, 2020

Feds relax fingerprinting rules when screening new hires during COVID-19

OTTAWA - The government has quietly relaxed a requirement to fingerprint prospective new federal hires as part of security screening, a move prompted by the need for physical distancing. The...

Jul 22, 2020