Canada

Police to provide update on case of father, sisters found dead near Quebec City

MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police will hold a news conference later today to shed light on the circumstances surrounding the deaths of two young sisters and their father in St-Apollinaire, sout...

Jul 22, 2020

Hoax call diverted resources during struggle to adapt to COVID-19: care home

VANCOUVER - A long-term care home in North Vancouver that was the site of Canada's first COVID-19 death says it received a hoax call as the outbreak began that created "needless fear" a...

Jul 21, 2020

What's in the latest COVID-19 response bill passed by the House of Commons?

OTTAWA - Though the politics of Parliament Tuesday were largely focused on a controversy around how the Liberals handled a contract for a student grant program, MPs also passed a new piece of legislat...

Jul 21, 2020

'Seatbelts would have changed everything,' says boyfriend of bus crash victim

EDMONTON - The boyfriend of a woman killed when the sightseeing bus the couple was on rolled in the Rocky Mountains believes she would still be alive had passengers been wearing se...

Jul 21, 2020

Hearings begin for ex-Quebec deputy premier's request for stay of fraud charges

QUEBEC - Former Quebec deputy premier Nathalie Normandeau and her co-accused are asking a court for a stay of procedures on corruption-related charges. The former Liberal politician and...

Jul 21, 2020

Manhunt underway in Nova Scotia for suspect accused of stabbing police officer

BRIDGEWATER, N.S. - A manhunt is underway in Bridgewater, N.S., for a suspect accused of domestic assault and stabbing a police officer in the neck. Bridgewater police and the RCMP are searching ...

Jul 21, 2020

New COVID-19 outbreaks among young adults spark concern about bars, restaurants

OTTAWA - New outbreaks of COVID-19 across the country are sparking concern about what impact these clusters of new cases could have on the ongoing easing of pandemic restrictions. Ontario is rep...

Jul 21, 2020

'I have to see': Trump threatens to linger longer, regardless of November vote

WASHINGTON - Because it's 2020, anyone anxious about this fall's presidential election has a new problem to worry about: the possibility that a defeated Donald Trump won't be willing to leave the West...

Jul 21, 2020

Prepare for remote voting in Commons this fall: committee

OTTAWA - The parliamentary committee that oversees the way the House of Commons works says the chamber should spend the summer getting ready for MPs to participate and vote from outside Ottawa. The gr...

Jul 21, 2020

Questions remain after police find body thought to be dad of dead Quebec girls

ST-APOLLINAIRE, Que. - Many questions remain in the case of a Quebec father whose body was found hours after the funeral for his two young daughters. Provincial police announced on Twi...

Jul 21, 2020