Canada

Alberta to change restrictions on foothills coal mining to ease development

EDMONTON - The Alberta government is changing coal policies to make it easier to develop open-pit mines in one of the province's most sensitive areas. Alberta says it will abolish land use zones in it...

May 21, 2020

Twenty-eight soldiers test positive for COVID-19 after working in care homes

OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces says 28 military members have tested positive for COVID-19 after being deployed to help at long-term care facilities in Ontario and Quebec. That represents a dramati...

May 21, 2020

Trudeau pledges help to increase COVID-19 testing in Ontario and Quebec

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will be speaking with the premiers today about how Ottawa can help provinces massively scale up their COVID-19 testing capacity to fend off a p...

May 21, 2020

Trudeau promises $75M more for off-reserve Indigenous services in pandemic

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is sending $75 million to organizations that help Indigenous people living in urban areas and off reserves through the COVID-19 pande...

May 21, 2020

Quebec retailers see slower sales, changed customer behaviour since reopening

MONTREAL - More than two weeks after being allowed to reopen following the loosening of COVID-19 restrictions, Quebec store owners are finding that permission to open up doesn't mean a return to ...

May 21, 2020

Cross-border business interests call for joint Canada, U.S. post-COVID effort

WASHINGTON - A prominent cross-border lobby group wants Canada and the United States to join forces for an integrated North American approach to the new post-pandemic global economy. Th...

May 21, 2020

COVID-19 economic slowdown has cut air pollution in Canadian cities

OTTAWA - Environment Canada research scientists say the COVID-19-induced economic slowdown is leading to cleaner air in many Canadian cities. Chris McLinden and Debora Griffin say remote satellit...

May 21, 2020

Masks dangerous for some and uncertain future for Italy's eateries; In The News for May 21

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 May 21 ... --- C...

May 21, 2020

Masks problematic for asthmatic, autistic, hearing-impaired people

Face masks are dangerous to the health of some Canadians and problematic for some others. In recommending people wear masks in public to prevent the spread of COVID-19, national ch...

May 21, 2020

Feds to announce additional pandemic funding for off-reserve Indigenous People

OTTAWA - The federal government is to provide more financial support to help off-reserve Indigenous People weather the COVID-19 pandemic. The additional funding expected today comes amid cri...

May 21, 2020