Canada

Family of Snowbirds crash victim says she died in mission "designed for her"

HALIFAX - The family of Capt. Jennifer Casey says the member of the Snowbirds aerobatic team died while supporting an important mission "that seemed to be designed for her." The 35-year-old Casey, a m...

May 20, 2020

Feds move to ease deadlines in civil proceedings during pandemic

OTTAWA - The federal government wants to ensure the global pandemic doesn't make someone miss a crucial deadline in a bankruptcy case, divorce proceeding or other civil matter. Justice Minister David ...

May 20, 2020

Court gives Conservative leadership candidate crack at entering race

OTTAWA - An Ontario court says Jim Karahalios could once again be a candidate in the Conservative leadership race if he can meet certain criteria laid out by the party earlier this year. The part...

May 20, 2020

Trudeau asks commercial landlords to give tenants help through new program

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is asking Canada's commercial landlords to buy into a federal program launching next week that would give companies a break on the rent due in only a few days. A...

May 20, 2020

National directive on wearing face masks coming today, Trudeau says

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a national recommendation on when and where Canadians should be wearing face masks to reduce the spread of COVID-19 is coming later today. Trudeau says...

May 20, 2020

Despite pandemic, Trump muses about resuming plan for in-person G7 meetings

WASHINGTON - Donald Trump says he's contemplating whether to resurrect plans to invite G7 leaders, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, to a summit at the Camp David presidential retreat next mont...

May 20, 2020

As COVID-19 response ramps up, more scrutiny required: NDP's Singh

OTTAWA - As the Liberal government expands the financial supports designed to blunt the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party wants more transparency on where those ...

May 20, 2020

Details of loan program coming and Trump's use of malaria drug; In The News for May 20

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 20 ... --- C...

May 20, 2020

Burgers, ice cream, doughnuts and plants: Queues forming for non-essential items

Long lines of people waiting to get into big-box and grocery stores were an early phenomenon of the COVID-19 pandemic. Another type of queue has emerged and it's not for toile...

May 20, 2020

A look at how provinces plan to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown

Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: Newfoundland and Labrador ...

May 20, 2020