Canada

RCMP involved in shooting south of Edmonton, witness saw injured officer

LEDUC, Alta. - A motorist says he saw a police vehicle following a black car south of Edmonton this morning before he heard gunshots and saw a wounded officer. Chad Cammock says the car was ...

May 06, 2020

Students start looking for summer work, with few options in usual places

OTTAWA - Adam Brown lined up a job in March with a consulting firm in Edmonton. He just started there this week. Brown counts himself among the lucky ones - luckier than many of his fri...

May 06, 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: ...

May 06, 2020

Canada still only considering gathering race-based COVID-19 data

OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada says it is still looking into the possibility of collecting race-based data on COVID-19, despite months of calls from advocates for a clearer picture of who...

May 06, 2020

Kashechewan residents fearing COVID-19 head to camps to avoid flood waters

OTTAWA - Residents of a Northern Ontario First Nation threatened by spring flood waters are facing more complex and some fear-inducing options for escape this year, thanks to the COVID-19 pa...

May 06, 2020

Nova Scotia mass killer should be subjected to psychological autopsy: experts

HALIFAX - As the RCMP investigate the case of the Nova Scotia gunman who killed 22 people during a 13-hour rampage last month, a key question remains unanswered: Why? The Mounties have said littl...

May 06, 2020

Ceremony to be held today for service members who died in helicopter crash

CFB TRENTON, Ont. - The Canadian military is to hold a special ramp ceremony today at Canadian Forces Base Trenton to repatriate remains of a service member and honour all six who died in a ...

May 06, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 12:55 p.m. Prince Edward Island is reporting no cases of COVID-19 Wednesday. Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Heather...

May 06, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 12:45 p.m. on May 6, 2020: There are 61,465 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 33,417 confirmed (includ...

May 06, 2020

Canada to do millionth COVID-19 test but numbers still falling short

OTTAWA - Canada is on track to complete its millionth test for COVID-19 sometime in the next 24 hours even as the country's biggest province continues to struggle to hit its own testing targ...

May 06, 2020