Canada

Canadians divided over making COVID-19 vaccine mandatory: Poll

OTTAWA - While researchers across the planet race to find a vaccine for COVID-19, a new poll suggests Canadians are divided over whether getting it should be mandatory or voluntary. The poll conducted...

Apr 28, 2020

Doctors say they see little progress on improving PPE supply: survey

OTTAWA - The Canadian Medical Association says a new survey of its members found that most have not seen an improvement in the supply of personal protective equipment in the last month. Getting v...

Apr 28, 2020

RCMP to boost social media mining for threats ranging from disease to shootings

OTTAWA - Canada's national police force wants a digital tool to harvest data from a sweeping variety of online sources to provide early information on threats such as disease outbreaks ...

Apr 28, 2020

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer looks for answers in return of House of Commons

OTTAWA - The Conservative Party is poised to press the government on numerous issues during a modified version of a House of Commons sitting today. Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he's looking ...

Apr 28, 2020

Local restaurants feel squeezed by delivery apps' commission fees

VANCOUVER - Restaurants struggling to survive during the COVID-19 crisis have turned to take-out and delivery, but the fees charged by food-delivery companies are eating away their bottom line, s...

Apr 28, 2020

Plans underway for so-called salmon cannon to aid return at B.C. landslide: DFO

VANCOUVER - Officials with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans say plans are underway for a pneumatic fish pump, also known as the salmon cannon, to help fish migrate past a&nbs...

Apr 27, 2020

Learning to live with COVID-19 requires permanent fixes to vulnerable settings

OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says stopping COVID-19 and any future outbreaks will require not only a permanent increase to how often we wash our hands, but a rethinking of how we...

Apr 27, 2020

Farmers markets looking for ways to stay afloat during the pandemic

Canada's farmers markets, traditionally reliant on bustling crowds paying cash for locally produced food, seem particularly ill-suited to the age of physical distancing. But those in the ind...

Apr 27, 2020

COVID-19 spreads in homeless shelter, WHO seeks funds; In The News for April 25

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 April 25 ... ---...

Apr 27, 2020

Hayley Wickenheiser and Ryan Reynolds hear N.S. rampage widower's plea for PPE

Two famous Canadians have heard a man's plea to protect Nova Scotian health-care workers like his wife who was killed in a murderous rampage. Hockey player Hayley Wickenheiser tweeted Friday that...

Apr 27, 2020