Canada

Trudeau says military short-term solution to caring for seniors

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the military will respond to provincial requests for assistance at long-term care facilities. But he says the measure is a short-term solution and that Cana...

Apr 23, 2020

Feds pour $1.1B into COVID-19 vaccine development, tracking of cases

OTTAWA - The federal government will spend more than $1 billion to help develop, test and manufacture a COVID-19 vaccine, as well as to determine how widely the virus has spread through Canada, P...

Apr 23, 2020

$1.1B for research, trials, testing and modelling for COVID-19

The country's scientists and researchers are getting extra help as the fight against COVID-19 rages on in Canada and around the world.Prime Ministers Justin Trudeau announced $1.1 billion for a nation...

Apr 23, 2020

Federal prison tensions rise amid COVID lockdowns; activists want releases

TORONTO - Efforts to contain the rapid spread of COVID-19 in Canada's federal prisons have led to an increase in tensions that have prompted correctional officers to use force on at least two occasion...

Apr 23, 2020

Nova Scotia RCMP officers shot at rural fire hall during search for killer

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's police watchdog is investigating why two RCMP officers started shooting at a fire hall while a killer disguised as a Mountie was on the loose. Pat Curran, interi...

Apr 23, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 10:25 a.m. The Federation of Canadian Municipalities is asking the federal government to give local governments bill...

Apr 23, 2020

Canada Post delivering at "Christmas-level" volumes

With many Canadians isolating at home and shopping more online, Canada Post says it is now processing and delivering parcels at levels only experienced during the busiest weeks of the Christmas season...

Apr 23, 2020

Supreme Court will not hear appeal challenging law on succession to the throne

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear a bid to throw out a law that modified the rules governing succession to the throne. The Canadian law stems from a 2011 agreement among Commonwealth ...

Apr 23, 2020

Top court won't hear bid to broaden Phoenix pay system class action

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear a bid to have more federal civil servants included in a class-action lawsuit against the government over the faulty Phoenix pay system. The system, i...

Apr 23, 2020

Mobilizing scientists and easing COVID-19 restrictions; In The News for April 23

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 23 ... ---...

Apr 23, 2020