Canada

Parties still can't agree on how best to resume Parliament

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he has not changed his position on a tentative deal struck with the Liberals and Bloc Quebecois about the conditions under which the House of Commons should resu...

Apr 20, 2020

Outpouring of grief occurring in Nova Scotia after mass shooting tragedy

HALIFAX - There is an outpouring of grief across Nova Scotia today as the names of victims of a weekend mass killing begin to emerge, ranging from a nurse to a teacher to an RCMP officer. The presiden...

Apr 20, 2020

Probe into mass killing in Nova Scotia continues as province grapples with the violence

Investigators are continuing to piece together one of Canada's deadliest mass killings, which saw a man who at one point donned a police uniform slay 16 people as he travelled across northern Nova Sco...

Apr 20, 2020

Nova Scotia massacre and COVID Commons wrangle; In The News for April 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 April 20 ... &nb...

Apr 20, 2020

Lack of deal sets stage for House of Commons to re-open today amid COVID-19

OTTAWA - The House of Commons is poised to re-open today despite the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to an impasse between the four main political parties. The Liberals announced Sunday that they had an agre...

Apr 20, 2020

Former ambassador and public servant Allan Gotlieb dies at 92 in Toronto

TORONTO - Allan Gotlieb, a long-time public servant who was Canada's ambassador to the United States during the Regan administration, has died. He was 92. A death notice says Gotlieb died of canc...

Apr 19, 2020

Gunman kills 16 in Nova Scotia rampage, deadliest in Canadian history

PORTAPIQUE, N.S. - RCMP say 17 people are dead, including one of their officers, after a man who at one point wore a police uniform and drove a mock-up cruiser went on a rampage across northern Nova S...

Josh Hall Apr 19, 2020 (The Canadian Press/Tim Krochak)

Deaths toll rises at largest N.S. non-profit nursing home on 'devastating' day

HALIFAX - The largest non-profit nursing home in Nova Scotia is reporting two more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the total to five in two days, amidst what the premier described as "a devas...

Apr 19, 2020

Feds increase scrutiny of foreign takeovers to protect firms hit by pandemic

OTTAWA - The federal government says it is taking steps to protect Canada and Canadian businesses by tightening the rules around foreign takeovers of as the COVID-19 pandemic batters businesses of all...

Apr 19, 2020

Negotiations around re-opening House of Commons going down to the wire

OTTAWA - Negotiations around re-opening the House of Commons are going down to the wire. Members of Parliament from across Canada are expected to return to their seats tomorrow unless the Liberal gove...

Apr 19, 2020