Canada

Jane Philpott appointed dean of Queen's University faculty of health sciences

KINGSTON, Ont. - Former federal health minister Jane Philpott has been tapped to lead the faculty of health sciences at Queen's University in Kingston, Ont. The university says Philpott, who repr...

Feb 11, 2020

Trudeau en route to Senegal for final stop of UN campaigning in Africa

DAKAR, Senegal - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is en route to Senegal for an official visit with one of Canada's closest francophone partners in Africa. Trudeau's visit will include a meeting with Pre...

Feb 11, 2020

Local couple miss chocolates but 'life is good' on quarantined cruise ship

A husband and wife from central Alberta say they are "feeling quite happy and relaxed" quarantined aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in the port city of Yokohama, just outside Tokyo.Lolit...

Feb 11, 2020

Canada ready to offer more help to China amid coronavirus outbreak, Trudeau says

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Canada is standing by in case China asks for more help as it grapples with the novel coronavirus outbreak that originated there, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Sunday, noti...

Feb 11, 2020

Trudeau says UN Security Council seat would up Canada's global game

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Sunday he is seeking a seat for Canada on the powerful United Nations Security Council because it is where the world's most pressing iss...

Feb 11, 2020

Families with kids ensnared by no-fly list invited to test federal remedy

OTTAWA - Families who have endured anxiety-inducing airport delays over no-fly list mismatches will be among the first to test a new system intended to solve the problem. The move is the latest federa...

Feb 11, 2020

Second plane carrying evacuees from Wuhan on its way home to Ontario

A second Canadian plane carrying evacuees from the quarantined region of Hubei, China, is on its way to the Canadian Forces Base Trenton in southern Ontario. Foreign Affairs Minister Fr...

Feb 11, 2020

Cheer up Montreal, the cheerleaders are back; In The News for Feb. 11

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 Feb. 11 ... What...

Feb 11, 2020

B.C. mayor says forestry strike left some on brink of bankruptcy as deal reached

VICTORIA - A tentative agreement in a forest industry strike that kept 3,000 workers off the job since last July is being greeted with cautious optimism by a Vancouver Island mayor who says the d...

Feb 10, 2020

Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr speaks in at child soldiers panel

HALIFAX - Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr has made a rare public speaking appearance in Halifax. Khadr was part of a panel discussion Monday night on child soldiers hosted by the Romeo Dalla...

Feb 10, 2020