Canada

Expat family expecting baby soon hopes Britain can get them out of China

A teacher who is living with his pregnant Canadian wife and child in a city that is the epicentre of China's coronavirus outbreak is hoping to get out of the country on a British flight. Tom Will...

Jan 29, 2020

Quebec mosque shooter not motivated by racism, his sentence should be reduced: lawyer

QUEBEC - The Quebec City mosque shooter entered a Muslim prayer space Jan. 29, 2017, armed with two guns, and murdered six men - but there was no evidence he was motivated by deep-seated rac...

Jan 29, 2020

New Brunswick’s John Williamson considering Tory leadership

OTTAWA - Another Conservative MP is testing the waters for a leadership bid. New Brunswick's John Williamson is considering entering the race. His longtime friend and former colleague in the Commons S...

Jan 29, 2020

Quebec to seek consensus on offering medical aid in dying to mentally ill

MONTREAL - Quebec on Monday walked back a plan to offer medical aid in dying to those suffering severe, incurable mental illness and will now consult widely before making a final decision on the ...

Jan 29, 2020

Coronavirus risk in Canada remains low despite second case, feds say

TORONTO - The Canadian government is now advising citizens against all travel to a Chinese province that's at the centre of a global outbreak of a new form of coronavirus, stepping up an ear...

Jan 29, 2020

As 132 reported dead from virus outbreak, international sporting events postponed

A new form of coronavirus that began in China has infected more than 6,000 people and caused 132 deaths. Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says Ottawa 250 Canadians ha...

Jan 29, 2020

Pregnant Canadian woman stuck in Wuhan, China, coronavirus epicentre

A teacher who is living with his pregnant wife and child in a city that is at the epicentre of China's coronavirus outbreak is hoping to get his family out safely. Tom Williams is a British expat who ...

Jan 29, 2020

The coronavirus in Canada and Parliament resumes; In The News for Jan. 27

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 Jan. 27. What we are watching in Canada ... TO...

Jan 29, 2020

Conservative leadership campaign trail adds one more: MP Erin O'Toole

OTTAWA - Ontario MP Erin O'Toole officially launched his leadership campaign Monday, promising to be a uniting force for his party as it looks for new footing following last fall's federal e...

Jan 29, 2020

Trump's peace plan and Canadians quarantined in China; In The News for Jan. 29

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 Jan. 29 ... What we are wa...

Jan 29, 2020