Author Archives: The Canadian Press

HALIFAX - The latest news on the results of Nova Scotia's election (all times eastern): 12 a.m. The Nova Scotia Progressive Conservatives have won a majority government in the provincial election. The...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, according to his office, who said the Republican is in good health and experiencing no symptoms. Abbott, who was va...

LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) - Haitian officials raised the death toll from a deadly weekend earthquake by more than 500 on Tuesday after Tropical Storm Grace forced a temporary halt to search and rescue eff...

MONTREAL - Health-care workers in Quebec will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 1, Premier Franois Legault said Tuesday. While 90 per cent of health-care workers in the provi...

OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is dropping its quest to have a court prohibit the disclosure of documents related to the firing of two scientists at Canada's highest-security laboratory. It served th...

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut has closed its travel bubble with the Northwest Territories after an increase in cases of COVID-19 over the last few days. That means unvaccinated travellers must isolate fo...

The manager of fire operations for British Columbia's wildfire service says rain and cooler temperatures have taken an edge off some of the most aggressive blazes among more than 260 burning across th...

BRUSSELS (AP) - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is blaming a failure of Afghan leadership for the swift collapse of the country's armed forces but says the alliance must also uncover flaws in ...

OTTAWA - A 10th planeload of Afghan refugees arrived Tuesday evening in Canada as Justin Trudeau's Liberal government faced fresh criticism and calls for action to save hundreds of former interpreters...

Australian mining giant BHP Group says it has approved $7.5 billion in capital spending to build its Jansen potash project in Saskatchewan. The decision came as BHP announced a plan to merge its oil a...