Author Archives: The Canadian Press

EDMONTON - An Alberta pastor accused of leading church services in violation of public-health orders says the COVID-19 pandemic has been blown out of proportion by the government and the media. Pastor...

OTTAWA - Canada is set to begin receiving more than two million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine each week as the two pharmaceutical firms ramp up their deliveries and begin shipping shots from th...

IQALUIT - Broken isolation rules, shared cigarettes and fear of extended isolation periods are some of the findings in a report that sheds light on how Nunavut's first cases of COVID-19 suddenly appea...

WHITEHORSE - Yukon Premier Sandy Silver and his cabinet have been sworn in after the Liberals forged an agreement with the New Democrats to work together in governing the territory. The swearing-in ce...

HONOLULU - A doctor and a team of neonatal medical professionals were in the right place at the right time - helping a Utah woman deliver her baby onboard an hourslong flight to Hawaii. Lavinia "Lavi"...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 9:30 p.m. ET on Sunday May 2, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 173,101 new vaccinations administered for a total of 13,825,476 d...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 8:15 p.m. ET on Sunday May 2, 2021. There are 1,234,180 confirmed cases in Canada. Canada: 1,234,180 confirmed cases (83,744 active, 1,12...

OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives are taking aim at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's top aide as they press the government over its handling of a sexual-misconduct complaint against general Jonathan V...

ARLINGTON, Texas - A runoff for a U.S. House seat in Texas is set between Republican Susan Wright, whose husband was the first member of Congress to die after being diagnosed with COVID-19, and Republ...

The legislative session in one of Canada's most active COVID-19 hot spots is being temporarily suspended, while at least two other provinces looked forward to ramping up vaccinations in the week ahead...