Category Archives: National News – CP

OTTAWA - The Liberal government is poised to introduce legislation as early as next week aimed at strengthening gun control. The long-promised bill would flesh out last spring's ban of many firearms, ...

OTTAWA - Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he thinks the federal gas-tax fund that provides cities with cash for infrastructure projects should be doubled to stimulate local economic recoveries. S...

WASHINGTON - A senior adviser to two former U.S. presidents delivered a stark message Friday to Canadians hoping for the resurrection of the Keystone XL pipeline: get over it. The project is gone and ...

OTTAWA - Tighter border controls will come into effect Feb. 22, the prime minister said Friday, not to punish travellers but to try to keep everyone safe. Forcing most who land at airports into a mand...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined Canada's top doctors in warning that more infectious COVID-19 variants threaten to spark a third wave, even as he announced Canada would receive millions more vacc...

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern):9:37 p.m.Less than 12 hours before polls were set to open in much of the province, Newfoundland and Labrador's chief electoral of...

OTTAWA - The federal government is promising more details on new quarantine rules for incoming travellers today. A mandatory three-day quarantine for air travellers arriving in Canada was announced la...

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. 12 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. There are 817,163 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 817,163 confirmed cases (37,747 active, 758,32...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 32,101 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,186,090 dos...