Category Archives: National News – CP

FREDERICTON - Crown and defence lawyers have concluded their cases in the trial of Fredericton mass shooter Matthew Raymond and both sides have put a fundamental question to the jury: did the accused ...

OTTAWA - The Chinese government is firing back at Canada's ambassador to the United Nations for calling on the UN to investigate whether China's persecution of ethnic Muslim Uighurs in its Xinjiang pr...

For the second time this month, there's promising news from a COVID-19 vaccine candidate: Moderna said Monday its shots provide strong protection, a dash of hope against the grim backdrop of coronavir...

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 Nov.16.  What we are watching in Canada ....

OTTAWA - The Salvation Army is launching its annual Christmas kettle drive facing what it says is a level of need not seen since the Second World War - even as COVID-19 makes fundraising more difficul...

TORONTO - Alek Minassian has not shown any remorse or apologized for killing 10 people and injuring 16 more in Toronto's van attack, his father testified Monday as he broke down on the stand. Vahe Min...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:59 p.m. EST on Nov. 16, 2020: There are 302,234 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 125,072 confirmed (including 6,651 deaths, 105,998...

Dave McIntosh is in "uncharted territory": he's able to hold his newborn son close, but his wife, unconscious in a hospital bed due to complications from COVID-19, cannot. Gill McIntosh, 37, remains i...

Canada's COVID-19 hot spots reported minor declines in daily infections on Sunday, but health officials urged people to remain cautious as the country rapidly approaches the 300,000-case mark and over...

OTTAWA - Canada is being urged to step up its presence in Mali, including through the provision of military assistance to help fight Islamic militants in the region and a diplomatic push to lead peace...