Category Archives: National News – CP

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government has released its plan for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Premier Brian Pallister says the phased-in approach is to ...

WINNIPEG - A former Winnipeg mayor and Ontario Liberal cabinet minister is joining the leadership race for the federal Green party. Glen Murray says his experience in a provincial government...

MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Francois Legault said this week there are "two worlds" in the province: the world of facilities providing long-term care to seniors, and the rest. In one of those worlds, sch...

OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is deploying its famed Snowbirds aerobatics team on a cross-country tour aimed at boosting morale as Canadians continue to struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic. The p...

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 8:45 p.m. Vancouver's airport authority has started offering voluntary layoffs to its staff, due to a reduction in passen...

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Fort McMurray resident Michelle Toner says it's been a hectic, sad week in the northern Alberta city. "Dealing with low oil prices, COVID-19 and now this massive flood that hasn...

OTTAWA - Almost one-third of businesses could stay open if physical distancing rules remain in place for six months, but nearly as many suggest they won't survive that long, according to sur...

OTTAWA - As some provinces considered staggered steps Wednesday towards reopening their economies, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made clear some of them may ease restrictions at different speeds. Trud...

Scott MacCoubrey looked at his growing list of postponed memorial services and realized he might have a problem. He and his staff at MacCoubrey Funeral Homes in Cobourg and Colborne, Ont., have s...

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 April 29 ... ---...