Canada

RFK Jr.'s war on mRNA vaccines breeds distrust, threatens Canada's access to development: experts

TORONTO - Canadian doctors and scientists say Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s defunding of mRNA vaccine development projects will have negative health effects in Canada and around the world. University of Sas...

Aug 08, 2025

Conservative campaign manager Jenni Byrne says she won't run the next campaign

OTTAWA - The Conservative party will have a new campaign manager in the next federal election, now that Jenni Byrne says she's stepping back from the role she held this spring. Byrne, who remains a ke...

Aug 08, 2025

Montreal mother charged in abandonment case to continue psychiatric evaluation

SALABERRY-DE-VALLEYFIELD - The 34-year-old Montreal mother charged with allegedly abandoning her daughter in a field near a major Ontario highway will continue to undergo a psychiatric assessment. A Q...

Aug 08, 2025

Accommodations scarce for wildfire evacuees in eastern Newfoundland

ST. JOHN'S - The Newfoundland and Labrador government says it is facing challenges finding accommodations for people displaced by wildfires on the east side of the province. The government issued a st...

Aug 08, 2025

Baklava pastries containing pistachios recalled due to salmonella

TORONTO - Baklava pastries containing pistachios are being recalled over salmonella concerns. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a recall notice for some Andalos brand pastries distributed in ...

Aug 08, 2025

In the news today: Advance polls open in Alberta byelection

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Advance polls open in Alberta byelection Advance polls in a historic federal byelection for Alberta's Battle R...

Aug 08, 2025

PM Carney to make military announcement, tour facility in Trenton today

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney heads to Trenton, Ont., today, where he is expected to make an announcement related to the Canadian Armed Forces. On Thursday, Carney told reporters that he planned...

Aug 08, 2025

Sister of Canadian military adviser fears looming deportation, Taliban reprisal

OTTAWA - The sister of a man who worked as an interpreter for the Canadian Armed Forces during the war in Afghanistan says she fears she will be deported back to her former home, where she could face ...

Aug 08, 2025

Titan disaster: federal Fisheries Department was part of previous OceanGate mission

HALIFAX - The federal Fisheries Department is shedding new light on its relationship with OceanGate, the American company behind the deepsea Titan submersible that imploded south of Newfoundland in 20...

Aug 08, 2025

Advance polls open in Alberta byelection with 214 candidates, historic blank ballots

CAMROSE - Advance polls in a historic federal byelection for Alberta's Battle River-Crowfoot open today. For the first time ever, Elections Canada says voters must fill out a blank ballot. The agency ...

Aug 08, 2025