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Only 0.5 per cent of COVID-19 cases in fully vaccinated Canadians: Trudeau

Only 0.5 per cent of COVID-19 cases in fully vaccinated Canadians: Trudeau

MONCTON, N.B. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is urging Canadians who still have not got a COVID-19 vaccine to roll up their sleeves, saying that the overwhelming majority of cases are in people who haven't received their two shots. Only 0.
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Canadian border workers vote in favour of striking as soon as Aug. 6, union says

Canadian border workers vote in favour of striking as soon as Aug. 6, union says

Canadians could be facing mail disruptions and slowdowns at the border with the United States next month after members of a union representing about 9,000 Canadian Border Service Agency employees voted in favour of striking, jeopardizing the federal
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Trudeau says Canadiens' selection of Logan Mailloux shows 'lack of judgment'

Trudeau says Canadiens' selection of Logan Mailloux shows 'lack of judgment'

MONTREAL — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday he's not happy with the Montreal Canadiens' draft selection of a player convicted of a sex-related offence. "As a lifelong Habs fan, I have to say I am deeply disappointed by the decision.
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Infrastructure bank CEO says agency may spend more on zero-emission buses

Infrastructure bank CEO says agency may spend more on zero-emission buses

OTTAWA — The head of a federal infrastructure financing agency says he has seen a shift in the types of transit projects cities want to build as they opt for zero-emission buses in lieu of large-scale subways.
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'This is how I'm going to die': Police recall harrowing Capitol Hill riot at hearing

'This is how I'm going to die': Police recall harrowing Capitol Hill riot at hearing

WASHINGTON — Police officers who endured the Jan.
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Lawsuit against coroner after death of Indigenous child should proceed: appeal court

Lawsuit against coroner after death of Indigenous child should proceed: appeal court

TORONTO — A lawsuit filed by the family of a four-year-old Indigenous boy against the coroner tasked with investigating his death will be allowed to proceed after Ontario's top court found a judge erred in dismissing it before trial.
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One-time payments to seniors over 75 likely to also go to the dead, documents say

One-time payments to seniors over 75 likely to also go to the dead, documents say

OTTAWA — Canada's seniors minister was warned in the spring that the Liberal government's plan to send $500 payments to pensioners in August would end with some of the money going to people who had died.
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Fix needed for issue behind Cyclone crash, Barton sentencing: In The News for July 27

Fix needed for issue behind Cyclone crash, Barton sentencing: In The News for July 27

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 July 27 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
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Urgent need in Alberta to address potent drug supply, overdose crisis: health experts

Urgent need in Alberta to address potent drug supply, overdose crisis: health experts

EDMONTON — Alberta needs to create an emergency program similar to ones in other provinces to address a toxic drug supply that is killing people, an emergency room doctor and public health professor say.
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Fix to software problem behind naval helicopter crash needed 'forthwith': experts

Fix to software problem behind naval helicopter crash needed 'forthwith': experts

HALIFAX — The software issue identified as a cause of last year's naval helicopter crash off Greece that killed six Canadian crew members needs to be fixed without delay, say experts on the interplay between automation and humans in aircraft.
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