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B.C. woman airlifted to hospital with serious injuries in a cougar attack

B.C. woman airlifted to hospital with serious injuries in a cougar attack

AGASSIZ, B.C. — The British Columbia Conservation Officer Service says a woman has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after being attacked by a cougar.
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'A lot of blood.' Dennis Oland's wife accused him of intimate partner violence

'A lot of blood.' Dennis Oland's wife accused him of intimate partner violence

Less than a year after New Brunswick businessman Dennis Oland was found not guilty of killing his multimillionaire father, Oland's wife applied for a restraining order, alleging her husband was prone to intimate partner violence.
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COVID-19 cases climbing in Iqaluit's young population, hotel being used for isolation

COVID-19 cases climbing in Iqaluit's young population, hotel being used for isolation

IQALUIT, Nunavut — Nunavut's chief public health officer says COVID-19 cases are climbing in Iqaluit's younger population and a local hotel is being used as an isolation centre after a shelter closed in the city.
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Justin Trudeau says MPs from all parties must do better to support assault victims

Justin Trudeau says MPs from all parties must do better to support assault victims

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he believes his own Liberal MPs and politicians from all parties need to do better to create safer spaces for victims of sexual assault and harassment when they are invited to share their experiences with p
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Rewrite 'hollow' federal gun bill, victims' families urge Liberals

Rewrite 'hollow' federal gun bill, victims' families urge Liberals

OTTAWA — The Liberal government's firearms legislation is "an offensively hollow bill" that should be completely revamped, say family members and colleagues of those who died in tragic shooting sprees at Montreal's Dawson College and Concordia Univer
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Group of Canadian youth fighting climate change take case to Federal Court of Appeal

Group of Canadian youth fighting climate change take case to Federal Court of Appeal

VANCOUVER — Fifteen young climate activists are taking their court battle to the next level as they try to compel the Canadian government to develop a climate recovery plan based on science.
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Tories say NDP comments around call for Telford firing are 'patronizing,' 'sexist'

Tories say NDP comments around call for Telford firing are 'patronizing,' 'sexist'

OTTAWA — Conservative deputy leader Candice Bergen says comments from the NDP around its decision not to support a call for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to fire his chief of staff over the handling of a complaint against general Jonathan Vance are "
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Anger over new NACI advice, calls to revamp Liberal gun bill: In The News for May 4

Anger over new NACI advice, calls to revamp Liberal gun bill: In The News for May 4

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 May 4 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, May 4, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, May 4, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday May 4, 2021. There are 1,243,242 confirmed cases in Canada. Canada: 1,243,242 confirmed cases (83,544 active, 1,135,356 resolved, 24,342 deaths).
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A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, May 4, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, May 4, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday May 4, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 226,014 new vaccinations administered for a total of 14,051,490 doses given. Nationwide, 1,136,877 people or 3.
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