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Canada-U. S. border closure extended 30 days as American COVID-19 cases rise: source

Canada-U. S. border closure extended 30 days as American COVID-19 cases rise: source

OTTAWA — The Canada-U. S. border is set to remain closed well into December.
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Drownings increase as climate change makes ice on lakes, rivers riskier: study

Drownings increase as climate change makes ice on lakes, rivers riskier: study

Newly published research says climate change is making familiar winter activities on frozen lakes and rivers more dangerous.
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Longueuil police arrest man for alleged threats over local deer cull plan

Longueuil police arrest man for alleged threats over local deer cull plan

LONGUEUIL, Que. — Police in Longueuil, Que., say they arrested a man Tuesday in connection with threats against the city's mayor and other local elected officials over a plan to cull white-tailed deer in a municipal park.
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Ottawa delays small nuclear reactor plan as critics decry push for new reactors

Ottawa delays small nuclear reactor plan as critics decry push for new reactors

TORONTO — Canadians will have to wait a little while longer to see the federal government's plan for the development of small nuclear reactors, seen by proponents as critical to the country's fight against global warming.
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Defence sought mistrial one day after start of Fredericton mass murder proceedings

Defence sought mistrial one day after start of Fredericton mass murder proceedings

FREDERICTON — One day after the trial for the 2018 mass shooting in Fredericton began, the defence sought a mistrial, which could have derailed the legal proceedings against admitted killer Matthew Raymond.
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Nunavut goes into lockdown and People's sexiest men alive: In The News for Nov. 18

Nunavut goes into lockdown and People's sexiest men alive: In The News for Nov. 18

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. 18 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
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Pandemic underscores importance of financial intelligence, federal centre says

Pandemic underscores importance of financial intelligence, federal centre says

OTTAWA — The federal anti-money laundering agency says it gave more than 2,000 intelligence leads to partners in the last fiscal year despite the havoc the COVID-19 pandemic created for the business world.
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Schools, businesses closed: Nunavut goes into territorywide lockdown today

Schools, businesses closed: Nunavut goes into territorywide lockdown today

IQALUIT, Nunavut — Nunavut is shutting down for two weeks starting today to try to get cases of COVID-19 under control. All schools and non-essential businesses are closed, as are libraries, fitness centres, government offices and personal services.
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Ex-Mountie faces grilling from former minister's lawyer, repeats earlier testimony

Ex-Mountie faces grilling from former minister's lawyer, repeats earlier testimony

VANCOUVER — A retired RCMP officer repeated his earlier testimony Tuesday at British Columbia's public inquiry into money laundering that former cabinet minister Kash Heed told him the government's gaming minister was aware of organized crime in casi
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Meng's border exam was necessary because of national security concern: officer

Meng's border exam was necessary because of national security concern: officer

VANCOUVER — A senior border officer involved in the examination of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou at Vancouver's airport two years ago said he has never seen a customs and immigration exam deferred to allow for a quick arrest. Supt.
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