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Quebec rights body says failures in child protection system preceded girl's death
MONTREAL - An investigation by Quebec's human rights commission into the death of a seven-year-old girl in Granby, Que., has identified failures at all stages of the clinical and legal ...
Aug 11, 2020
Global coronavirus cases top 20M as Russia approves vaccine
ROME - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide topped 20 million, more than half of them from the United States, India and Brazil, as Russia on Tuesday became the first country to approve ...
Aug 11, 2020
Asia Today: New Zealand reports 1st local cases in 102 days
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Tuesday that authorities have found four cases of the coronavirus in one Auckland household from an unknown source, the first r...
Aug 11, 2020
US producer prices up 0.6% in July, biggest jump since 2018
WASHINGTON - U.S. wholesale prices shot up an unexpected 0.6% in July, biggest gain since October 2018, with energy prices moving sharply higher. The Labor Department said Tuesday that the jump last m...
Aug 11, 2020
Charges likely in fatal attack at central Alberta medical clinic: RCMP
RED DEER, Alta. - Mounties say they anticipate charges will be laid after a man was killed in a violent attack at a medical clinic in central Alberta yesterday. A witness told media outlets that it wa...
Aug 11, 2020
Coronavirus breaks out again in New Zealand after 102 days
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Tuesday that authorities have found four cases of the coronavirus in one Auckland household from an unknown source, the first r...
Aug 11, 2020
Blue Jays ready to open temporary home in Buffalo as Marlins visit Sahlen Field
BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Toronto Blue Jays are finally ready to open their home away from home. The Blue Jays will play their first game at Buffalo, N.Y., tonight when they open a two-game series against t...
Aug 11, 2020
Russia registers virus vaccine, Putin's daughter given it
MOSCOW - Russia on Tuesday became the first country to officially register a coronavirus vaccine and declare it ready for use, despite international skepticism. President Vladimir Putin said that one ...
Aug 11, 2020
Ministers face grilling over WE affair and a cow chase: In The News for Aug. 11
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 Aug. 11. What we are watching in Canada ... Tw...
Aug 11, 2020
Over half of Americans oppose Trump tariff on Canadian aluminum, survey suggests
OTTAWA - A new opinion survey suggests Donald Trump's recent decision to slap a tariff on Canadian raw aluminum is garnering poor reviews on both sides of the border. In a web survey conduct...
Aug 11, 2020
