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Greyhound Canada to cut all routes, end operations
TORONTO, ON - Greyhound Canada is permanently cutting all bus routes across the country, shutting down the intercity bus carrier's operations in Canada after nearly a century of service.The motor coac...
May 13, 2021

Lawmaker demands Bloc MP answer for naked screenshot of Liberal colleague
OTTAWA - The Liberal government whip is calling for a fellow member of Parliament to appear before a House of Commons committee to answer for a screenshot he took of a naked Liberal MP during virtual ...
May 13, 2021

Canadian maker of promising mRNA vaccine looks to test it against Pfizer in new trial
OTTAWA - A homegrown mRNA vaccine for COVID-19 shows promising results in its first small trial and its maker is hoping to test it directly against the vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech.Calgary-based Provi...
May 13, 2021

Chrissy Teigen apologizes to Courtney Stodden for harassment
NEW YORK (AP) - Chrissy Teigen, the wife of superstar John Legend, has apologized for harassing a then-teenage Courtney Stodden online years ago. "Not a lot of people are lucky enough to be held accou...
May 13, 2021

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Greyhound Canada to cut all routes, end operations
Greyhound Canada is permanently cutting all bus routes across the country, shutting down the intercity bus carrier's operations in Canada after nearly a century of service.The motor coach company said...
May 13, 2021

N.S. mass killing probe names participants including families, police, victims groups
HALIFAX - The public inquiry into Nova Scotia's mass shooting has named participants, including families of those killed, police groups and organizations that advocate against gender-based violence. T...
May 13, 2021

Canadian Denis Shapovalov drops marathon against Rafael Nadal at Italian Open
ROME - Canada's Denis Shapovalov fell just short of a major upset against nine-time champion Rafael Nadal at the Italian Open on Thursday. The Spanish star rallied from a break down in both the second...
May 13, 2021

Ethics watchdog: PM didn't violate conflict rules over WE Charity, but Morneau did
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did not breach the Conflict of Interest Act over failing to recuse himself from cabinet discussions to have WE Charity operate a federal student-volunteer progra...
May 13, 2021

Canada announces new pathway to permanent residency for families of crash victims
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino announced a new policy to help the families of victims of two major airline disasters become permanent residents in Canada. The new policy will apply to r...
May 13, 2021

MacLeod says Ontario hasn't provided verbal approval of CFL's return-to-play plan
TORONTO - A second Canadian province says it has not provided verbal approval to the CFL's return-to-play protocols.Lisa MacLeod, Ontario's Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries,...
May 13, 2021