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 April 27 ...What we are watching in Canada ...TORONTO — The Ontario government is asking Ottaw...

OTTAWA — Conservative senators are holding up the start of a long-awaited, legally required, special parliamentary committee that is supposed to review Canada's assisted dying regime.The various parties in the House of Commons have chosen 10 MPs to...

TORONTO — The Ontario government is asking Ottawa for enhanced measures for interprovincial travellers as the province grapples with skyrocketing hospitalizations and cases of COVID-19 variants.In a letter Monday to the federal ministers of health ...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Tuesday, April 27, 2021.There are 1,187,918 confirmed cases in Canada.Canada: 1,187,918 confirmed cases (85,178 active, 1,078,716 resolved, 24,024 deaths).*The total case cou...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Tuesday, April 27, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 263,044 new vaccinations administered for a total of 12,307,785 doses given. Nationwide, 1,027,150 people or 2.7 p...

As COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have released details of who can expect to receive a shot in the coming weeks.The military commander handling logistics for Canada's vaccine distribution program ...

OTTAWA — An international human-rights organization is calling on the Trudeau government to take action against alleged "crimes against humanity" by the Israeli government.The demand from Human Rights Watch comes alongside a new report from the gro...

OTTAWA — A new survey suggests a vast majority of Canadians believe the verdict that found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of the murder of George Floyd was good news.A jury found Chauvin guilty of second-degree unintentional...

WINNIPEG — Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers made another statement Monday.The Winnipeg Jets, meanwhile, continued their search for answers.McDavid scored his third hat trick of the season and added an assist to give him an NHL-best 81 points ...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Monday April 26, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 263,044 new vaccinations administered for a total of 12,307,785 doses given. Nationwide, 1,027,150 people or 2.7...

Cpl. Chris Voller has had a lot of experiences in his 14 years with the RCMP, but none as special as the 2020 potlatch near Port Hardy where he and Nakwaxda’xw hereditary chief Thomas Henderson literally traded clothing for a ceremonial dance. ...

Victoria police found a pair of replica firearms early Monday after responding to a call about a man with a gun. Officers responded to a temporary residential housing facility in the 3000-block Blanshard Street about 2 a.m. following a report tha...

For the second time in less than a year, thieves have ripped off a troop of Sea Scouts, stealing four outboard motors and the last of their three rigid hull inflatable boats from a fenced compound at Gyro Park.The first two boats were reported stolen...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 9:30 p.m. ET on Monday April 26, 2021.There are 1,187,918 confirmed cases in Canada.Canada: 1,187,918 confirmed cases (85,178 active, 1,078,716 resolved, 24,024 deaths).*The total case co...

A fundraising campaign is underway to help a Victoria couple who lost their home, two cats and most of their belongings in a fire last week. Three fire engines and 19 Victoria firefighters were called to the “aggressive” blaze on Cameron Stre...

A suspected impaired driver drove away from Oak Bay police and ended up running into the ocean after officers tried to pull him over. Police were alerted to a suspected impaired driver in the area of Beach Drive and King George Terrace about 9 p....

Oak Bay police responded to a report of a break-in early April 20 after residents of a Rutland Road home were awakened by a stranger inside their home. Police were called about 1:45 a.m. and were told the male seemed disoriented and confused, and...

Hikers in the Sea to Sea Regional Park near Sooke have discovered the remains of a Metchosin man missing since Jan. 30.West Shore RCMP said in a statement the remains of Steven Grant were found on Sunday.They do not believe criminality was involved i...

OTTAWA — With the help of the NDP, Justin Trudeau's minority Liberal government has survived the last of three confidence votes on its massive budget.The House of Commons approved Monday the government's general budgetary policy by a vote of 178-15...

VICTORIA — British Columbia has confirmed that COVID-19 was a factor in the death of an infant from the Interior Health region, the province's top doctor says.The baby was being treated in hospital in January and the BC Coroners Service has since d...