OTTAWA - Unifor president Jerry Dias says Air Canada continues to promise refunds for passengers whose flights were cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic.
OTTAWA - The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern):
LONDON - U.K. authorities have launched an investigation into Apple's App Store over concerns it has a dominant role that stifles competition and hurts consumers.
OTTAWA - The debate over the safety of schools during the COVID-19 pandemic is coming under researchers' microscopes.
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will review a decision to order a new trial for an Alberta man convicted of murder.
WASHINGTON - The Capitol Police have requested that members of the National Guard continue to provide security at the U.S. Capitol for another two months, The Associated Press has learned. Defence officials say the new proposal is being reviewed by the Pentagon.
The fire dispatch centre for the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen received the following calls:
ANKARA, Turkey - A military helicopter crashed in eastern Turkey on Thursday, killing nine soldiers on board and injuring four others, the Defence Ministry said.
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Organizers of a rally Friday hope to give the public an advanced preview of the tent city that B.C.’s housing minister has warned could spring up in Penticton as a result of winter shelter closing.
MADRID - Artists at one of Madrid’s best-known flamenco bars put on a final outdoor show Thursday, marking its closure after 140 years because of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions that have shuttered entertainment venues.
Ontario is reporting 994 new cases of COVID-19 today and 10 more deaths linked to the virus.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Officials in New Zealand issued a tsunami warning for coastal areas after a shallow, powerful earthquake struck off its northeastern coast on Thursday night. There were no immediate reports of serious damage or casualties.
WASHINGTON - U.S. productivity fell at an annual rate of 4.2% in the fourth quarter, the largest quarterly decline in nearly four decades.
TORONTO - Cash-strapped municipalities in Ontario will receive an additional $500 million to help address pandemic-related costs.
NEW YORK - Composer Gene Scheer, whose song “American Anthem” was quoted by President Joe Biden during his inaugural address, is returning the favour.
“The United States vs. Billie Holiday,” “Minari,” “Da 5 Bloods” and “One Night in Miami” are among the films AARP is honouring at its annual Movies for Grownups Awards, the non-profit organization said Thursday.
NEW YORK - Paramount+ debuts Thursday as the latest — and last — streaming option from a major media company, this time from ViacomCBS. It's betting that consumers are willing to add yet another paid streaming service in an increasingly crowded field.
WASHINGTON - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits edged higher last week to 745,000, a sign that many employers continue to cut jobs despite a drop in confirmed viral infections and evidence that the overall economy is improving.
TOKYO - The demons are everywhere, sometimes spreading like purple slime, lurking, killing. The terrifying plight depicted in the swashbuckling animated film, “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train,” has struck a chord with pandemic-era Japan, and possibly with the world.
ATLANTA - An Alabama rapper was arrested in connection to a shooting at music video set in downtown Atlanta, authorities said.
LONDON - Prince Philip has had a successful heart procedure at a London hospital and is expected to remain for several days of “rest and recuperation,” Buckingham Palace said Thursday.
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 March 4 ...
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. Here's a list of their plans to date:
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Thursday, March 4, 2021.
OTTAWA - Canada's chief medical adviser says her department is constantly receiving and reviewing any data on vaccines and COVID-19 variants and will be ready to quickly authorize needed boosters when they're available.
RED DEER, Alta. - Some employees of a pork processing plant in central Alberta that shut down after a COVID-19 outbreak at the facility are afraid to go back to work, the union president says.
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Thursday, March 4, 2021.
OTTAWA - More than 100 survivors of sexual exploitation along with hundreds of non-governmental organizations are urging Ottawa to pursue a "full criminal investigation" into Pornhub's parent company.
Jim Lowes had never thought about being an organ donor until he read a story about Logan Boulet nearly three years ago.
A national panel of vaccine experts recommended Wednesday that provinces extend the interval between the two doses of a COVID-19 shot to quickly inoculate more people, as the prime minister expressed optimism that vaccination timelines could be sped up.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California will begin setting aside 40% of all vaccine doses for the state’s most vulnerable neighbourhoods in an effort to inoculate people most at risk from the coronavirus and get the state’s economy open more quickly.
WASHINGTON - Cheered on by President Joe Biden, House Democrats hustled to pass the most ambitious effort in decades to overhaul policing nationwide, able to avoid clashing with moderates in their own party who are wary of reigniting a debate they say hurt them during last fall's election.
A pork processing plant in central Alberta has announced it has been given the green light to gradually reopen after a COVID-19 outbreak forced it to shut down for two weeks.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California will begin setting aside 40% of all vaccine doses for the state’s most vulnerable neighbourhoods in an effort to inoculate people most at risk from the coronavirus and get the state’s economy open more quickly.
LONDON - Buckingham Palace said Wednesday it was launching an investigation after a newspaper reported that a former aide had made a bullying allegation against the Duchess of Sussex.
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 3, 2021.
SAN DIEGO - Former NFL player Kellen Winslow II was sentenced Wednesday to 14 years in prison for multiple rapes and other sexual offences against five women in Southern California, including one who was homeless when he attacked her in 2018.
ALBANY, N.Y. - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday rejected calls for his resignation in the face of sexual harassment allegations that have threatened his hold on power and damaged his national political standing.
EDMONTON - Five Black Muslim women, all Somali-Canadians wearing hijabs, have been attacked or threatened in Edmonton in the last 10 weeks.
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 3, 2021.
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's top doctor understands the importance of balancing any COVID-19 restrictions against the charter right to freedom of religion, a lawyer for the province's attorney general has told the B.C. Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON - Capitol Police say they have uncovered intelligence of a “possible plot” by a militia group to breach the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, nearly two months after a mob of supporters of then-President Donald Trump stormed the iconic building to try to stop Congress from certifying now-…
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou accused former U.S. president Donald Trump of co-opting her extradition proceedings in an effort to use her as leverage in trade negotiations with China.
MONTREAL - Concern over the rising number of cases of novel coronavirus mutations is splitting Quebec in two -- the greater Montreal area, where authorities fear COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations could soon explode, and everywhere else.
VANCOUVER - Endangered southern resident killer whales would have a much better chance of survival if chinook were in their hunting grounds during winter off the coast of British Columbia, a new study says.
OTTAWA - The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern):
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Interior Health says there will be no impacts on clients when it brings addictions counselling in-house later this year, but the non-profit agency currently under contract to provide those services in Penticton isn’t so sure.
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A war of words erupted Wednesday between Penticton’s mayor and a provincial cabinet minister over city council’s decision to mandate a winter homeless shelter close as planned March 31.
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Suspected drug overdoses killed 17 people in Penticton last year, according to fresh data released this week by the BC Coroners Service.
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The architect of Penticton’s 2018 municipal election has signed on to help organize a byelection on tap for this June.
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In the face of non-stop public safety complaints and an overstretched RCMP detachment, Penticton council has asked staff to develop a fully costed plan to beef up the city’s bylaw services department to help fill the gaps.
