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UK's Conservative Party strikes early blow in elections
LONDON - Britain's governing Conservative Party has won a special election in the north of England town of Hartlepool, dealing a big blow to the main opposition Labour Party, which had held the parlia...
May 7, 2021
Vaccine favourites and a Canadian on death row: In The News for May 7
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 May 7 ...What we are watching in Canada ...OTT...
May 7, 2021
Packed trains, drinking: Japanese impatient over virus steps
TOKYO - Trains packed with commuters returning to work after a weeklong national holiday. Frustrated young people drinking in the streets because bars are closed. Protests planned over a possible visi...
May 7, 2021
China opens Everest's north side to 38 virus-tested climbers
BEIJING - China has opened Mount Everest's northern slope to a few dozen mountaineers who will be tested for the coronavirus and must keep their distance while ascending the world's highest peak. Both...
May 7, 2021
German factory production, exports up in March in good sign
BERLIN - Factory production and exports increased strongly in Germany in March, according to official statistics released Friday, developments that bode well for the second quarter in Europe's largest...
May 7, 2021
EU leaders attend summit in person for 1st time this year
LISBON, Portugal - On the list of things not to do during a pandemic, holding big international gatherings is close to the top. But European Union leaders and their large following of diplomats and ad...
May 7, 2021
China opens Everest's north side to 38 virus-tested climbers
BEIJING - China has opened Mount Everest's northern slope to a few dozen mountaineers who will be tested for the coronavirus and must keep their distance while ascending the world's highest peak. Both...
May 7, 2021
Canadian on death row says execution may be 'preferable' to endless prison time
Ronald Smith sounds tired. Despite good news last month, when a bill to resume executions in Montana was unexpectedly defeated, the Canadian on death row in that state is in a sombre mood. Smith, orig...
May 7, 2021
Statistics Canada to say how labour force fared in April
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada will say this morning how the labour market fared last month as governments imposed lockdowns and renewed restrictions aimed at slowing the rising spread of COVID-19. In Mar...
May 7, 2021
Trust in vaccines growing in Canada, but some get more love than others
OTTAWA - A new survey from Proof Strategies suggests it's not only Canada's national vaccine advisers who have a "preferred" vaccine.The survey of 1,500 people taken during the first three days of May...
May 7, 2021