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Rough ride to National Finals Rodeo for Canadians in pandemic season
Levi Simpson and his horse Stetson are about to trample the turf where the Los Angeles Dodgers hoisted the World Series trophy. Simpson, a team roper from Ponoka, Alta., admits it's unusual for the Na...
Dec 02, 2020
UN, Ethiopia sign deal for humanitarian access to Tigray
NAIROBI, Kenya - The United Nations says it and Ethiopia's government have signed a deal to allow "unimpeded" humanitarian access to the embattled Tigray region, at least the parts now under federal g...
Dec 02, 2020
Nunavut lockdown ending and U.K. to use COVID-19 vaccine: In The News for Dec. 2
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kick-start your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 2 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Dec 02, 2020
Hindsight 2020: how archivists work to remember a year most would rather forget
OTTAWA - Canadians may wish to forget the year 2020 ever happened, but across the country, museums and archives are working furiously to ensure a full record of the COVID-19 pandemic is in place. "If ...
Dec 02, 2020
'I've been spared a lot,' van attack survivor says as she watches trial alone
TORONTO - Every day virtual court sits, Catherine Riddell wakes up, shakes off the aches, grabs her walker and hops in a cab down to the real courthouse where she steels herself for a long day peering...
Dec 02, 2020
Psychiatrist for the defence set to testify for third day at Toronto van attack trial
TORONTO - The defence's star witness in the Toronto van attack trial is set for his third day of testimony today.Psychiatrist Dr. Alexander Westphal says Alek Minassian was influenced by the horrific ...
Dec 02, 2020
Nunavut COVID-19 lockdown lifts today, Arviat still under restrictions
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's two-week lockdown to slow the spread of COVID-19 is to end today as the territory continues to see a drop in new cases. Dr. Michael Patterson, Nunavut's chief public healt...
Dec 02, 2020
Thai prime minister acquitted of ethics breach, retains post
BANGKOK - Thailand's highest court on Wednesday acquitted Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha of breaching ethics clauses in the country's constitution, allowing him to stay in his job. The constitutiona...
Dec 02, 2020
Hong Kong activists Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow jailed
Hong Kong pro-democracy activists Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam have been sentenced to jail on charges related to an unauthorized anti-government protest last year at the city's police headquar...
Dec 02, 2020
UK authorizes Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for emergency use
Pfizer and BioNTech say they've won permission Wednesday for emergency use of their COVID-19 vaccine in Britain, the world's first coronavirus shot that's backed by rigorous science -- and a major ste...
Dec 02, 2020