JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s confirmed coronavirus infections since the pandemic began crossed 1 million on Tuesday and hospitals in some hard-hit areas were near capacity.Indonesia’s Health Ministry announced that new daily infections rose...

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 Jan. 26 ...What we are watching in Canada ...A new report on billions of dollars the federal gov...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Monday Jan. 26, 2021.There are 753,011 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 753,011 confirmed cases (62,447 active, 671,326 resolved, 19,238 deaths).*The total case count incl...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Monday Jan. 26, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 23,498 new vaccinations administered for a total of 839,949 doses given. The provinces have administered doses at a r...

EDMONTON — Critics are asking why Alberta Environment has been sitting on years worth of data about pollution from coal mines while the government considers a dramatic expansion of the industry."It raises some important questions about our ability ...

OTTAWA — In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, The Canadian Press interviewed a group of leading Canadian experts in disease control and epidemiology and asked them what should be done to reduce the harms the next time a germ with similar destructive ...

OTTAWA — The Trudeau Liberals are eyeing changes to the law governing public service hiring to help make federal departments and agencies more diverse.They also plan to do further research on the makeup of the federal public service and will try to...

OTTAWA — A new report on billions of dollars the federal government has sent to provinces to help safely reopen the economy suggests much of the money is sitting unused.Today's report also suggests that federal efforts to stretch the financial impa...

NEW YORK — A British socialite charged with recruiting teenage girls for financier Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse in the 1990s asked a judge Monday to dismiss the case on multiple grounds, including that a deal years ago not to prosecute Epstein...

A third-party report reviewing how the province handled COVID-19 in long-term care homes in the first wave of the pandemic reveals gaps in infection prevention and control, confusion from operators over who was in charge, and a lack of co-ordinatio...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Monday Jan. 25, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 23,498 new vaccinations administered for a total of 839,949 doses given. The provinces have administered doses at...

Cowichan Tribes has had its first death from COVID-19, Chief William Seymour says. He does not know at this time who has passed away. Cowichan Tribes has been hard hit by the virus this month. As of Jan. 11, there were 70 confirmed cases, with ...

Victoria police had simultaneous calls about armed men to deal with late Sunday and early Monday, with both leading to arrests at gunpoint. Officers were first called to a temporary multi-unit housing facility on Gorge Road East just before midni...

Two warrants have been issued for a man Nanaimo RCMP say has been involved in property-related crimes around central Vancouver Island.The warrants were ordered after 31-year-old Jesse Savidant failed to appear in Nanaimo provincial court in late Dece...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 9:00 p.m. ET on Monday Jan. 25, 2021.There are 753,011 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 753,011 confirmed cases (62,447 active, 671,326 resolved, 19,238 deaths).*The total case count i...

Victoria police say they have arrested high-risk sexual offender Cameron Ratelle after he allegedly approached a female youth in Langford, breaking his parole. The youth happened to recognize him from a picture released last October as part of a ...

Outreach workers and community advocates say the sudden death of a man living in a tent next to Royal Athletic Park underscores the urgency of providing stable housing and dedicated harm-reduction services for people without homes. The B.C. Coron...

A community warming tent at the south end of Cook Street is providing outreach services to people sheltering in Beacon Hill Park but nearby residents and volunteers remain unsatisfied with the location.After the City of Victoria granted a permit, vol...

VANCOUVER — Attorney General David Eby appeared "disinterested" during an anti-money laundering briefing by top British Columbia Lottery Corp. officials and disparaged the author of a crime analysis report, a former corporation executive told a pub...

The province will be getting even fewer doses of COVID-19 vaccine in the coming weeks than expected, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said Monday.As a result, the province will change its immunization plan — released only three days ago â...