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 Feb. 1 ...What we are watching in Canada ...OTTAWA - Canada's national vaccine rollout seems poi...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Monday Feb. 1, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 5,017 new vaccinations administered for a total of 957,229 doses given. The provinces have administered doses at a ...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Monday Feb.1, 2021.There are 778,972 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 778,972 confirmed cases (53,281 active, 705,659 resolved, 20,032 deaths).*The total case count inc...

VANCOUVER — A union representing Canada Line transit workers in Metro Vancouver says talks are ongoing today as a 72-hour strike notice served Friday is set to expire. Stephanie Smith, president of the B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union, ...

Canada's national vaccine rollout seems poised to dominate COVID-19 discussions in the coming week as Canada enters the 11th month of life during a global pandemic. The federal government, which is overseeing the nationwide effort, has been facing st...

EDMONTON — Sort of silvery in its raw state, sort of metallic but not really, selenium embodies contradiction.It's fairly rare — the 68th most common element — but often found with coal. Tiny amounts are essential to health — selenium helps t...

EDMONTON — Alberta government documents show repeated cuts to environmental monitoring despite contaminants in some waterways that exceed thresholds that are supposed to trigger increased scrutiny.The province's 2019 five-year monitoring plan shows...

EDMONTON — An Ontario man accused of killing a woman who was found soaked in blood in an Edmonton hotel bathtub is expected to take the witness stand today.Bradley Barton, who is 52, has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter in the death of Cindy Glad...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Sunday Jan. 31, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 5,017 new vaccinations administered for a total of 957,229 doses given. The provinces have administered doses at ...

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar — Myanmar military television said Monday that the military was taking control of the country for one year, while reports said many of the country’s senior politicians including Aung San Suu Kyi had been detained.An announcemen...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Sunday Jan. 31, 2021.There are 778,972 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 778,972 confirmed cases (53,281 active, 705,659 resolved, 20,032 deaths).*The total case count i...

CUT KNIFE, Sask. — Canada's Indigenous and military leaders paid tribute and offered condolences to the family of a Juno Beach veteran of the Second World War, who also advocated for Indigenous veterans after the war ended. "Today, Canada ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Two men have been arrested in connection with an attempted robbery that left famed San Francisco private investigator Jack Palladino on life support, police said Sunday.Palladino himself may have inadvertently helped detectives make...

MIAMI — Writer Carl Hiaasen is retiring from the Miami Herald after composing newspaper columns for the past 35 years, the newspaper says.The Herald published a story this week saying that Hiaasen would be done after his last column on March 14. Th...

MIAMI — Writer Carl Hiaasen is retiring from the Miami Herald after composing newspaper columns for the past 35 years, the newspaper says.The Herald published a story this week saying that Hiaasen would be done after his last column on March 14. Th...

VANCOUVER — Police have arrested a man who allegedly operated a makeshift nightclub at his Vancouver penthouse and issued fines against him and his suspected guests totaling more than $17,000.Sgt. Steve Addison says the case should be a lesson to a...

SURREY, B.C. — An officer with the RCMP detachment in Surrey, B.C., has been suspended amid a criminal investigation that's expected to lead to formal charges.RCMP spokeswoman Dawn Roberts says the Mountie was arrested last week and released, notin...

WARSAW, Poland — From soccer star Robert Lewandowski to opposition politicians, Polish citizens on Sunday donated at least 71 million zlotys ($19 million) to a charity's fundraiser for health causes that has been criticized by the conservative gove...

When Thelma Coward-Ince donned her uniform in 1954, she was believed to be the first Black reservist in the Royal Canadian Navy. Decades later, the strong, hard-working great-grandmother moved into the Northwood long-term care facility in Halifax...

OTTAWA — Canada’s hopes of speeding up COVID-19 vaccinations brightened slightly over the weekend as regulators began work to approve a new inoculation, even as the federal government sought to head off any restrictions on vaccine shipments from ...