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The Supreme Court seems likely to preserve a gun law that protects domestic violence victims
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court seemed likely Tuesday to preserve a federal law that prohibits people under domestic violence restraining orders from having guns. In their first guns case since la...
Nov 7, 2023
Canada's emissions reduction plan falling short: environment commissioner
OTTAWA - Canada's detailed plan to reach its greenhouse-gas emissions targets in 2030 is coming up short, the federal environment commissioner said Tuesday in a new audit. Jerry DeMarco did a deep div...
Nov 7, 2023
Three arrested after child killed inside suburban home north of Montreal
BOIS-DES-FILION, Que. - Quebec police say three people have been arrested in connection with the death of a child Monday evening in a suburb north of Montreal. The police force for Bois-des-Filion, Qu...
Nov 7, 2023
Feds unlock public properties to build homes, say 29,200 units to be built by 2029
OTTAWA - The federal government says it will build more than 2,800 homes on its properties in cities across the country, putting it on track to build nearly 30,000 homes on public lands over the next ...
Nov 7, 2023
Bellingham available for Real Madrid in Champions League match against Braga
MADRID (AP) - Real Madrid will have Jude Bellingham available for the Champions League match against Braga on Wednesday, when it will go for its fourth straight win in Group C. Bellingham has been nur...
Nov 7, 2023
In the news today: Canadians in Gaza could soon cross into Egypt after list published
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Canadians in Gaza could soon cross into Egypt Canadians looking to flee Gaza mi...
Nov 7, 2023
Canadians in Gaza could soon cross into Egypt after names appear on official list
Canadians looking to flee Gaza might soon be able to cross into Egypt, after a new document containing names of Canadians was published by the General Authority for Crossings and Borders in Gaza. The ...
Nov 7, 2023
Funding for housing, food banks expected in Quebec economic update today
Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard is scheduled to present the province's fall economic update this morning. Girard has said he plans to address issues of housing, homelessness and climate change ada...
Nov 7, 2023
Indigenous soldiers determined to carry on family legacies
Indigenous Peoples have been part of Canada's military history dating back to the War of 1812, when it's estimated more than 10,000 First Nations people fought. More than 7,000 Indigenous people later...
Nov 7, 2023
Boeser scores two, Hughes nets four points as surging Canucks whip Oilers 6-2
VANCOUVER - Three first-period goals in just under three-and-a-half minutes launched the surging Vancouver Canucks to a 6-2 win over the struggling Edmonton Oilers on Monday night. It's Vancouver's fo...
Nov 6, 2023