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Amsterdam court needs more Canadian detail before sentence in cyberbullying case
AMSTERDAM - Judges in Amsterdam said Thursday they need more information from Canadian authorities as they consider the sentence of a Dutch man convicted in Canada last year of crimes, including extor...
Jul 13, 2023

In the news today: Effectiveness of past health accords, possible port strike deal
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Did past health accords work? Experts say governments have often failed to set ...
Jul 13, 2023

Drought update follows minister's call for B.C. residents to conserve water
VANCOUVER - British Columbia residents will get a clearer picture today about the status of the drought that has parched much of the province. Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Minister Bowin...
Jul 13, 2023

'Wild West': Amid foreign meddling headlines, lawyers fear unfair immigration rulings
OTTAWA - Even as the conversation around foreign interference continues to centre on efforts to disrupt Canadian elections, the federal government is routinely deporting people suspected of engaging i...
Jul 13, 2023

Shaqiri, Haile-Selassie lead Fire to 3-0 romp over Montreal
CHICAGO (AP-CP) - Xherdan Shaqiri and Maren Haile-Selassie both had a goal and an assist in the first half to power the Chicago Fire to a 3-0 victory over CF Montreal on Wednesday night. Chicago (7-7-...
Jul 13, 2023

Cordova's first goal lifts Whitecaps to 2-1 win over Austin FC
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps grinded out a 2-1 win over Austin FC on Wednesday night at B.C. Place, courtesy of Sergio Cordova's first goal of the season. Cordova was sent through on goal by mi...
Jul 12, 2023

Former Canadiens coach Dominique Ducharme hired by Golden Knights
LAS VEGAS - The Vegas Golden Knights hired Dominique Ducharme and Joel Ward as assistant coaches on Wednesday. Ducharme joins the Golden Knights after serving as the head coach of the Montreal Canadie...
Jul 12, 2023

Lawyers cast doubt on phone data linking Ali to alleged scene of B.C. teen's killing
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for Ibrahim Ali, who's accused of murdering a 13-year-old girl in a Burnaby, B.C., park six years ago, have been trying to cast doubt on the reliability of cellphone data suggestin...
Jul 12, 2023

'Heartless': Miller criticizes Manitoba government's decision not to search landfill
The federal minister of Crown-Indigenous relations says Manitoba's government is standing in the way of a search for the remains of two slain Indigenous women believed to be in a landfill. "We are wil...
Jul 12, 2023

Rodriguez leaves door open to regulating Meta's new social media platform Threads
OTTAWA - Canada's Heritage Minister is leaving the door open to regulating new social media platform Threads under a bill forcing Google and Meta to pay publishers for content they link to or repurpos...
Jul 12, 2023