Canada

Ottawa provides $9 million to fight homelessness among veterans in B.C., Yukon

SURREY, B.C. - The federal government is providing more than $9 million in funding for programs in British Columbia and Yukon to combat homelessness among veterans. The announcement, which comes a day...

Nov 12, 2024

Drugs disguised as dog treats seized by Metro Vancouver Transit Police

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Two people have been charged after a Metro Vancouver Transit Police investigation turned up guns and illicit drugs, including fentanyl disguised as dog treats. Police say they ...

Nov 12, 2024

Quebec officer suspended 15 days for throwing away piece of victim's skull

MONTREAL - A Quebec provincial police officer has been suspended for 15 days without pay after throwing part of a young motorcycle accident victim's skull into a ravine in 2021. An administrative judg...

Nov 12, 2024

CP NewsAlert: B.C. teen with bird flu is in critical condition, says health officer

British Columbia's provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says the teenager who has tested positive for bird flu is in critical condition and being treated at B.C. Children's Hospital. Henry says ...

Nov 12, 2024

Federal government launching research institute for AI safety

OTTAWA - The federal government is opening a research centre that will study risks posed by artificial intelligence technology. It says AI can be misused in election interference efforts, disinformati...

Nov 12, 2024

Former B.C. premier John Horgan dies aged 65, after third bout with cancer

VICTORIA - Ambassador to Germany and former British Columbia premier John Horgan has died at the age of 65, after his third bout with cancer. Horgan served as B.C.'s New Democrat premier for five year...

Josh Hall Nov 12, 2024

Quebec group not happy after Supreme Court deletes unilingual rulings from website

MONTREAL - A Quebec civil liberties group says it intends to push forward with legal action after the Supreme Court of Canada responded to its translation demand by simply removing thousands of unilin...

Nov 12, 2024

Canada steadfast on climate plan despite Trump re-election: Guilbeault

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Donald Trump's re-election in the U.S. will not impact Canada's plan to fight climate change. Guilbeault is in Azerbaijan for the annual United Nat...

Nov 12, 2024

Report details anti-Black racism in the public service, calls for commissioner

OTTAWA - A government-funded report says Black executives within the public service are subject to harassment and intimidation, career stagnation, unjust workloads and, as one executive wrote, a "cess...

Nov 12, 2024

N.S. Tory campaign staffer resigns after alleged vote-buying with Tim's gift cards

HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative constituency campaign manager has resigned amid accusations of "vote-buying" with Tim Hortons gift cards. Peter Zwicker, the Tory campaign manager for ...

Nov 12, 2024