Canada

Joly says around 45,000 Canadians are in Lebanon as violence escalates

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says close to 45,000 Canadians are in Lebanon months after warning there is no guarantee Ottawa can evacuate them if the situation deteriorates further. J...

Sep 20, 2024

Canada announces $151 million for polio eradication, after outbreak in Gaza Strip

OTTAWA - Canada is setting aside $151 million for the fight to eradicate polio worldwide. International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen announced the news at a Rotary International conference in Tor...

Sep 20, 2024

RCMP officers face firing over 'atrocious' racist behaviour, harassment

VANCOUVER - Three RCMP members from a Metro Vancouver detachment could be fired over alleged "atrocious," "racist" and "horrible" behaviour detailed by a fellow officer. A schedule from the RCMP shows...

Sep 20, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Three men injured after man enters Quebec mosque bearing a knife

MONTREAL - Three men have been injured after a 24-year-old man entered a mosque southwest of Montreal armed with a knife. Police in Chteauguay, Que., on Montreal's South Shore, say the three men were ...

Sep 20, 2024

NDP ask competition watchdog to investigate potential rent-fixing by landlords

OTTAWA - The NDP is asking the Competition Bureau to investigate whether Canadian landlords are using the same AI software that sparked an antitrust lawsuit in the United States. The U.S. Justice Depa...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 20, 2024

Quebec minister accuses organized crime of using 14-year-old 'to do their dirty work'

MONTREAL - Quebec's public security minister says he's shocked by reports that a 14-year-old boy's death southeast of Quebec City is linked to organized crime. Franois Bonnardel was reacting to multip...

Sep 20, 2024

Joly convenes fellow women foreign ministers to talk harassment, equity in politics

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is convening female foreign ministers from a dozen countries to talk about women's participation in governance and issues like online harassment. Joly is ...

Sep 20, 2024

Victims, including three Canadians, claim former Harrods boss Al Fayed was a 'monster' who abused young women, lawyers say

LONDON (AP) - Lawyers in Britain representing dozens of alleged victims - including three Canadians - of Mohamed Al Fayed, the former boss of Harrods, said Friday their clients assert that he was a "m...

Sep 20, 2024

Could a cap on grad students from abroad hurt more than help? Experts raise the alarm

TORONTO - Experts are raising questions about the need for the federal government's planned cap on international graduate students, and suggesting it may prompt some top talent to look elsewhere. Stud...

Sep 20, 2024

In the news today: Eby ready to take campaign bus on test drive

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Eby ready to take campaign bus on test drive A day before the official start, British Columbia's election camp...

Sep 20, 2024