Canada

'Freedom Convoy' organizer Pat King will not testify at his trial: Crown

OTTAWA - The Crown attorney in the criminal mischief trial against "Freedom Convoy" organizer Pat King says the defendant will not testify. The trial itself is also being delayed again at the request ...

Sheldon Spackman Jul 15, 2024

Canadian Coast Guard investigating source of motor oil spill in Montreal river

MONTREAL - The Canadian Coast Guard says it's still investigating the source of a motor oil spill the length of several city blocks in the St. Lawrence River near the Montreal east-end neighbourhood o...

Jul 15, 2024

Trucker who caused Broncos crash applies to have permanent resident status returned

CALGARY - The truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash has applied to have his permanent resident status returned. The Immigration and Refugee Board issued a deportation order in ...

Jul 15, 2024

Wholesale trade falls in May as manufacturing sales tick up: Statistics Canada

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says wholesale sales, excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain, fell 0.8 per cent to $82.2 billion in May. The overall...

Jul 15, 2024

In the news today: Shooting puts focus on convention security

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Shooting puts focus on convention security Thousands of Republicans have arrived in Milwaukee as an assassinat...

Jul 15, 2024

Canada's 13 premiers set to begin days of meetings in Halifax

HALIFAX - Canada's premiers will be in Halifax today to begin three days of scheduled meetings in Nova Scotia's capital. Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, who is the current chair of the Council of the...

Sheldon Spackman Jul 15, 2024

Trump shooting casts shadow on safety at Republican National Convention

MILWAUKEE - Thousands of Republicans have arrived in Milwaukee as an assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump brings a heightened sense of security to the Republican National Convention ...

Sheldon Spackman Jul 15, 2024

Canada to apologize after labelling Dakota and Lakota as refugees

WHITECAP DAKOTA FIRST NATION, SASKATCHEWAN - Canada's Crown-Indigenous Relations minister is scheduled to deliver an apology today to nine First Nations in Manitoba and Saskatchewan following decades ...

Jul 15, 2024

July carbon rebates to be deposited, mailed today

OTTAWA - The second instalment of this year's national carbon price rebate will be deposited or mailed out to millions of households today. The Canada Carbon Rebate returns 90 per cent of the revenue ...

Sheldon Spackman Jul 15, 2024

Trump rally shooting casts shadow over Canadian political scene

OTTAWA - The shadow of violence in the United States will be hanging over Canada's political scene this week in the wake of an attempted assassination on former president Donald Trump. A shooting at a...

Jul 15, 2024