Canada

Pro-Palestinian protesters at UQAM agree to dismantle encampment, say demands met

MONTREAL - Pro-Palestinian protesters at Universit du Qubec Montral say they will dismantle their encampment by the end of next week after the university agreed to many of their demands. One of the ac...

May 30, 2024

Mountie transferred from Bella Bella, B.C., after complaints about Facebook posts

BELLA BELLA, B.C. - The leadership of a First Nation on British Columbia's central coast says an RCMP officer has been transferred after the community called for his removal from Bella Bella over soci...

May 30, 2024

Trudeau: Russia should be part of D-Day ceremony, despite egregious Ukraine invasion

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he supports France's decision to invite Russian officials to a D-Day commemoration, despite the invasion of Ukraine. Trudeau says Canada is in "extreme disa...

May 30, 2024

Supreme Court won't hear appeal in Montreal brainwashing experiments case

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not review a Quebec ruling that bars people from suing the U.S. government in Canada over its role in notorious brainwashing experiments at a Montreal psychia...

May 30, 2024

National task force not lowering age for routine breast cancer screening to 40

A national task force that provides guidance for primary health-care providers is not lowering the recommended breast cancer screening age to 40, despite urging from several cancer specialists, surgeo...

May 30, 2024

Supreme Court won't hear bid by families of victims to enforce ruling against Iran

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal from victims' families who are trying to enforce a $107-million judgment against Iran over its downing of a passenger jet. Ukraine Internat...

May 30, 2024

Largest vaccine production plant in Canada opens in Toronto

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is announcing the opening of a major vaccine production plant in Toronto today - part of Canada's efforts to build up the domestic biomanufacturing sector in the...

May 30, 2024

Montreal Jewish school hit by at least one bullet, police say

MONTREAL - Montreal police are investigating after they say a Jewish school in the city's most populous borough has been hit by gunfire. The police in Cte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grce responded after...

May 30, 2024

In the news today: Fewer immigrants could have economic impacts as Canadians age

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Immigration providing important buffer for economy as Canada's population greys...

May 30, 2024

Judge sets dates to hear University of Toronto's injunction bid against encampment

TORONTO - The University of Toronto's request for a court order to clear a pro-Palestinian encampment on its downtown campus is expected to be heard in three weeks. Ontario Superior Court Justice Mark...

May 29, 2024