Canada

Montreal to hold public consultations on how to better manage services for homeless

MONTREAL - The City of Montreal says it will hold public consultations on how to better integrate services for homeless people with surrounding neighbourhoods. The announcement comes as Montrealers li...

Jul 9, 2024

Mayor of town where Munro lived would 'consider' amending monument honouring her

CENTRAL HURON, ONT. - For the mayor of the municipality where Alice Munro spent much of her adult life, the monument honouring her outside the local library should be left unchanged - an affirmation t...

Jul 9, 2024

Design of websites and apps makes protecting privacy harder: Privacy Commissioner

GATINEAU, Que. - The Privacy Commissioner of Canada says a review of websites and mobile apps has found that deceptive design patterns that make it difficult for people to protect their privacy are no...

Jul 9, 2024

Jonathan Pedneault resigns from Green Party, leaving Elizabeth May as sole leader

OTTAWA - The man who was chosen by Green Party members to be co-leader with Elizabeth May says he's resigning. Jonathan Pedneault says he is leaving for personal reasons and that it's been an honour t...

Jul 9, 2024

In the news today: Trudeau to attend NATO leaders' summit

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trudeau to attend NATO leaders' summit Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be gathering with NATO leaders today...

Jul 9, 2024

How much more likely was Eastern Canada's heat wave because of climate change?

TORONTO - Federal officials are set to say how much more likely Eastern Canada's heat wave was because of human-caused climate change. Environment and Climate Change Canada is scheduled to unveil the ...

Jul 9, 2024

Judge in murder trial weighs motivations of admitted Winnipeg serial killer

WINNIPEG - A judge is expected to decide this week whether a man who admitted to killing four Indigenous women in Winnipeg did so because he was in the throes of a psychotic episode or was driven by a...

Jul 9, 2024

Child welfare settlement among key agenda items as Assembly of First Nations meets

MONTREAL - The Assembly of First Nations annual meeting begins in Montreal today where leaders are expected to provide an update on negotiations to reform Canada's child welfare system and compensatio...

Jul 9, 2024

Trudeau to attend NATO leaders' summit as Russia escalates aggression toward Ukraine

WASHINGTON, D. C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be gathering with NATO leaders today to mark the 75th anniversary of the defensive alliance as Russia escalates its aggression towards Ukraine. T...

Jul 9, 2024

Western Canada heat wave to stretch into Saskatchewan, then Manitoba

A blistering heat wave is moving across Western Canada, pushing record temperatures and the threat of wildfires into Saskatchewan today. Environment Canada meteorologist Jennifer Smith says a ridge of...

Jul 9, 2024