Canada

Canada, Manitoba to develop Red Dress Alert for missing Indigenous women and girls

OTTAWA - Canada and Manitoba are partnering to launch an alert system that would inform the public when an Indigenous woman or girl goes missing, they announced Friday in Winnipeg, ahead of a national...

May 03, 2024

B.C. police to make 'significant' announcement on Sikh leader's killing

SURREY, B.C. - Homicide police in British Columbia say they will be providing a "significant update" on the killing of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, amid reports that arrests have been made in t...

May 03, 2024

Hacker breaches B.C. libraries and demands ransom after taking emails, phone numbers

CARIBOO, B.C. - B.C. libraries have been targeted by a hacker who demanded a ransom or they would release user data that includes the phone numbers and email addresses of some clients. The Cariboo Reg...

May 03, 2024

Foreign interference may have changed the result in one riding, inquiry finds

OTTAWA - A public inquiry has found foreign meddling attempts didn't change who won the last two elections, but they may have changed the result in one riding in 2021. A preliminary report by commissi...

May 03, 2024

Five things to know about foreign interference from the inquiry's interim report

OTTAWA - After holding public hearings and gathering evidence in private, inquiry commissioner Marie-Jose Hogue has released an interim report into foreign interference in Canada's last two general el...

May 03, 2024

What the foreign interference inquiry has to say about foreign election meddling

OTTAWA - A public inquiry into allegations of foreign meddling in Canada's last two elections released its preliminary findings Friday, and concluded attempts to interfere did not impact the integrity...

May 03, 2024

Canada will send $65M for humanitarian assistance and economic development to Lebanon

OTTAWA - International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen announced a $65-million aid package for Lebanon today. Canada is providing $38 million for development assistance and another $27 million in hu...

May 03, 2024

Top court orders new trial for francophone B.C. man who was not given French option

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court is ordering a new trial for a francophone man in British Columbia who says he was not informed of his right to have a trial in the official language of his choice. The top c...

May 03, 2024

Pro-Palestine encampment remains at University of Toronto despite safety concerns

TORONTO - The University of Toronto says it's concerned about safety as a pro-Palestine encampment still stands at its downtown campus. A statement from the U of T issued Thursday followed tents, bann...

May 03, 2024

In the news today: Students set up pro-Palestinian encampment at UofT

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Students set up pro-Palestinian encampment at UofT The University of Toronto sa...

May 03, 2024