Canada

Incendiary device thrown at Vancouver synagogue, says Jewish federation

VANCOUVER - The Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver says an "incendiary device" was thrown at the front doors of a synagogue in the city and police are investigating. It says in a statement online ...

May 31, 2024

In the news today: StatCan's March and Q1 GDP figures due, B.C. human smuggling soars

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Statistics Canada to release GDP figures for March and Q1 today Statistics Cana...

May 31, 2024

Jury selection for Coutts blockade protesters accused of conspiracy to commit murder

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Jury selection is scheduled today for two men charged with conspiracy to commit murder during the 2022 border protest at Coutts, Alta. Anthony Olienick and Chris Carbert were arres...

Sheldon Spackman May 31, 2024

Liberal government's own polling said Canadians worried about drug decriminalization

OTTAWA - Months before British Columbia sought to scale back its drug decriminalization pilot project, the federal government's own polling suggested to officials that a majority of Canadians believed...

May 31, 2024

'Unprecedented': Human smuggling from B.C. to U.S. soars, using train, Uber and foot

VANCOUVER - In November last year, American border agents ordered that a freight train crossing into the U.S. be halted. Homeland Security agent David Spitzer said in an affidavit that 13 Mexican nati...

May 31, 2024

Can Trump come to Canada now that he's a convicted felon?

OTTAWA - A Canadian immigration lawyer says now that Donald Trump is a convicted felon, he is technically barred from crossing the border into Canada. Trump was found guilty today on all 34 counts in ...

May 30, 2024

NDP accuses deputy Speaker of partisanship over Conservative party event

OTTAWA - The NDP says an advertisement for a Conservative party event featuring a photo of deputy Speaker Chris d'Entremont in his official robes violates the neutrality of his office. NDP MP Lindsay ...

May 30, 2024

Montreal billionaire Robert Miller arrested on sex charges involving 10 victims

MONTREAL - Montreal police say billionaire Robert Miller, founder of the company Future Electronics, has been charged with sex crimes involving 10 victims, many of whom were minors. Police told a news...

May 30, 2024

Court certifies flooding lawsuit against Abbotsford, B.C., as class action

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A judge has certified a class-action lawsuit alleging destruction in the November 2021 atmospheric river flooding in the Fraser Valley was magnified by improper operations of a pump...

May 30, 2024

Man charged with murder after knife fight that left three dead in Montreal

MONTREAL - Montreal police say they have identified the suspects directly involved in a triple murder last week, with one suspect appearing in court today and the other two confirmed among the dead. N...

May 30, 2024