Canada

Addictions minister had 'deep concerns' with Toronto's decriminalization pitch

OTTAWA - Federal Addictions Minister Ya'ara Saks says she had "deep concerns" about the lack of limits Toronto put on its now-rejected pitch to decriminalize the possession of illegal drugs - and the ...

May 24, 2024

Remains of unknown Newfoundland soldier who fought in France coming home this weekend

HALIFAX - The remains of an unknown Newfoundland soldier who died in France during the First World War are expected to arrive Saturday in St. John's, N.L., where preparations are being made for a sole...

May 24, 2024

Ottawa willing to add to list of medications covered by pharmacare bill: minister

OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland says the government is open to adding more medications to the list of drugs covered by its proposed pharmacare program. Holland made the comments at a parliamenta...

May 23, 2024

Montreal police arrest 20-year-old suspect in Jewish school shooting last November

MONTREAL - Montreal police say they have arrested a 20-year-old man in connection with gunshots that were fired at a Jewish school in the city in late 2023. Last November, police found bullet holes in...

May 23, 2024

'Five feet nothing': Pickton's safety likely behind Quebec move, says ex-prison judge

VICTORIA - When serial killer Robert Pickton was transferred from British Columbia's Kent Institution to a maximum-security prison in Quebec about six years ago, correctional authorities gave no publi...

May 23, 2024

Canada and U.S. suspend all fishing for Canadian-origin Yukon River chinook salmon

WHITEHORSE - Canada and the United States are suspending all fishing for Canadian-origin Yukon River chinook salmon for seven years in an attempt to protect the dwindling species. The agreement covers...

May 23, 2024

Canada 7th in foreign aid spending, but a fifth goes to refugees inside the country

OTTAWA - While Canada is one of the top contributors to foreign aid among some of the world's richest countries, a fifth of the spending never leaves Canada's borders. Some 19 per cent of Canada's aid...

May 23, 2024

In the news today: How foreign aid flows, New citizenship bill to be tabled in Ottawa

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... A fifth of foreign aid goes to refugees in Canada While Canada is one of the to...

May 23, 2024

Plan to wake serial killer Robert Pickton from coma: Quebec police

QUBEC - A spokesman for Quebec's provincial police says British Columbia serial killer Robert Pickton is in a medically induced coma after a prison attack and doctors planned to try to wake him soon. ...

May 23, 2024

New bill would let Canadians to pass citizenship rights down to children born abroad

OTTAWA - A new government bill tabled in the House of Commons on Thursday would allow Canadians to pass citizenship rights down to their children born outside the country - a move that would add an un...

May 23, 2024