Canada

In the news today: Foreign interference inquiry continues, Ontario opens comms centre

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Foreign interference inquiry to hear from chief electoral officer Canada's chie...

Mar 28, 2024

Foreign interference inquiry slated to hear from chief electoral officer

OTTAWA - Canada's chief electoral officer, Stphane Perrault, is slated to testify this morning at a commission of inquiry into foreign meddling allegations and how the government responded to them. Th...

Mar 28, 2024

Killer whale rescue tactics could involve plan to lift orca calf out of lagoon

ZEBALLOS, B.C. - Experts are reconsidering their options on a rescue plan for the young killer whale trapped by the tide in a remote lagoon off Northern Vancouver Island. Paul Cottrell, the marine mam...

Mar 28, 2024

Ottawa signs $3.7B health deal with Quebec, final province to sign onto health accord

OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland signed a $3.7-billion health pact with Quebec today, which means all 13 provinces and territories have now signed on to Ottawa's new health accord. Prime Minister...

Mar 27, 2024

Suspects plead not guilty in human smuggling case involving family's death at border

ST. PAUL, MINN. - A man accused of helping smuggle people across the U.S.-Canada border into Minnesota, including four members of an Indian family who froze to death in 2022, pleaded not guilty Wednes...

Mar 27, 2024

Measles cases in Canada are increasing, Canada's chief public health officer warns

Canada's chief public health officer says the number of measles cases in the country continues to rise. Dr. Theresa Tam says in a statement the Public Health Agency of Canada is aware of 40 measles ca...

Mar 27, 2024

Police investigating after two bodies found in home northwest of Montreal

LAC-SUPRIEUR, Que. - Quebec provincial police are investigating after two bodies were found in a home in the Laurentians region. The bodies were found about 9:15 a.m. inside a residence in Lac-Suprieu...

Mar 27, 2024

Protection fund, bill of rights for renters coming; 'renters matter,' Trudeau says

VANCOUVER - The federal government wants to support those who rent their homes with a protection fund, a bill of rights and a plan to give reliable renters credit when they step up to by a home. Prime...

Mar 27, 2024

Climate change expected to drive shifts in urban birds, animals, bugs

A study suggests climate change will drive a massive shift in the birds, bugs and other critters that live alongside humans in 60 cities across North America. The good news in the newly published pape...

Mar 27, 2024

Unmarried parents would get 'parental union' status under Quebec bill

Quebec is proposing a new legal status for unmarried, non-civil union couples with children that would set a framework for splitting family assets if the parents separate. The "parental union" designa...

Mar 27, 2024