Category Archives: Canada

Quebec premier open to allowing U.S. wines on store shelves, with conditions
YAMACHICHE - Quebec Premier Christine Frchette says she's open to allowing U.S. wines to return to liquor store shelves, but not at any price. Frchette says that the province first wants to see gains ...
Aug 10, 2026

Child who prompted Porter Airline flight cancellation not at fault, passenger says
The child whose refusal to buckle up prompted the cancellation of a Porter Airlines flight last week was "obviously terrified" and should not be blamed, says a passenger who was on the plane bound for...
Aug 10, 2026

Montreal man charged for alleged death threats against PM Mark Carney
MONTREAL - The RCMP say a 51-year-old Montreal man has been charged for allegedly making death threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney. The federal police say the man allegedly made threatening rem...
Aug 10, 2026

Citing 'health issues' from accident, Liberal MP Shaun Chen announces resignation
OTTAWA - Citing lingering health effects from a car accident late last year, Liberal MP Shaun Chen said he plans to resign at the end of this week. The Scarborough North MP, who has represented the ri...
Aug 10, 2026

Canadian who posed as pilot for free flights pleads guilty to wire fraud in U.S.
Officials in the United States say a Toronto man who falsely posed as a commercial pilot to get hundreds of free flights has pleaded guilty to wire fraud. The U.S. Attorney's office for the District o...
Aug 10, 2026

Byelections following wave of MP resignations set to cost upwards of $24M
OTTAWA - Byelections this year to replace departing members of Parliament are expected to cost taxpayers upwards of $24 million, an Elections Canada estimate suggests. The election agency says that wh...
Aug 10, 2026

Bomb threat prompts Halifax police to evacuate some downtown streets for five hours
HALIFAX - A bomb threat and subsequent arrest in Halifax prompted police to evacuate several downtown streets and buildings near the waterfront for several hours on Monday. Just before 9 a.m., Halifax...
Aug 10, 2026

Ottawa to rebate $100M in freight costs for shipping steel across Canada
OTTAWA - Ottawa plans to slash the cost of shipping steel domestically over the next year in a bid to help Canadian producers hit hard by tariffs. Transportation Minister Steven MacKinnon was in Hamil...
Aug 10, 2026

In the news today: B.C. wildfire losses, GM talks start, Montreal police scandal
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Evacuees slowly learn of losses from B.C. wildfire that forced thousands to flee The thousands forced out by t...
Aug 10, 2026

New York jury convicts father of murder in death of nine-year-old Montreal girl
ELIZABETHTOWN - Melina Frattolin's loved ones and family members sobbed in a New York courthouse on Monday after a jury found the girl's father guilty of drowning her and hiding her body in a marsh la...
Aug 10, 2026