Canada

Quebec policy restricting gender-neutral bathrooms in schools enters into effect

Quebec's new rules banning the construction of shared gender-neutral bathrooms in schools come into effect today. The government directive requires that all new bathrooms and locker rooms in schools a...

May 1, 2024

Ottawa 'urgently' waiting for info from B.C. before deciding on drug criminalization

OTTAWA - Mental Health and Addictions Minister Ya'ara Saks says the decision about whether to recriminalize drug use in British Columbia needs to be made urgently, but she's still waiting for more inf...

May 1, 2024

Conservatives call on Commons Speaker to resign, say he let Trudeau cross the line

OTTAWA - Conservative MPs want House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus to resign after ejecting their leader - and not Prime Minister Justin Trudeau - during a heated debate Tuesday. The Conservatives sa...

May 1, 2024

Nova Scotia mass shooting: progress report released on response to public inquiry

HALIFAX - An independent committee released today its first report on how governments and the RCMP are responding to the inquiry into the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia that claimed 22 lives. The f...

May 1, 2024

Ontario's police watchdog continues probe of high-speed pursuit involving fatal crash

The investigation continues into a collision that killed two grandparents and their infant grandchild during a high-speed police chase on the wrong way of Highway 401 east of Toronto. The Monday night...

May 1, 2024

Montreal police have been asked by McGill to dismantle pro-Palestinian encampment

Officials at McGill University are awaiting word from Montreal police, following a request to help clear a pro-Palestinian encampment on the school grounds. The call for assistance comes after efforts...

May 1, 2024

In the news today: McGill asks police for help, Trans Mountain expansion starts up

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Montreal police asked to clear McGill protestors Officials at McGill University...

May 1, 2024

Police set to begin search of Saskatoon landfill for woman missing since 2020

SASKATOON - Police and specialized dogs are set to start searching Saskatoon's landfill for a woman who has been missing for more than three years. Mackenzie Lee Trottier was 22 when last seen in Dece...

May 1, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Cost to host 2026 FIFA World Cup in Vancouver doubles, may hit $581M

VANCOUVER - Organizers of the seven FIFA World Cup soccer matches coming to Vancouver in 2026 say the estimated cost of hosting the event has more than doubled in the last two years. The latest estima...

Apr 30, 2024

Man charged with aggravated assault in one of two White Rock, B.C., stabbings: RCMP

SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia homicide investigators say a man from Surrey has been charged with aggravated assault in relation to one of two stabbings in White Rock, B.C. A statement from the Integ...

Apr 30, 2024