Canada

B.C. minister to get anti-Islamophobia training after rising calls for resignation

VICTORIA - British Columbia's post-secondary education minister says she will undergo anti-Islamophobia training as calls for her resignation grow. Selina Robinson says in a statement today that she i...

Feb 05, 2024

Three auto theft convictions should mean three years in prison: Poilievre

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says repeat car thieves should not be allowed to serve their sentence "in their living room watching Netflix." Poilievre released a new policy today that ...

Feb 05, 2024

Quebec government to spend $870 million to replace Montreal's Olympic Stadium roof

MONTREAL - Quebec Tourism Minister Caroline Proulx says the provincial government will spend $870 million to replace the decaying roof of Montreal's Olympic Stadium. Proulx told reporters in Montreal ...

Feb 05, 2024

Emergency declared in Cape Breton as snowstorm leaves much of Nova Scotia paralyzed

HALIFAX - A local state of emergency remained in effect in parts of Cape Breton on Monday morning, as Nova Scotia dug out from one of the heaviest snowfalls in 20 years. On Sunday afternoon, as a stal...

Feb 05, 2024

Sexual assault trial for Haydn Edmundson, former military leader, begins in Ottawa

OTTAWA - The military's former head of human resources is on trial for sexual assault in Ottawa this week. Vice-admiral Haydn Edmundson has pleaded not guilty to one count of indecent acts and one cou...

Feb 05, 2024

The Latest on the hockey players' sex assault case in London, Ont.

LONDON, Ont. - Here are the latest developments in the sexual assault case against five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team: 8:30 a.m. A line is forming outside a London, Ont., courtho...

Feb 05, 2024

In the news today: Hockey players make court appearance, Alberta opens Ottawa office

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Hockey players' sex assault case in court today The sexual assault case against...

Feb 05, 2024

Boom in southern Quebec mining claims, including under people's homes, causes anxiety

MONTREAL - When Ellen Rice-Hogan discovered that someone had bought a mining claim under her farm, she was shocked. There's no mining around the Township of Low, Que., about 40 kilometres northwest of...

Feb 05, 2024

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in Ottawa to open new provincial office

OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is in Ottawa today where she is set to open a new provincial office. Smith's office says the new space is meant to expand the province's presence in the nation'...

Feb 05, 2024

Former world junior hockey players' sex assault case in London, Ont. court today

LONDON, Ont. - The sexual assault case against five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team is set to come before a London, Ont., court today. Dillon Dube, Cal Foote, Alex Formenton, Carte...

Feb 05, 2024