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As border pressure mounts, Mexico says asylum claims in Canada are already dropping

OTTAWA - Mexico says asylum claims to Canada started dropping last month - a revelation that comes amid mounting pressure on Ottawa to reimpose visas for Mexican citizens. Mexico's foreign ministry sa...

Jan 25, 2024

Man facing weapons charges after gun fired in Edmonton City Hall appears in court

EDMONTON - A man facing six weapons charges after a gun was fired and a Molotov cocktail was ignited in Edmonton city hall is to have a bail hearing next week. Bezhani Sarvar, 28, made his first court...

Sheldon Spackman Jan 25, 2024

Police tracked Quebec cold case suspect to cinema, seized drinking cup, trial hears

A Quebec police officer has told a first-degree murder trial how he and his partner tracked a suspected killer to a movie theatre and secretly took his discarded soft drink cup for a DNA test. Provinc...

Jan 25, 2024

Manitoba, Saskatchewan raise concerns about expanding eligibility for assisted dying

OTTAWA - The governments of Manitoba and Saskatchewan say they are concerned about the risks of expanding eligibility for medical assistance in dying to people suffering only from a mental illness. Fe...

Jan 25, 2024

Military 'will be there' for Canadians in emergencies despite resource strain: Blair

OTTAWA - Defence Minister Bill Blair says the military's greatest responsibility is protecting Canadians, and his government intends to keep calling on them for help in domestic emergencies. Blair say...

Jan 25, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Quebec Cardinal Gérald Lacroix faces sex assault allegations

QUEBEC - A senior leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Quebec is facing allegations of sexual assault as part of a class-action lawsuit against the archdiocese of Quebec City. Cardinal Grald Lacroix...

Jan 25, 2024

In the news today: Mourners in Fort Smith, N.W.T. hold vigil for plane crash victims

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Vigil held in Fort Smith after deadly plane crash A tearful candlelight vigil w...

Jan 25, 2024

Robots Tarzan and Jane, aided by AI, take over repetitive tasks at B.C. hospital lab

VANCOUVER - Far from the jungle, Tarzan and Jane swing quietly into action in a sterile laboratory at St. Paul's Hospital in downtown Vancouver. They are robots that work with artificial intelligence ...

Jan 25, 2024

Candlelight vigil held in Fort Smith, N.W.T., after six people die in plane crash

FORT SMITH, N.W.T. - A tearful candlelight vigil was held at the cathedral in Fort Smith, N.W.T., on Wednesday evening, after a plane carrying seven people went down near the town's airport a day earl...

Jan 25, 2024

Judge to deliver verdict in murder trial of Saskatchewan Mountie who shot lover

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - A Saskatchewan judge is set to deliver his verdict today for a Mountie on trial for murder in the shooting death of his lover. Bernie Herman, who is 55, has pleaded not guilty t...

Jan 25, 2024