Canada

CP NewsAlert: State funeral for former PM Mulroney to be held in Montreal March 23

OTTAWA - A state funeral for former prime minister Brian Mulroney will be held on March 23 in Montreal. His casket will lie-in-state in Ottawa and lie-in-repose in Montreal before the funeral. More co...

Sheldon Spackman Mar 5, 2024

In the news today: Conservatives win Ontario byelection, measles cases in Montreal

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Conservatives clinch Ontario riding Conservative candidate Jamil Jivani celebra...

Mar 5, 2024

Who owes the biggest penalties to B.C.'s securities watchdog?

The British Columbia Securities Commission has levied about $430 million in unpaid fines and disgorgement orders for breaches of the province's Securities Act. Here are some of those who have the larg...

Mar 5, 2024

B.C.'s securities watchdog fined rule breakers $430M. Why can't it make them pay?

VANCOUVER - Ronald McHaffie said he had big plans to build a ski resort near Hope, 150 km east of Vancouver, ahead of the 2010 Olympics. He cut an unlikely figure, with a Grizzly Adams beard and no hi...

Mar 5, 2024

Four provinces confirm measles cases with Montreal deemed Canada's epicentre

Seventeen cases of measles have been confirmed in Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan and British Columbia - more than half of those in the Montreal area, while one Ontario case has been linked to a high sc...

Mar 4, 2024

Luka Magnotta now living in medium-security prison, says Correctional Service Canada

OTTAWA - Correctional Service Canada confirms Luka Magnotta, who made international headlines for the brutal killing of an international student, resides in a medium-security prison. A jury found Magn...

Mar 4, 2024

Guilbeault calls Saskatchewan premier 'immoral' for breaking carbon-price law

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Ottawa has to take action against Saskatchewan for breaking the federal carbon-pricing law. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said last week his provi...

Mar 4, 2024

One killed in B.C. avalanche near Revelstoke as warning extended to Thursday

REVELSTOKE, B.C. - An avalanche in British Columbia's Interior has killed a snow biker near Revelstoke as warnings of persisting danger are extended by the forecaster. Avalanche Canada says the fatal ...

Mar 4, 2024

B.C. Supreme Court approves $14.4-million settlement of iPhone class-action lawsuit

VANCOUVER - A lawyer for a group of iPhone owners says a British Columbia judge has approved a countrywide multimillion-dollar settlement with tech giant Apple over software updates that allegedly slo...

Mar 4, 2024

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators say they feel vilified after protest cancels PM event

OTTAWA - Organizers of a pro-Palestinian protest that disrupted a weekend reception featuring Prime Minister Justin Trudeau say they're being unfairly vilified. The event, which was to include Italian...

Mar 4, 2024