Canada

Montreal man seeks to launch class action over cantaloupe salmonella outbreak

MONTREAL - A Montreal man who spent almost a week in hospital with a salmonella infection after consuming cantaloupes is seeking permission to launch a class-action lawsuit against two food companies....

Dec 28, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Last Canadian kidnapped by Hamas, Judih Weinstein Haggai, declared dead

OTTAWA - Judih Weinstein Haggai, the only Canadian citizen who was still missing amid the Israel-Hamas conflict and believed to be held in the Gaza Strip, has been confirmed dead. Her family says she ...

Dec 28, 2023

Rescue efforts underway to evacuate 10 people after plane crash in N.W.T.

Rescue efforts are underway after a small aircraft crashed on Wednesday leaving 10 people stranded with injuries near a diamond mine about 300 kilometres northeast of Yellowknife. The spokesman of the...

Dec 28, 2023

Quebec reaches tentative deal with teachers union on strike since Nov. 23

MONTREAL - The Quebec government has reached a tentative deal with a union representing about 40 per cent of the province's teachers, who have been on unlimited strike since Nov. 23. Fdration autonome...

Dec 28, 2023

George Stroumboulopoulos, NYT journalist, dairy CEO among 78 named to Order of Canada

OTTAWA - When George Stroumboulopoulos thinks back on his TV career, it's his time hosting The NewMusic in the early 2000s that resonates most. Many Canadians remember how the gregarious host introduc...

Dec 28, 2023

High levels of carbon dioxide, mould found in homes on Ontario reserves: study

A study has found air inside homes on four remote First Nations in northwestern Ontario contained carbon dioxide, fine particles, mould and other substances that increase the risk of respiratory infec...

Dec 28, 2023

In the news today: Palestinians seek refuge as Israeli operation in Gaza expands

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Palestinians flee to overcrowded refuges as Israel expands offensive in Gaza A ...

Dec 28, 2023

Vancouver food delivery workers stabbed after seizing Facebook Marketplace thief: VPD

Vancouver Police are commending the bravery of two food delivery workers who were stabbed when they intervened in an attempted robbery stemming from a Facebook Marketplace sale. VPD Sgt. Steve Addison...

Dec 27, 2023

On Christmas Day, the work went on for overdose prevention society in Vancouver

VANCOUVER - On Christmas Day, Trey Helten and colleagues at Vancouver's Overdose Prevention Society were still at work, dealing with the latest victim of what Helten says is a seasonal spike in the dr...

Dec 27, 2023

Man died in Christmas Day tent fire in downtown Vancouver

VANCOUVER - A man has died in a Christmas Day tent blaze in downtown Vancouver, with the fire service saying a crew arrived to find the man still on fire. Vancouver Fire Rescue Services say they respo...

Dec 27, 2023