Category Archives: Canada
Hopes remain for Rideau Canal Skateway opening after last year’s historic closure
OTTAWA - Environment Canada senior climatologist David Phillips says he's hopeful Ottawa's famed Rideau Canal will open for skating this year despite winter's slow start. Last year's unseasonal warmth...
Jan 8, 2024
Woman fears pregnant sister-in-law won't qualify for family program to escape Gaza
OTTAWA - An Ontario woman fears her brother's death in Gaza will disqualify his pregnant wife from a forthcoming program to help extended family escape to safety. The federal government is expected to...
Jan 8, 2024
Police say dog may have been thrown to its death from downtown Vancouver hotel
VANCOUVER - Police say a dog that fell to its death in downtown Vancouver may have been deliberately thrown from a window. Vancouver Police say officers responded to a call and found the dead dog in t...
Jan 8, 2024
Accused in Montreal fatal New Year's hit-and-run detained, case put off until Feb. 14
MONTREAL - A Montreal man charged with killing two men with his car on New Year's Day then driving off will remain detained until at least next month. Antoine Dubuc, 23, appeared briefly today at the ...
Jan 8, 2024
NDP on track to pay off 2021 election debt, set to begin building election war chest
OTTAWA - The federal New Democrats believe they will be able to pay off their 2021 election debt soon but are awaiting end-of-year fundraising totals before they can celebrate. NDP director Anne McGra...
Jan 8, 2024
Insured damage from severe weather exceeded $3.1B in 2023: insurance bureau
OTTAWA - Severe weather and natural disasters caused more than $3 billion in insured damages for the second year in a row in 2023. The Insurance Bureau of Canada's annual tally is topped by wildfires ...
Jan 8, 2024
Interim government House leader Steven MacKinnon seeks better decorum in the Commons
OTTAWA - The new interim Liberal house leader says every MP from all parties needs to set a better tone when the House of Commons resumes later this month. Ottawa-area MP Steven MacKinnon will take on...
Jan 8, 2024
Victim of New York bus crash identified as 74-year-old Montreal woman
MONTREAL - New York State Police have identified Jeanne Elzanie Jourdan Colin, a 74-year-old Montrealer, as the person who died in a tour bus crash in Lake George, N.Y., on Friday. They say one person...
Jan 8, 2024
In the news today: Trudeau to join mourners at memorial for victims of downed plane
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Mourners to mark fourth anniversary of PS752 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will...
Jan 8, 2024
Report expected on Manitoba intersection where crash claimed 17 lives
WINNIPEG - A report is expected today on potential safety improvements to a Manitoba highway intersection that was the scene of a deadly crash last June. The Manitoba government started the review aft...
Jan 8, 2024