Canada

Life expectancy for Canadians fell in 2022 for third year in a row, says StatCan

OTTAWA - A new report from Statistics Canada says life expectancy for the average Canadian at birth has fallen for three straight years, from 82.3 years in 2019 to 81.3 in 2022. The report on deaths s...

Nov 27, 2023

Don't broaden handgun freeze exemption, firearm-control advocates tell senators

OTTAWA - Proponents of tougher firearm restrictions are urging senators not to broaden an exemption for Olympic athletes from the federal handgun freeze to include a wider range of sport shooters. Whe...

Nov 27, 2023

A list of facts about sextortion, a type of blackmail that can turn deadly

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Police in Prince George, B.C., say a 12-year-old boy died by suicide in October after falling victim to online sextortion. Here are some facts about sextortion: - Sextortion is a...

Nov 27, 2023

'Absolutely no talk' of moving Paul Bernardo to minimum security: corrections head

OTTAWA - The commissioner of Correctional Service Canada says there is "absolutely no talk" of moving notorious serial killer and rapist Paul Bernardo to an even lower security level, following his tr...

Nov 27, 2023

Alberta government expected to reveal sovereignty act plans

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is expected to reveal plans for invoking her government's sovereignty act. A motion is to be tabled in the legislature today. Smith said Saturday during her p...

Sheldon Spackman Nov 27, 2023

RCMP say 12-year-old boy in B.C. killed himself over online sextortion

PRINCE GEORGE - Mounties in Prince George, B.C., say a 12-year-old boy killed himself in response to online sextortion. Police say they issued the statement weeks after the boy shot himself to warn pa...

Nov 27, 2023

Defence begins its case in criminal trial of high-profile 'Freedom Convoy' organizers

OTTAWA - Defence lawyers for "Freedom Convoy" organizers Chris Barber and Tamara Lich have started laying out their case in an Ottawa courtroom. Eric Granger, a lawyer for Lich, is arguing today that ...

Sheldon Spackman Nov 27, 2023

Montreal police investigating after 'Molotov cocktail' thrown at Jewish centre

Montreal police are investigating after an incendiary object was allegedly thrown against the door of a Jewish community centre early this morning. The Jewish Community Council says its building in th...

Nov 27, 2023

In the news today: Hamas releases more hostages from Gaza, offers extended ceasefire

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Hamas releases a third group of hostages as part of truce The Gaza militant gro...

Nov 27, 2023

Poor Inuit housing 'direct result of colonialism': federal housing advocate

OTTAWA - A federal housing advocate is accusing every level of government in Canada of failing to uphold the Inuit's right to housing - and therefore denying their human rights. "The housing condition...

Nov 27, 2023