Canada

Defence policy update: Industry demand for clarity has Blair back at drawing board

OTTAWA, Kan. - Defence Minister Bill Blair says he recently instructed his team to rejig the Liberals' long-promised defence policy update, so as to give industry more clarity on long-term spending pl...

Nov 8, 2023

English Montreal school board sues after it's forced to communicate in French only

MONTREAL - The English Montreal School Board says it will take the Quebec government to court over strict language rules requiring the board to communicate exclusively in French. The board says it wil...

Nov 8, 2023

Woman part of first cohort of Canadian evacuees describes journey from Gaza to Egypt

A woman who was part of the first group of Canadians evacuated from Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas war says she is incredibly relieved to have made it out of the besieged Palestinian enclave with her two ...

Nov 8, 2023

Trudeau to travel to San Francisco Nov. 15-17 to attend meeting of APEC leaders

WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to travel to San Francisco next week for the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly and Internatio...

Nov 8, 2023

Winnipeg woman sues Tim Hortons alleging cream in tea led to hospitalization

WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg woman is suing Tim Hortons alleging a staff mistake that added cream instead of almond milk to her tea led to a severe allergic reaction and stopped her heart for several minutes...

Nov 8, 2023

In the news today: New document suggests more Canadians might soon be leaving Gaza

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... More Canadians could soon leave Gaza More Canadians could soon be leaving Gaza ...

Nov 8, 2023

Canada, major fossil-fuel producers failing climate targets, jeopardizing transition

TORONTO - Canada and other major fossil-fuel-producing countries are failing to meet targets to keep global warming in check, a newly released major international report warned Wednesday, putting the ...

Nov 8, 2023

Scientists call on Canada to adopt ecologically minded forest degradation definition

TORONTO - A letter signed by more than 100 scientists is urging the Canadian government to take action to stop the degradation of its previously undisturbed forests from large-scale industrial logging...

Nov 8, 2023

More Canadians could soon be leaving Gaza after names appear in latest document

More Canadians could soon be leaving Gaza after their names appeared in the latest published document by Gaza's General Authority of Crossings and Borders. The Canadian government confirmed that 75 pe...

Nov 8, 2023

Judge says man who hit and killed two fellow UBC students should serve 3 years

RICHMOND, B.C. - A British Columbia judge has ruled that a 23-year-old man who hit and killed two University of British Columbia students while he was speeding through the campus in 2021 should serve ...

Nov 7, 2023