Canada

Montreal police arrest 17 people for alleged real estate fraud worth over $5 million

Montreal police say they've arrested 17 people in connection with an alleged real estate fraud scheme worth more than $5 million. Police say members of the alleged fraud ring used fake IDs to borrow a...

Nov 1, 2023

Make the next federal vote a 'carbon tax election,' Poilievre challenges Trudeau

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is challenging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to a "carbon tax election," and is calling on the Liberals to exempt all home heating from carbon pricing unt...

Sheldon Spackman Nov 1, 2023

No Canadians among hundreds of foreigners preparing to exit Gaza Strip

TORONTO - No Canadian citizens have been included in a list of more than 400 foreign nationals who would be permitted to leave Gaza for the first time since Israel launched its retaliatory war on Hama...

Nov 1, 2023

Mother of peacekeeper killed in Bosnia is this year's Silver Cross Mother

OTTAWA - Chris Holopina called his mom in Manitoba every single week while he was deployed in Bosnia in 1996. At 23, he was doing exactly what he'd always wanted to do: serving in the Canadian Armed F...

Nov 1, 2023

In the news today: Vancouver man worries for family as Israeli airstrikes target 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... Vancouver man says his family in Gaza has no water A Vancouver resident says hi...

Nov 1, 2023

China critic says he's the target of deepfake 'spamouflage' attack by Beijing

VANCOUVER - The YouTube video appears to show a person who looks like Liu Xin making unfounded remarks about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, saying among other things that "he is a man who loves porn."...

Nov 1, 2023

Tories hold lead over Liberals, Canadians report limited trust in institutions: poll

OTTAWA - The Conservative party is maintaining a steady lead over Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals, a new poll suggests, at a time when Canadians are reporting limited trust in their instituti...

Nov 1, 2023

Reasons for releasing Chinatown stabbing suspect should be public: B.C. Review Board

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia man accused of a triple stabbing in Vancouver's Chinatown in September has lost his bid to seal a document that identified him as a "significant threat" before he was re...

Nov 1, 2023

'They haven't had water for the last week:' Vancouver resident says of family in Gaza

After four days trying to call his family in the Gaza Strip, Vancouver resident Omar Mansour said he was able to hear his brother's voice for a few minutes Monday morning. Those minutes with his broth...

Nov 1, 2023

'Freedom Convoy' trial resumes with more testimony from police liaison officers

OTTAWA - The testimony of police liaison officers is set to continue in the trial of two high-profile "Freedom Convoy" organizers today. Sgt. Jordan Blonde, who described himself as the "secondary" po...

Nov 1, 2023