Category Archives: Canada

Military's key witness takes stand at court martial for Lt.-Gen. Whelan
OTTAWA - The court martial for Lt.-Gen. Steven Whelan is hearing today from the complainant in the case, who is testifying about the personal relationship she had with Whelan in 2010 and 2011. Whelan ...
Sep 27, 2023

Ottawa rolls out voluntary code of conduct for AI as 'fear' persists over its use
MONTREAL - The federal government is unfurling a voluntary code of conduct for generative AI as anxiety persists over its proliferation and pace of development. Innovation Minister Franois-Philippe Ch...
Sep 27, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Company at centre of E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares charged
CALGARY - The City of Calgary says it has charged a catering company and school lunch delivery service provider at the centre of an E. coli outbreak affecting several Calgary daycares. The city allege...
Sep 27, 2023

Disputed immigration provision requires link to national security, Supreme Court says
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says a provision of federal immigration law can be used to bar people on security grounds for engaging in violence only when there is a clear connection to nationa...
Sep 27, 2023

Hundreds of derelict vessels removed from Canadian waters, Coast Guard says
Vancouver developer Howard Meakin has owned thefamed Expo 86-era floating McDonald's restaurant vessel known as the McBarge for decades, and despite its outward appearance, by no means is it derelict,...
Sep 27, 2023

In the news today: Speaker resignation effective today, potential gravesites in Yukon
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Speaker's resignation to take effect The resignation of House of Commons Speake...
Sep 27, 2023

Jury at Peter Nygard's Toronto sexual-assault trial set to hear more evidence today
TORONTO - Jurors at the Toronto sexual-assault trial of former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard are set to hear more evidence today. Nygard, the founder of a now-defunct international women's cloth...
Sep 27, 2023

Poilievre's Tories maintain summer lead over Trudeau's Liberals in September poll
OTTAWA - The Conservatives have maintained their summer lead in the polls, according to fresh numbers from Leger. Leger has released the findings of an online survey conducted over the weekend with mo...
Sep 27, 2023

Judge finds province has duty to consult First Nations on mineral tenure claims
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has given the province 18 months to fix its mineral rights system after a court challenge by First Nations who claimed they were owed a duty to consu...
Sep 26, 2023

B.C. sets housing targets for 10 municipalities, urges immediate federal support
SAANICH, B.C. - The British Columbia government has set out its first set of targets for thousands of new homes to be built in 10 cities or municipalities in an effort to chip away at the provincial h...
Sep 26, 2023