Canada

Trudeau expected to leave India Tuesday morning after plane breaks down

NEW DELHI - The Canadian Armed Forces sent a plane yesterday evening to pick up Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who is stranded in India after the plane he arrived on was grounded because of technical ...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 11, 2023

In the news today: Tory policy could harm LGBTQ kids, advocates say

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Transgender Tory candidate says vote against gender-affirming care could cost l...

Sep 11, 2023

'Freedom Convoy' lawyers attempt to block Ottawa residents from testifying at trial

OTTAWA - The lawyers defending two of the most prominent organizers of the "Freedom Convoy" protests are expected to make their case today to block nine Ottawa residents and business representatives f...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 11, 2023

Transgender Tory candidate says vote against gender-affirming care could cost lives

The first openly transgender person to run for the federal Conservatives warns that a policy adopted by the party over the weekend could harm gender-diverse children if it ever becomes law. However, H...

Sep 11, 2023

B.C. Premier David Eby set to visit Kamloops, Salmon Arm amid devastating wildfires

B.C. Premier David Eby and Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma are set to visit the province's southern Interior today to meet with those affected by this season's devastating wildfires. The provi...

Sep 11, 2023

'An uneasy feeling:' As Lee track unclear, hurricane anxiety increasing on East Coast

HALIFAX - Though the track of hurricane Lee remains unclear, anxiety created by powerful storms has been growing on the East Coast - especially in communities that felt Fiona's wrath last year. The ma...

Sep 11, 2023

Tributes pour in for Monique Bégin, 'trailblazer' and former federal cabinet minister

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is mourning the loss of Monique Bgin, a former cabinet minister and academic who died Friday at the age of 87. Trudeau says Bgin's was a "trailblazer for...

Sep 10, 2023

Challenges and a to-do list: Five takeaways from the Conservative party convention

OTTAWA - Federal Conservatives left their party's policy convention in Quebec City feeling a somewhat unfamiliar sensation: Celebration. Party members, MPs and insiders say the chance for a return to ...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 10, 2023

Montrealers line up for souvenir rivets from old Champlain Bridge

Montreal-area residents are lining up for the chance to own a little piece of the Champlain Bridge that connected the city and its South Shore for nearly 60 years. As of 9:30 a.m. people were lining u...

Sep 10, 2023

Shock and worry in Montreal's Moroccan community after deadly earthquake

MONTREAL - Moroccan Canadians are united in grief and worry after a deadly earthquake killed more than 2,000 people in the North African country. The owner of Montreal's Caf Amistad says his clients i...

Sep 10, 2023