Canada

Coroner to hold inquest into officer cadet's suicide at Royal Military College

OTTAWA - The Ontario coroner will hold an inquest into the death of an officer cadet who took his own life while attending Royal Military College last year. Absar Chaudhry's family had asked the coron...

Aug 14, 2023

'Operation Jagdakommando': U.S. agency's airborne northern-border migration sweep

WASHINGTON - U.S. border agents used helicopters and a fixed-wing airplane to round up 124 people earlier this year along the Canada-U.S. border. Customs and Border Protection says the sweep, dubbed "...

Aug 14, 2023

In the news today: Heat wave in B.C., wildfires prompt evacuation in NWT

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Heat wave expected to expand into B.C. Interior Health authorities and local an...

Aug 14, 2023

Long way home: Blamed for affordability crisis, Liberals look to pivot on housing

OTTAWA - Chris Burke and his fiance have been less than a year away from buying their first home for the past three years. Saving for a down payment was the first challenge. Now, rising interest rates...

Aug 14, 2023

As B.C. temperatures soar, advocates call for rules to keep rental housing cool

VANCOUVER - Advocates for renters in British Columbia say it's time to consider setting a maximum temperature for rental housing to protect vulnerable tenants from dangerous heat. The call comes as a ...

Aug 14, 2023

Sexual assault trial to begin for Haydn Edmundson, former head of military HR

OTTAWA - A sexual assault trial for the military's former head of human resources is expected to hear from its first witness in an Ottawa court today. Vice-admiral Haydn Edmundson has pleaded not guil...

Aug 14, 2023

Montreal Pride Parade draws record crowd after abrupt cancellation of 2022 event

MONTREAL - There was a festive mood across downtown Montreal on Sunday as the city's Pride parade drew a record number of participants one year after the 2022 event was abruptly cancelled. Simon Gamac...

Aug 13, 2023

Roger Thibault, one half of first same-sex civil union in Quebec, dies at 77

MONTREAL - A member of the first same-sex couple to be legally joined in a civil union in North America has died. Theo Wouters said his husband Roger Thibault, 77, died in his arms Friday. The two men...

Aug 13, 2023

Media observers worry about impact of Métro Média closure on Quebec's local democracy

MONTREAL - The abrupt closure of Quebec newspaper publisher Mtro Mdia will end news coverage of local government in parts of the province's two largest cities, media observers say. Andrew Mul, Mtro Md...

Aug 13, 2023

Poilievre's Conservative party embracing language of mainstream conspiracy theories

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been hitting the summer barbecue circuit with ramped-up rhetoric around debunked claims that the World Economic Forum is attempting to impose its agen...

Aug 13, 2023