Category Archives: Canada
Judge who led Desmond inquiry accuses N.S. government of spreading misinformation
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government is facing accusations from a judge who says misinformation and ignorance were behind the attorney general's decision last week to dismiss him as the commissioner l...
Jul 10, 2023
Impasse at strikebound B.C. ports not broken by Saturday's round of negotiations
VANCOUVER - Striking British Columbia dock workers and their employer held a round of bargaining over the weekend, the first since negotiations collapsed one week ago, but neither side is saying when,...
Jul 10, 2023
At least two injured in shooting near Toronto's busy Yonge and Bloor intersection
TORONTO - At least two people have serious injuries following a shooting in downtown Toronto. Officers were called to 7 Charles Street West just after 6 a.m. this morning. Police are releasing few det...
Jul 10, 2023
In the news today: Premiers meet to discuss new health care money, Trudeau in Latvia
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today ... Premiers meet to discuss use of new health dollars ... Provincial and territor...
Jul 10, 2023
AFN takes tumultuous road to annual meeting after ousting national chief
Hundreds of Indigenous leaders are to gather in Halifax this week for the Assembly of First Nations annual meetingas the advocacy organization tries to forge a path forward after the tumultuous leader...
Jul 10, 2023
No way of 'adjudicating facts' in deals between corrupt firms and prosecutors: judge
When Philippines businessman Rizalino Espino was named as a participant in a bribery scandal involving a Canadian company, he assumed his day in court meant that a judge would hear him out and weigh h...
Jul 10, 2023
Premiers meeting in Winnipeg to discuss use of new health dollars, affordability
Provincial and territorial premiers are kicking off a three-day meeting in Winnipeg today in which the chaos in Canada's health care systems will be front and centre. They're gathering to discuss how ...
Jul 10, 2023
Prime Minister Trudeau meets with Latvian leaders, Canadian troops ahead of NATO
RIGA, Latvia - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is making his third visit to Latvia today, where he's set to meet with the country's leaders and with Canadian troops. Around 800 Canadian Armed Forces mem...
Jul 10, 2023
Heat warnings in place in six provinces, two territories
The ongoing heat wave gripping most of Canada is showing no signs of letting up, with heat warnings in place in six provinces and two territories. In Atlantic Canada, only Newfoundland and Labrador av...
Jul 9, 2023
Grievers sneaking into cemetery as labour dispute drags on; 300 bodies still unburied
MONTREAL - Grievers issued pleas on Sunday for the Quebec government to take action as a months-long standoff between workers and management at Canada's largest graveyard drags on. A strike by more th...
Jul 9, 2023