Canada

Former senior judges to have last word on disclosure of sensitive laboratory records

OTTAWA - Three former senior judges will have the final say on the public disclosure of documents related to the firing of two scientists from Canada's highest-security laboratory. The Liberal governm...

May 17, 2023

RCMP report 911 network outage across N.W.T.

YELLOWKNIFE - RCMP in the Northwest Territories say people trying to call emergency services are not able to get through by calling 911. They say people requiring urgent police service should dial the...

May 17, 2023

Smoky haze from active wildfires forecasted to worsen in B.C. Interior

Environment Canada says smoke from wildfires in the B.C. Interior is expected to worsen in the coming days, bringing poor air quality and associated health risks. In a special air quality statement, E...

May 17, 2023

Two shooting deaths within 12 hours in Montreal, eighth and ninth homicides of year

Montreal police are investigating two shooting deaths that occurred within less than twelve hours of each other. Police responded to a call around 3 a.m. about a 28-year-old man shot dead behind an ap...

May 17, 2023

Enbridge punches back on Line 5 challenge: 'Nothing but counter-factual speculation'

WASHINGTON - Alberta-based Enbridge Inc. is pushing back hard against an Indigenous band's efforts to shut down the cross-border Line 5 pipeline. The Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa wants...

May 17, 2023

Trudeau in South Korea warns of growing authoritarianism : In The News for May 17

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 17 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

May 17, 2023

Air quality statements remain in place across Western Canada as wildfires rage

Air quality statements continue to blanket much of British Columbia and the Prairie provinces as scores of wildfires rage. As of Tuesday evening, more than 19,500 people in Alberta have been forced ou...

May 17, 2023

Authoritarianism gaining ground, Trudeau tells South Korea's National Assembly

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says authoritarianism is gaining ground in an address to South Korean National Assembly Wednesday morning. The prime minister is in Seoul for ...

May 17, 2023

Liberals downgrade Africa strategy to framework, but insist continent is a priority

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government has downgraded its long-delayed plan for relations with Africa from a strategy to a framework, saying this better reflects the original intent of th...

May 17, 2023

Canada, U.S. team up on EV charging corridor from Quebec City to Kalamazoo

WASHINGTON - Canada and the U.S. are teaming up to build a corridor of charging stations between Quebec City and Michigan to encourage motorists in both countries to buy more electric vehicles. Transp...

May 16, 2023