Category Archives: Canada
Vancouver Chinatown gets $2.2-million grant to revitalize historic neighbourhood
Vancouver's Chinatown is getting a $2.2-million provincial grant to revitalize the historic neighbourhood. The Vancouver Chinatown Foundation says the funding will go toward renewing historic storefro...
May 12, 2023
Military referred 93 sexual offence cases to civilian police, 64 under investigation
OTTAWA - The military says it has referred 93 cases of criminal sexual offences to civilian police since December 2021, and 64 of the cases are under investigation. An independent report released a ye...
May 12, 2023
Montreal blue collars want local union probe after VP resigns over racist posts
MONTREAL - Some Montreal blue collar workers are calling for their union to be investigated for alleged racial bias. The workers are asking the provincial branch of the Canadian Union of Public Employ...
May 12, 2023
'The devil': Métis settlement looks to rebuild from wildfire as hot weather to return
A Mtis settlement devastated by an out-of-control blaze remains at risk as hot and dry conditions in Alberta's forecast threaten to worsen an already intense wildfire season. "That fire, I call it the...
May 12, 2023
Ng announces India trade mission, pledges a limited deal within months
OTTAWA - Trade Minister Mary Ng says it is "not going to be years" before Canada and India sign some form of trade agreement, more than a decade after negotiations began. Indian Commerce Minister Piyu...
May 12, 2023
People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier aims to run in Manitoba byelection
OTTAWA - Maxime Bernier says he will run in what he predicts will be a "two-horse race" for a federal seat in a coming byelection in rural Manitoba. The People's Party of Canada leader says the vote i...
May 12, 2023
BC Hydro predicting record-breaking power usage as heat descends on the province
BC Hydro is expecting potentially record-breaking demand on the power system as British Columbia and Alberta enter what's forecast to be a blistering heat wave. The company says if Monday's forecast h...
May 12, 2023
In The News for May 12 : Investigation continues into deadly OPP ambush
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 12 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
May 12, 2023
Ambush in Bourget, Ont., leaves one OPP officer dead and two injured
BOURGET, Ont. - One Ontario Provincial Police officer remains in hospital as the investigation continues into an ambush that left one officer dead and two injured. Officials say Sgt. Eric Mueller was ...
May 12, 2023
Study finds search for women's remains at landfill could take years, cost up to $184M
WINNIPEG - A search for the remains of two First Nations women at a Winnipeg-area landfill could take up to three years and cost $184 million, says a study examining whether a successful search is pos...
May 12, 2023