Canada

Quebec coroner formally identifies the two firefighters swept away in floodwaters

SAINT-URBAIN, Que. - The Quebec coroner's office has confirmed that two bodies pulled from a river Wednesday in the province's Charlevoix region were those of volunteer firefighters who had been swept...

May 5, 2023

Manslaughter conviction set aside due to delay caused by Crown, Supreme Court says

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says it set aside a man's manslaughter and firearm convictions because of an unwarranted delay in his trial caused by the Crown. In reasons released today for a de...

May 5, 2023

Trudeau says no decision yet on expelling Chinese envoy implicated in threats to MP

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says no decision has been made yet on whether to expel a Chinese diplomat who allegedly targeted a member of Parliament and his family. Trudeau says removing ano...

May 5, 2023

With flags and fancy hats, Canadians join the crowds ahead of King's coronation

LONDON - Canadians are joining the crush of jubilant royal fans from all over the world converging on London ahead of tomorrow's coronation. Flag-draped tents were lined three deep along the road to B...

May 5, 2023

In The News for May 5 : A look at April's employment numbers

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 5 ... What we are watching in Canada ... S...

May 5, 2023

Leaders express disappointment with changes to Canadian North airline

YELLOWKNIFE - Northern leaders say they are disappointed with changes that allow Canadian North to increase prices and reduce flight service in remote communities, but the airline says it will be bett...

May 5, 2023

'The ship sank all over again': Families of victims in wreck recall Gordon Lightfoot

Darren Muljo was six years old when his teacher asked the students in his elementary school class to pick a song they wanted to learn to play. Muljo, now 52, chose the 1976 song "The Wreck of the Edmu...

May 5, 2023

'We are in a crisis': Red Dress Day honoured as leaders say more work to be done

The head of the Native Women's Association of Canada says it's clear there's an ongoing emergency nearly four years after the final report into missing and murdered Indigenous woman and girls was rele...

May 5, 2023

Interior communities brace for weekend rain as floods forecasted in Okanagan

People in the British Columbia community of Grand Forks are hustling to get ahead of a deluge of melting snow and heavy rainfall after learning a costly lesson about flooding five years ago. The commu...

May 5, 2023

Robot vs. human: Saskatoon brewer goes head to head with ChatGPT-designed beer

SASKATOON - It may have been the greatest battle between robots and humans to ever take place inside a Saskatchewan brewery. The grain mash was masterful and the fermentation feisty as a brewer went h...

May 5, 2023