Category Archives: Canada
About 16,000 Quebec clients remain without power six days after ice storm
MONTREAL - Quebec's electric utility says it still can't say with certainty when power will return to all the homes and businesses affected by last week's ice storm. About 16,000 customers are still o...
Apr 11, 2023
CEO, board of Trudeau Foundation resign citing recent politicization of their work
OTTAWA - The CEO and most members of the board of directions for the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation say they are stepping down because of the political climate that has recently surrounded their wo...
Apr 11, 2023
Ukrainian PM to meet with Trudeau today : In The News for April 11
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 April 11 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Apr 11, 2023
Two Canadian women released from Syrian camp set to appear in Brampton, Ont., court
BRAMPTON, Ont. - Two Canadian women who were arrested after returning to Canada from a prison camp in northeastern Syria last week are expected to appear in a Brampton, Ont., court today. The RCMP say...
Apr 11, 2023
Muslim groups promise to monitor Quebec ban on school prayer spaces
MONTREAL - Muslim groups are speaking out against the Quebec government's intention to ban prayer spaces in public schools, saying they will monitor how the Education Department enforces its new rules...
Apr 11, 2023
Ukrainian prime minister expected to appeal for more aid during visit to Canada today
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to meet his Ukrainian counterpart in Toronto this morning. Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal is expected to thank Canada for its support of his...
Apr 11, 2023
Quebec premier slammed for tweeting pro-Catholicism message on Easter Monday
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault is defending himself against accusations he inappropriately promoted religion with a social media post during the Easter holiday weekend. Legault on Monday mo...
Apr 10, 2023
Timeline of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and controversy over COVID court cases
EDMONTON - Early January 2023 - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith tells Calgary street pastor Artur Pawlowski in a leaked call that charges in a criminal case against him, which are tied to his participa...
Apr 10, 2023
Vancouver's homeless shelters are overwhelmed following heavy rainfall and decampment
VANCOUVER - The president of the Union Gospel Mission says Vancouver's forced shutdown of an encampment has added another layer of stress to its staff as they put mats in hallways for the overflow of ...
Apr 10, 2023
Online drug trafficking on the rise, police need resources to respond
VANCOUVER - There's a growing trend of online encrypted drug dealing that a study says needs more attention by police. Richard Frank, an associate professor of criminology at Simon Fraser University i...
Apr 10, 2023