Canada

André Boisclair, former Parti Québécois leader and sex offender, granted parole

MONTREAL - Former Parti Qubcois leader Andr Boisclair, who pleaded guilty in June to sexually assaulting two young men, has been granted parole. Boisclair, 56, was sentenced in July to two years less ...

Mar 15, 2023

Senior military officer acquitted of sexual assault sues government, PM for $6M

OTTAWA - Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, a senior military officer who was acquitted of a sexual assault charge late last year, has filed a $6 million lawsuit against the Canadian government. Fortin is also su...

Mar 15, 2023

Conservative party criticized for disqualifying candidate in nomination race battle

OTTAWA - The federal Conservative party is defending its decision to oust a candidate from a local nomination race, as an anti-abortion organization alleges that the move was unfair. Party spokeswoman...

Mar 15, 2023

Former governor general David Johnston named special rapporteur on foreign meddling

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has named former governor general David Johnston as the special rapporteur on foreign interference. Johnston has been asked to look into allegations of foreign m...

Mar 15, 2023

Competition Bureau recommends merger review reforms in submission to Ottawa

OTTAWA - Canada's competition regulator is urging Ottawa to enact safeguards with respect to large-scale mergers by shifting the burden to the merging companies to prove why their deals are unlikely t...

Mar 15, 2023

Victoria group lends a helping hand to Ukraine, setting up prosthetic clinics

Nick Dechev was startled when an air raid siren blared across a medical site in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv last month. The resident of Victoria, B.C., was in Lviv setting up one of two prosthe...

Mar 15, 2023

Court temporarily stays order to repatriate four Canadians from Syria, pending appeal

OTTAWA - A Federal Court ruling that ordered the government to repatriate four Canadian men being held in Syrian camps has been put on temporary hold until an appeal process plays out. The Federal Cou...

Mar 15, 2023

Three victims remain in critical condition after Monday's crash in small Quebec town

AMQUI - Three people are still fighting for their lives, two days after a pickup truck plowed into almost a dozen pedestrians walking down a street in the Quebec town of Amqui. A Quebec City hospital ...

Mar 15, 2023

Haiti claims delayed Canadian armoured vehicles hinder plan to control gangs

OTTAWA, Ill. - Haiti's troubled government is accusing Canada of stalling in its promised delivery of armoured vehicles, and argues the delay is hindering a plan to clear violent gangs from Port-au-Pr...

Mar 15, 2023

Assisted dying expansion, preventing vehicle attacks : In The News for Mar. 15

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 Mar. 15 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Mar 15, 2023