Category Archives: Canada
Police investigate whether girls' alleged subway assaults related to fatal stabbing
Toronto police have not confirmed whether a group of teen girls who allegedly assaulted several people at public transit stations is the same one that allegedly stabbed a homeless man in the downtown ...
Jan 12, 2023
Trudeau says he's asked ministers to 'look into' McKinsey contracts
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government will examine federal contracts awarded to consulting firm McKinsey and Company. Opposition parties are demanding explanations after multiple ...
Jan 12, 2023
Amid fishing deaths, calls rise for small boats to have stability checks
HALIFAX - As Canadian fishers continue to die when their boats capsize in frigid waters, a debate is surfacing over why clear rules aren't in place to ensure basic stability of vessels that face ocean...
Jan 12, 2023
Rights group releases scathing report on Canada's violations of Indigenous rights
NEW YORK - A leading human rights group says Canada is failing to address long-standing abuses, delivering a scathing rebuke of what it calls the federal government's inadequate climate policy and vio...
Jan 12, 2023
In The News for Jan. 12: Airline executives to testify on holiday travel disruptions
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 Jan. 12 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jan 12, 2023
Fatal bat fungus White Nose Syndrome makes first appearances in Alberta
EDMONTON - A disease that has been nearly wiping out bat populations in Eastern Canada and the U.S. has made its first appearance in Alberta. White Nose Syndrome, a fungus that starves bats to death b...
Jan 12, 2023
Airlines, airports, transport minister to testify on holiday travel mess at committee
OTTAWA - From long hours waiting on hold to sleepless nights on airport floors and desperate scrambles to rebook flights and find missing bags, it was a holiday travel season that no one had on their ...
Jan 12, 2023
'A raw nerve': Alberta professor to assess level of white supremacy in military
The Department of National Defence has awarded a grant to a University of Alberta professor to conduct a deep dive into the extent of white supremacy in the Canadian Armed Forces. Andy Knight, a profe...
Jan 12, 2023
Canada delivers more tanks to Haiti as police try pushing back Port-au-Prince gangs
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces delivered more armoured vehicles to Haiti as police in Port-au-Prince struggle to contain gang crisis. The tanks were purchased by the Haitian government and it is t...
Jan 11, 2023
B.C. escapee gets life without parole for 25 years over 'grotesque' murder
VANCOUVER - A B.C. Supreme Court judge has sentenced Zachary Armitage to life in prison without chance of parole for 25 years for the "grotesque" first-degree murder of Martin Payne at his home on Van...
Jan 11, 2023