Canada

National freeze on handgun market now in effect

OTTAWA, ON - The Government of Canada has implemented what it says are the "strongest gun control measures in a generation."Effective on Friday, October 21, 2022, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a ...

Sheldon Spackman Oct 21, 2022

At last, rain in Vancouver and elsewhere, but much more needed to break B.C. drought

VANCOUVER - The first showers since September began falling in parts of Metro Vancouver before dawn, but officials in many coastal communities doubt a series of incoming weather systems will relieve t...

Oct 21, 2022

RCMP release new details about Indian migrant family who died at border

WINNIPEG - Mounties have confirmed some of the movements of an Indian migrant family who froze to death near the U.S.-Canadian border earlier this year, but say they are still unsure how they made it ...

Oct 21, 2022

Dispute over Nova Scotia land development can go to trial: Supreme Court of Canada

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says a trial can proceed over whether Halifax Regional Municipality improperly used its regulatory powers to effectively seize land for use as a public park withou...

Oct 21, 2022

Federal freeze on buying, selling handguns now in effect: Minister

OTTAWA - The federal government says measures to freeze the number of handguns in Canada are now in effect. In May, the Liberals announced a plan to implement a freeze on importing, buying, selling or...

Oct 21, 2022

Emergencies Act inquiry, police 'social workers' at risk : In The News for Oct. 21

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 Oct. 21 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Oct 21, 2022

OPP testimony on 'dysfunction' in Ottawa police during 'Freedom Convoy' continues

OTTAWA - A senior Ontario Provincial Police officer is expected to be cross-examined this morning at the federal government's inquiry into the use of the Emergencies Act. Supt. Craig Abrams told the c...

Oct 21, 2022

David Eby to become British Columbia's NDP leader after leadership dispute

VANCOUVER - David Eby will be declared the leader of British Columbia's governing New Democrats today amid controversy around a leadership race where his only rival was disqualified. Eby says he share...

Oct 21, 2022

First Nations, environmentalists tired of government stonewalling over selenium probe

First Nations and environmentalists say they are angry the federal and British Columbia governments continue to stonewall American requests for a joint investigation of cross-border contamination from...

Oct 21, 2022

Cops at risk of violence when dealing with mentally ill, homeless: Vancouver officer

VANCOUVER - Police have become de facto social workers for people who lack support services while struggling with homelessness, mental illness and substance use, a spokesman for the Vancouver Police D...

Oct 21, 2022