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Prosecutor tells court Montreal man wanted to promote hate against Jewish people

MONTREAL - A Quebec prosecutor is arguing that a Montreal man sought to promote hate against Jews when he wrote an article published on a neo-Nazi website. Prosecutor Patrick Lafrenire is making his f...

Jul 8, 2022

Afghan ambassador to Canada urges flexibility on passports for approved refugees

OTTAWA - Afghanistan's ambassador is urging action to ensure that Afghans who have been approved to come to Canada do not have to risk detention by the Taliban when they apply for a passport. Ambassad...

Jul 8, 2022

Feds look into potential legal risks of providing abortions to U.S. patients

Federal officials are looking into whether Canadian health workers could face legal risks for providing abortion services to Americans from states where the procedure has been outlawed. A Health Canad...

Jul 8, 2022

Fossils of ancient predators with three eyes shed light on evolution of insects

Research based on a collection of fossils from the Burgess Shale shows a bizarre-looking animal with three eyes that sheds light on the evolution of the brain and head of insects and spiders. The stud...

Jul 8, 2022

Montreal bail hearing on sex charge for Peter Nygard delayed by Rogers outage

MONTREAL - Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard's Montreal court appearance on sex-related charges has been put off due to the Rogers Communications network outage. Prosecutor Jrme Laflamme says it is ...

Jul 8, 2022

Rogers working to resolve mass network outage

TORONTO, ON - Rogers Communications says it is working to resolve a massive outage that has impacted customers across Canada.The website Downdetector, which tracks outages, noted close to 20,000 netwo...

Jul 8, 2022

Assassinated Japanese leader was close friend to Canada: Trudeau

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is "shocking," and that Canada has "lost a close friend" with his death. Abe was assassinated...

Josh Hall Jul 8, 2022

Toronto police work on 911 connection issues as Rogers customers report outage

TORONTO - Rogers Communications Inc. has been hit with a widespread network outage that has left many customers without mobile and internet service Friday morning. Toronto police say the Rogers networ...

Jul 8, 2022

Former clerk of the B.C. legislature to be sentenced today for breach of trust

VANCOUVER - The former clerk of British Columbia's legislature will be sentenced today in a Vancouver court for breach of trust over the improper purchase of clothing using public funds. Craig James w...

Jul 8, 2022

Latest StatsCan jobs numbers, new sanctions against Russia : In The News for July 8

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 July 8 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

Jul 8, 2022