Canada

Researchers see little evidence that more white sharks prowling North Atlantic

HALIFAX - A new study of the distribution of the endangered great white shark in Canadian waters says an underwater detection network suggests the population remains stable but is not growing. That ru...

Jul 4, 2022

Crown wants jail term for former clerk of the B.C. legislature for breach of trust

VANCOUVER - The Crown is asking for a jail term for the former clerk of British Columbia's legislature who was found guilty of fraud and breach of trust over expenses he claimed. The conduct of Craig ...

Jul 4, 2022

Canada Day protests lacked convoy's 'perfect storm of amplification,' expert says

OTTAWA - The protests staged in Ottawa over the weekend that caused only minimal disruptions were a far cry from the "Freedom Convoy" demonstrations that occupied downtown streets for three weeks earl...

Jul 4, 2022

Canada signs $20B compensation agreement on First Nations child welfare

OTTAWA - The federal government says it has signed a $20-billion final settlement agreement to compensate First Nations children and families harmed by chronic underfunding of child welfare. The Assem...

Jul 4, 2022

Ottawa starting to transfer 'small number' of asylum seekers to Ontario from Quebec

MONTREAL - The federal government is starting to relocate asylum seekers who have crossed irregularly into Quebec from the United States, following a rise in the number of would-be refugees at the bor...

Jul 4, 2022

'Vital' victims of crime ombudsman job still vacant after nine months

OTTAWA - The federal government has now left a key victim-rights watchdog role vacant for more than nine months. There has been no federal ombudsman for victims of crime since Oct. 1, and the Departme...

Jul 4, 2022

Prominent Radio-Canada personalities urge broadcaster to fight CRTC N-word decision

MONTREAL - Dozens of prominent Radio-Canada personalities are urging their employer to fight back against a recent CRTC decision ordering the public broadcaster to apologize over the on-air use of the...

Jul 4, 2022

Air Canada criticized and Atlantic Canada health-care: In The News for July 4, 2022

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 Monday, July 4, 2022 ... What we are watching ...

Jul 4, 2022

Graffiti artist completes world's tallest mural in downtown Calgary

CALGARY - It looms on the edge of downtown a stone's throw from the Calgary Tower, a splash of colour amid aging buildings, railway tracks, parkades and a steady stream of traffic. It's billed as the ...

Jul 4, 2022

Police clear and reopen area around scene of B.C. bank shooting

SAANICH, B.C. - Police in Saanich, B.C., say they've cleared and reopened the area around a local bank that was the scene of a deadly shooting last week. Saanich police issued a tweet saying the crime...

Jul 3, 2022