Canada

Police chief says two suspects dead, no members of public hurt in B.C. bank shootout

SAANICH, B.C. - The chief of police in Saanich, British Columbia, says it is truly amazing that no members of the public were hurt during a gunfight at a bank in which two robbery suspects died. Chief...

Jun 29, 2022

Some cities rethinking Canada Day parades amid rising costs, funding challenges

MONTREAL - Canada Day celebrations are making a return after two years of scaled-down festivities because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but some Canadians hoping to catch a traditional parade may be out o...

Jun 29, 2022

NATO embarks on greatest overhaul since Cold War, but Canada's role remains uncertain

MADRID - Russian troops poured into Ukraine on the morning of Feb. 24, invading by land and sea as airstrikes rained down on cities, in an all-out attack unlike anything seen in Europe since the Secon...

Jun 29, 2022

Two suspects dead, six officers injured in B.C. bank shooting

SAANICH, B.C. - Two robbery suspects believed to be wearing body armour died in a barrage of bullets exchanged with police outside a Saanich, B.C., bank on Tuesday. Six members of the Greater Victoria...

Jun 28, 2022

CP NewsAlert: B.C. Premier John Horgan to resign in the fall after leadership review

VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier John Hogan says he'll resign after the New Democratic Party holds a leadership review in the fall. More coming. The Canadian Press

Jun 28, 2022

Federal Green Party launches leadership race, will pick new leader in November

OTTAWA - The beleaguered federal Green Party launched a leadership contest on Tuesday with the hopes of announcing a new leader on Nov. 19. The Greens will take applications for the job until Aug. 5 a...

Jun 28, 2022

Clean fuel standards allow companies to get both tax credits and sell carbon credits

OTTAWA - Canada's new emissions standards for gasoline and diesel will allow oil companies that get a federal tax break for installing carbon capture and storage systems to generate credits based on t...

Jun 28, 2022

RCMP official: Lucki claimed direct pressure from federal minister to name guns

HALIFAX - A scathing letter from an RCMP communications manager released today says RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki referred to direct pressure from the federal public safety minister to release firear...

Jun 28, 2022

Fire-ravaged Lytton, B.C., could soon 'thrive again,' says Insurance Bureau of Canada

VANCOUVER - The Insurance Bureau of Canada says there is now a path to begin the recovery for Lytton, B.C., almost a year after two people died and most of the community was destroyed by a wildfire. A...

Jun 28, 2022

Ottawa lost average of $22 billion a year in unpaid tax from 2014-2018: CRA report

OTTAWA - A new report from the Canada Revenue Agency concludes the federal government is losing an average of up to $22 billion a year in unpaid taxes. The agency analyzed tax collection from 2014 to ...

Jun 28, 2022