Canada

Quebec media pen letter denouncing criminal trial held in secret, kept off docket

MONTREAL - The heads of Quebec major newsrooms have penned an open letter denouncing a criminal trial involving a police informant held entirely in secret and kept off the official court docket. The e...

Mar 30, 2022

Ex-chief of defence staff Jonathan Vance pleads guilty to obstruction of justice

OTTAWA - Former chief of the defence staff general Jonathan Vance has pleaded guilty to one charge of obstruction of justice. Vance's lawyer Rodney Sellar confirmed the plea during a virtual court app...

Mar 30, 2022

First Nation funding, Humboldt survivor gets implant update: In The News for March 30

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 March 30 ... What we are watching in Canada .....

Mar 30, 2022

First Nations need long-term funding for residential school investigations: chief

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The chief of a First Nation that's searching for unmarked graves at a former residential school in British Columbia says they're looking for long-term funding as they prepare for...

Mar 30, 2022

'It's incredible': Paralyzed Broncos hockey player getting upgrade on spinal device

CALGARY - A former junior hockey player with life-altering injuries from a bus crash four years ago is getting a boost he's been anticipating for two years. Ryan Straschnitzki, 22, is one of four indi...

Sheldon Spackman Mar 30, 2022

Canadian pot producers watch closely as Democrats aim to rewrite U.S. cannabis laws

WASHINGTON - More than three years after legal cannabis arrived in North America on a national scale, Congress is taking another stab at following Canada's lead by ending long-standing federal prohibi...

Mar 30, 2022

Conservatives support 2030 emissions-reduction target set by Harper, not Trudeau

OTTAWA - Canada's Conservatives continue to reject the target the Liberal government set for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, as the party searches for a new leader who will decide its appro...

Mar 29, 2022

Assessing the costs and benefits of Canada's 12-year F-35 odyssey

OTTAWA - Defence experts say there have been both costs and benefits to Canada's long journey in choosing a new fighter jet, which resulted this week in the launch of negotiations for the purchase of ...

Mar 29, 2022

Hockey world reacts to death of Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk

Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk was remembered for his committed and complicated relationships with his NHL club and business holdings, as well as his passion for horse racing Tuesday. The Senator...

Mar 29, 2022

A brief history of Canada's climate plans

OTTAWA - Canada has had at least 11 different climate plans and nine emissions targets since 1988. Here's a snapshot of some of them. 1988: Canada hosts a conference in Toronto called Changing Atmosph...

Mar 29, 2022