Canada

RCMP drop top officers' husbands from team liaising with N.S. mass shooting inquiry

HALIFAX - The Mounties are replacing senior members of an internal team tasked with providing information to Nova Scotia's mass shooting inquiry because of conflict of interest concerns. An emailed st...

Jul 23, 2021

Let the games begin, and raising a louder alarm in B.C. : In The News for July 23

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 23... What we are watching on the world s...

Jul 23, 2021

A look at COVID-19 reopening plans across the country

As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase and case numbers drop across the country, the provinces and territories have begun releasing the reopening plans for businesses, events and recreational faciliti...

Jul 23, 2021

Dany Fortin says 'career appears to be over' after leak of misconduct investigation

OTTAWA - Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin says his career "appears to be over" after he was abruptly removed from his role overseeing Canada's COVID-19 vaccine rollout because of a decades-old allegation of sexu...

Jul 22, 2021

Liberals interfering with 'exclusive jurisdiction' of House, Speaker tells court

OTTAWA - House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota says a federal attempt to shield documents related to the firing of two scientists is a violation of parliamentary privilege and must be tossed out of co...

Jul 22, 2021

'Escalation' of threats, vandalism against Vancouver churches: police

VANCOUVER - There's been a "dramatic increase" in the number of vandalism or mischief incidents against properties owned by churches in Vancouver, and police say they're concerned an escalation could ...

Jul 22, 2021

Trebek Initiative launches to help emerging explorers

A legacy project has been launched in honour of late Canadian icon Alex Trebek.The Jeopardy host passed away last year after a battle with cancer.Now, the Trebek Initiative is taking off to support th...

Jul 22, 2021

Sajjan directed military to provide him with aide in Vancouver

OTTAWA - Newly released documents show Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan personally directed the military last year to take the unprecedented step of providing him with an assistant in Vancouver. That po...

Jul 22, 2021

Court orders demolition of $3M Gatineau, Que., luxury home built too close to road

GATINEAU, Que. - Quebec Superior Court has ordered the demolition of a sumptuous Gatineau, Que., home that was built too close to the road, with the city required to foot the bill. In a ruling this we...

Jul 22, 2021

CSIS warns of increasingly sophisticated state-sponsored activity targeting elections

OTTAWA - The Canadian Security Intelligence Service says it continues to observe steady, and in some cases increasing, foreign interference by state actors against Canada. In a new report on the threa...

Jul 22, 2021