Canada

Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon's rape trial begins in Montreal

MONTREAL - A trial begins today for entertainment mogul Gilbert Rozon, who is accused of rape and indecent assault for acts allegedly committed in 1980. The founder of the Just for Laughs comedy festi...

Oct 13, 2020

Actor Jon Cryer turns to B.C. ring-finder to search for lost wedding band

VANCOUVER - An actor is sharing his gratitude towards a Vancouver service specializing in finding lost rings after losing his own wedding band, kicking off a panicked search attempt. Jon Cryer, known ...

Oct 13, 2020

The new COVID-19 support programs and murder hornets: In The News for Oct. 13

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 Oct. 13. What we are watching in Canada ... Th...

Oct 13, 2020

CSIS sees warrant process as 'burdensome' and a 'necessary evil': federal review

OTTAWA - Canadian Security Intelligence Service employees see the spadework needed to obtain a judicial warrant as "a necessary evil" that detracts from more valuable activities, says an independent r...

Oct 13, 2020

Conservatives want an anti-corruption committee to probe WE Charity controversy

OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives want MPs to create an anti-corruption committee to investigate the WE Charity issue.Tory ethics critic Michael Barrett says the new forum would press for answers to ...

Oct 12, 2020

'When I taste savoury, it’s home:' L.A. man asks for N.L. seasoning, Twitter delivers

LOS ANGELES - A Newfoundlander in Los Angeles will be giving thanks for a savoury saviour Monday night as he tucks into a holiday dinner made possible by the magic of social media. Chad Richardson was...

Oct 12, 2020

"More than a piece of metal:" Nunavut community gets its first ambulance

IQALUIT, Nunavut - The summer sealift typically brings everything from housewares to heavy equipment to Pond Inlet in Nunavut. But this year, on Aug. 28, the ship dropped off something the remote comm...

Oct 12, 2020

B.C. political leaders meet in live TV debate in Oct. 24 election campaign

VICTORIA - The leaders of B.C.'s three main political parties will meet Tuesday in a televised debate that political experts say could be one of the few events where voters get a chance to truly asses...

Oct 12, 2020

Alberta town unveils statue of coach who died in Humboldt Broncos bus crash

PEACE RIVER, Alta. - A junior hockey coach who was killed in a deadly bus crash that scarred the nation was honoured this weekend with a bronze statue unveiled in the Alberta town where he grew up and...

Oct 11, 2020

Tory critic dismisses Chinese pandemic 'excuse' barring access to two Michaels

OTTAWA - China can no longer credibly use the "excuse" of COVID-19 to continue keeping Canadian diplomats from visiting Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, the Conservative foreign affairs critic says....

Oct 11, 2020