Canada

Partner charged with second-degree murder in slaying of Quebec mother of six

MONTREAL - A Quebec man was charged Friday in the slaying of his wife while their six children were present in their home. Benoit Cardinal, 33, was charged with second-degree murder in the k...

Jan 19, 2020

Studies question assumptions on industrial damage to Wood Buffalo park

New research suggests Canada's largest national park is not drying out from upstream hydro dams or being contaminated by the oilsands. Recently published papers from scientists at the University ...

Jan 19, 2020

'Unprecedented' blizzard prompts state of emergency in St. John's, N.L.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador's capital shut down on Friday as blizzard conditions descended on the city and residents prepared for an intense storm expected to last until Saturday...

Jan 19, 2020

Canada to give $25,000 to families of each Canadian who died on Flight PS752

OTTAWA - Families of the Canadian victims on the Ukrainian passenger jet shot down over Iran last week will receive $25,000 each to help with immediate costs they have for travel or funerals, Prime Mi...

Jan 19, 2020

Recent string of Quebec domestic homicides spur call for action to protect women

MONTREAL - Francis Lalonde Langlois's favourite memory of his mother is when he was five years old and she blew up 2,000 balloons on New Year's Eve because she wanted her three children to r...

Jan 19, 2020

Industry applauds TMX ruling and Trump called a clown; In The News for Jan. 17

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 Jan. 17 ... What we are watchin...

Jan 19, 2020

Plane crash leaves friends in Canada wondering what to do with belongings

It was only a few years ago that Shaho Shahbazpanahi remembers moving his friend Razgar Rahimi and his young family into their home. He's now trying to figure out ...

Jan 19, 2020

Ottawa to avoid selling Trans Mountain pipeline so long as risks remain

OTTAWA - The federal government is studying the best options for Indigenous communities to reap economic benefits from the Trans Mountain pipeline but Ottawa is not planning to sell the proj...

Jan 19, 2020

B.C. forest industry grasps for hope amid seven-month strike, shutdowns, changes

VICTORIA - The crisis facing British Columbia's forest industry is intensifying as markets decline, mills shut and a strike involving 3,000 forestry workers enters its seventh month. Th...

Jan 19, 2020

Family of Indigenous woman critical of Winnipeg police probe into her death

WINNIPEG - The family of an Indigenous woman found unclothed and injured in a train yard is criticizing how Winnipeg police investigated her death. Police said Jaeda Vanderwal, 22, died from blun...

Jan 18, 2020