Canada

Canadian born James Peebles wins Nobel prize in physics this year

STOCKHOLM - Canadian born scientist James Peebles is one of three people who have won the Nobel Prize in Physics this year. He won the award "for theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology." P...

Oct 08, 2019

Hassan Diab wages court battle for Canadian citizenship certificate

OTTAWA - Sociology professor Hassan Diab, who spent a decade fighting allegations of terrorism, is now battling in court for a copy of his Canadian citizenship certificate. The 65-year-old O...

Oct 08, 2019

No-strike hooky, Mike Tyson and travelling with your pet; In-The-News for Oct. 8

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. 8. What we are watching in...

Oct 08, 2019

Trudeau attacks Tories for not releasing platform as leaders prepare for debate

OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau took aim at the Conservatives on Sunday for not releasing their election platform as the majority of federal party leaders spent the day cramming for Monday's cr...

Oct 08, 2019

Trudeau heads to the North as Scheer and Singh make for Toronto after debate

OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is touting his party's climate-change policies in Iqaluit today, the first party leader to go to the North in this federal election campaign. He's to appear with...

Oct 08, 2019

More details needed in Manitoba response to Tina Fontaine report: advocate

WINNIPEG - Manitoba's advocate for youth says a lot more needs to be done if the government is to save children in care from the grim reality of an Indigenous teenage girl whose bo...

Oct 08, 2019

Manitoba's government wants to put off court challenge over wage freeze

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is asking a judge to shelve a court challenge over its public-sector wage freeze. Unions representing 110,000 public-sector workers have been fighting a wage freeze ...

Oct 07, 2019

Calgary Zoo says baby giraffe born this week died overnight

CALGARY - A giraffe that was born at the Calgary Zoo less than a week ago died on Friday night, the organization announced on Facebook. In a post on Saturday, the zoo said a male calf born last Sunday...

Oct 07, 2019

Undercover police officer says Sharif detailed Edmonton attack

EDMONTON - An undercover officer says a man accused of stabbing a constable and striking four pedestrians with a cube van in 2017 detailed the attack while in a holding cell the next morning...

Oct 07, 2019

Montreal police promise action after report finds systemic bias against minorities

Montreal police say they'll take action after a devastating report found that "systemic bias" within the force is leading to racialized people being stopped more often than whites. The ...

Oct 07, 2019