Canada

Teenager charged in terror case faces new charge of assaulting a peace officer: Crown

MONTREAL - A 17-year-old boy who allegedly intended to carry out an attack on behalf of the Islamic State is facing a new charge of assaulting a peace officer. Federal prosecutor Marc Cigana told repo...

Aug 29, 2025

Poilievre wants 'reasonable' self-defence defined in Criminal Code

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre wants the government to amend the Criminal Code to say that the use of force is presumed to be reasonable to defend your home is someone breaks into it. H...

Aug 29, 2025

Federal government posts $3.3 billion deficit from April to June

OTTAWA - The federal government posted a $3.3 billion deficit in the first three months of its fiscal year. The result for the April-to-June period compared with a $2.9 billion deficit for the same st...

Aug 29, 2025

In the news today: StatCan to release GDP data for June and Q2 today

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... StatCan to release GDP data for June and Q2 today Statistics Canada is set to release gross domestic product d...

Aug 29, 2025

Government says it accidentally deleted privacy provision in online streaming bill

OTTAWA - The federal government says it's "looking into" what appears to be the accidental removal of a privacy provision in its Online Streaming Act. Earlier this week, University of Ottawa law profe...

Aug 29, 2025

Co-ordinated plan needed to save 'alarmingly low' monarch butterfly population: study

Researchers are urging Canada, United States and Mexico to take immediate action to save the monarch butterfly as the migratory insect faces a growing risk of extinction amid habitat loss. The iconic ...

Aug 29, 2025

B.C. backs expansion at Mount Polley mine that could extend operations until 2033

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has granted consent for a proposed expansion at the Mount Polley copper and gold mine that could extend its operations for another two years until 2033. The ...

Aug 28, 2025

Fact File: Canada a top contributor to Ukraine aid, but per capita claims exaggerated

After Prime Minister Mark Carney's surprise visit to Ukraine this past weekend, criticism of the nearly $22 billion in assistance Canada has pledged to the country so far spread on social media, along...

Aug 28, 2025

Alleged smugglers arrested at Quebec-U.S. border to have bail hearing next week

SHERBROOKE - Three men charged with human smuggling after 44 migrants were found crammed inside a cube van in southern Quebec will return to court next week for a bail hearing. Lawyers for Ogulcan Mer...

Aug 28, 2025

Police searching for B.C. woman Jessica Cunningham find body, man charged

MAPLE RIDGE - Police investigating the disappearance of British Columbia woman Jessica Cunningham have found human remains in a neighbourhood of Maple Ridge, B.C. They say Mylie Barron has been charge...

Aug 28, 2025