Category Archives: Canada

CP NewsAlert: Murder probe after boy, 15, stabbed to death in downtown Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Police say a 15-year-old boy was stabbed to death near Vancouver's Robson Square over the weekend and the killing is being investigated as a murder. More coming. The Canadian Press
Jul 21, 2025

Conservative MPs publicly support 'Freedom Convoy' organizers ahead of sentencing
OTTAWA - Several Conservative MPs are criticizing the Crown's approach to prosecuting two key organizers of the "Freedom Convoy" protests, with the party's deputy leader calling it an act of "politica...
Jul 21, 2025

Indigenous organization condemns Trump's call to bring back Washington NFL team name
WASHINGTON - The Association on American Indian Affairs is condemning U.S President Donald Trump's call for Washington's football team to revert to its old name, saying any claim that Indigenous natio...
Jul 21, 2025

Inmate charged with first-degree murder in death of serial killer Robert Pickton
MONTREAL - A federal inmate has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of serial killer Robert Pickton last year. Martin Charest, 52, was charged on July 3 for allegedly attacking Pickton ...
Jul 21, 2025

Auditor general plans to examine Canada's international students program
OTTAWA - The federal auditor general is planning a probe of Canada's international students program after critics claimed that public services were ill-equipped to take on a surge in student visas. A ...
Jul 21, 2025

Palestinian student quickly receives French visa while waiting for Canadian approval
OTTAWA - A Palestinian student accepted by the University of Alberta is now preparing to continue his studies in France because he says that country was able to get him out of Gaza to safety - and Can...
Jul 21, 2025

Photo Gallery: Lachine Canal marks its 200th anniversary
Over two centuries, the Lachine Canal has been transformed from an industrial thoroughfare to a neglected backwater to a prime example of urban gentrification. The 14-kilometre Lachine Canal opened in...
Jul 21, 2025

Advocates work to put health care on the radar as premiers meet in Ontario
OTTAWA - Health-care advocacy groups and associations representing doctors and nurses are in Ontario's cottage country this week, trying to ensure health care remains a top priority for premiers. The ...
Jul 21, 2025

Canada joins 24 nations calling on Israel to end war in Gaza, aid restrictions
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and 24 of her counterparts abroad have signed a joint statement saying "the war in Gaza must end now." The signatories - who include the foreign ministers...
Jul 21, 2025

PM to meet with U.S. senators in Ottawa to talk trade
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with a delegation of U.S. senators this morning who are in Ottawa to discuss the ongoing trade conflict between Canada and the U.S. A media advisory ...
Jul 21, 2025