Canada

B.C. court grants production order to man defrauded out of $26 million in bitcoin

VANCOUVER - A B.C. Supreme Court judge has granted production orders to name cryptocurrency account holders to a man who claims he lost $26 million in bitcoin in a fraud connected to a person who clai...

Mar 13, 2025

Walmart Canada moves to stop machete sales in wake of new Manitoba law

WINNIPEG - Walmart Canada says it will stop selling long-bladed weapons such as machetes across the country, both in-store and online. The move came after Manitoba passed a law last year to ban in-sto...

Mar 13, 2025

RCMP code of conduct hearing schedule upended over 'unresolved' disclosure issues

An RCMP code of conduct hearing in Surrey, B.C., has been delayed indefinitely due to "unresolved issues" over evidence disclosure and an unspecified "situation" involving an officer who is alleged to...

Mar 13, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Heath Minister Mark Holland not running in coming election

OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland says he will not run again in the coming federal election. Prime minister-designate Mark Carney and his new cabinet will be sworn in Friday. More coming. The Cana...

Mar 13, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Vancouver police issue an Amber Alert for a 2-year-old boy

VANCOUVER - Vancouver police have issued an Amber Alert for two-year-old Theodore Lim. Police say the boy is believed to have been abducted at a location on East Broadway by Davis Lim, but don't say w...

Mar 13, 2025

Health groups urge shielding medical supplies, devices from counter-tariffs

TORONTO - Health associations are urging governments to ensure Canadian patients don't get caught in the crossfire of the ongoing trade war with the U.S. The Ontario Hospital Association says it is co...

Mar 13, 2025

Mom says Canadian woman in 'inhumane' U.S. detention, Global Affairs can't intervene

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Global Affairs says it can't intervene on behalf of a Canadian being held in an Arizona immigration detention centre, where the woman's mother says conditions are "inhumane and deep...

Mar 13, 2025

Trudeau calls for plan to build a new official prime minister's residence

OTTAWA - With one foot out the door, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is asking one of his ministers to help develop a plan for a new official residence to replace the vacant 24 Sussex. In a letter addre...

Mar 13, 2025

Montreal adds police patrols, limits loitering to boost sense of security in metro

MONTREAL - Montreal is increasing police patrols and cracking down on loitering in the metro system in response to a massive rise in the number of people struggling with drug addiction and mental illn...

Mar 13, 2025

'Lost Canadians' can receive citizenship through interim rules as legislation delayed

OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marc Miller is giving so-called "lost Canadians" a chance to receive Canadian citizenship, now that court-mandated legislation will not be passed by the deadline. "Lost C...

Mar 13, 2025