Category Archives: Canada
CP NewsAlert: Calgary police officer charged with two counts of second-degree murder
CALGARY - The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team says a Calgary police officer has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder after the occupants of a van were shot dead following a slow...
Jul 15, 2025
No talk of custody when man was convicted of choking. Then, his ex-partner was killed
When James Plover was convicted on July 4 of choking someone and uttering threats, in a rage that also saw him destroy a table with a machete, his defence lawyer and the prosecutor took no issue with ...
Jul 15, 2025
Edmonton-based ceremonial mounted army troop guarding London
OTTAWA - Just over a month after King Charles expressed his support for a "strong and free" Canada in a visit to Ottawa, he invited Canadian soldiers to staff the ceremonial mounted troop which guards...
Jul 15, 2025
Advocate says progress being made since B.C. child torture death, more work required
British Columbia's representative for children and youth says some progress is being made to improve the child welfare system, but she's concerned "fiscal limitations" will prevent timely help from ge...
Jul 15, 2025
VIA Rail plans to use refurbished cars to improve service between Halifax-Montreal
HALIFAX - The CEO of Via Rail says the Crown corporation wants to use refurbished rail cars to improve service between Halifax and Montreal. Mario Ploquin made the comments after a ceremony marking th...
Jul 15, 2025
Inflation rises to 1.9% in June as vehicle price hikes accelerate
Statistics Canada says the pace of inflation accelerated in June as consumers paid more for new and used vehicles.The annual inflation rate rose to 1.9 per cent last month, up from 1.7 per cent in May...
Jul 15, 2025
Number of Canadians with favourable view of U.S. has fallen, poll suggests
WASHINGTON - Amid months of tariffs and taunts from U.S. President Donald Trump, a new poll suggests the percentage of Canadians who have a favourable view of the United States has fallen and is now o...
Jul 15, 2025
Quebec urged to reconsider $30M fine against college over English-language enrolment
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is being urged to show leniency toward a Montreal college facing a $30-million fine for enrolling too many students in its English-language programs. An association re...
Jul 15, 2025
First Nations to launch legal challenge against Ontario, federal bills 5 and C-5
TORONTO - Lawyers representing nine Ontario First Nations say they are launching a constitutional challenge against provincial and federal laws meant to fast-track infrastructure projects that the Ind...
Jul 15, 2025
June price data coming from Statistics Canada as markets expect higher inflation
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is set to report inflation figures for June today. A Reuters poll of economists expect the annual pace of inflation rose to 1.9 per cent last month, up from 1.7 per cent in ...
Jul 15, 2025