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'I'm in charge': O'Toole brushes off Conservative grassroots vote on climate change
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is brushing off the idea that a vote by the party's grassroots on climate change should colour Canadians' opinion of his party. O'Toole says he's the leader, ...
Mar 23, 2021
With less than 3 weeks to go, a look at potential targets ahead of NHL trade deadline
An NHL season like no other could produce a trade deadline like no other. The league's 56-game schedule played amidst the COVID-19 pandemic has been unique in a number of ways, including realigned div...
Mar 23, 2021
Canadian national artistic swimming coach Gabor Szauder taking leave of absence
OTTAWA - Canadian Artistic Swimming national team head coach Gabor Szauder is taking a personal leave pending the outcome of a discipline panel hearing in the aftermath of complaints from athletes.The...
Mar 23, 2021
Drivers in southern B.C. warned of police impersonator after fake vehicle stop
KELOWNA, B.C. - RCMP are warning drivers in southern British Columbia to be wary after a motorist says he was pulled over by a man impersonating a police officer. A statement from Cpl. Jesse O'Donaghe...
Mar 23, 2021
Authorities say coroner to probe 86-year-old woman's death in Montreal hospital
MONTREAL - Health officials in Montreal say they will ask the coroner to investigate the death of an 86-year-old woman reportedly found lifeless on the floor in a hospital emergency room. Candida Maca...
Mar 23, 2021
One year on, poll suggests Canadians still deeply wary about allowing U.S. visitors
WASHINGTON - A new poll suggests Canadians remain deeply wary about the prospect of allowing visitors from the United States. The online Lger poll was conducted last week for the Association for Canad...
Mar 23, 2021
Nanaimo sex offender unsuccessfully argues to be kept out of jail
NANAIMO - A man who told a judge going to jail would negatively impact his life was sentenced to 10 months behind bars.Keith Minard Gates, 45, was convicted of one count of possessing child pornograph...
Mar 23, 2021
RCMP flouted internet policy; U.S. shooting leaves 10 dead: In The News for March 23
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 March 23 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Mar 23, 2021
Israel votes: Netanyahu's fate hangs on Tuesday's elections
JERUSALEM - Israelis began voting on Tuesday in the country's fourth parliamentary election in two years - a highly charged referendum on the divisive rule of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Public...
Mar 23, 2021
RCMP breached policy on collection of online information: audit
OTTAWA - An internal review says the RCMP routinely flouted its own policies when gathering information from the internet, potentially endangering investigations and prosecutions. The newly released a...
Mar 23, 2021