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Here's how many people voted to pick the Conservative Party of Canada's next leader
OTTAWA - The Conservative party's next leader will be chosen by nearly 418,000 members. The party released the final figure today, after a deadline arrived earlier this week for party members to retur...
Sep 08, 2022
Montreal Canadiens sign goaltender Cayden Primeau to three-year deal
MONTREAL - Goaltender Cayden Primeau has signed a US$2.67-million, three-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens, the team announced Thursday. The one-way deal carries an average annual value of $89...
Sep 08, 2022
NewsAlert: Judge rules against Enbridge on Line 5, but stops short of shutdown
WASHINGTON - A judge in Wisconsin has ruled in favour of an Indigenous band in its dispute with Enbridge over the Line 5 pipeline. However, the decision by District Court Judge William Conley stops sh...
Sep 08, 2022
Former Nanaimo John Howard Society expanding services under new name
NANAIMO - The local chapter of an organization with over 150 years of history in Canada has a new moniker.The Nanaimo Region John Howard Society is moving forward under a new 'Connective' brand, align...
Sep 08, 2022
Iranian diplomats leave embassy in Albania after expulsion
TIRANA, Albania (AP) - The last staff of the Iranian Embassy in Tirana have left the building after they were given 24 hours to leave Albania over a major cyberattack that the Albanian government blam...
Sep 08, 2022
Manhunt ends with suspect dead, new airline rules: In The News for Sept. 8, 2022
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 Sept. 8, 2022. What we are watching in Canada ...
Sep 08, 2022
Liberals to hike GST rebates, help with rent payments in new affordability plan
VANCOUVER - The federal government intends to temporarily hike GST rebate cheques in a bid to ease some of the hurt of inflation for lower income Canadians. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will announce...
Sep 08, 2022
Spy service analyst appeals judge's decision to throw out his discrimination case
OTTAWA - A Canadian Security Intelligence Service employee is appealing a Federal Court judge's decision to toss out his discrimination lawsuit against the spy agency. In a newly filed notice, Sameer ...
Sep 08, 2022
Five policy questions Tory leadership front-runner Pierre Poilievre hasn't answered
OTTAWA - Throughout the Conservative party's leadership race, Pierre Poilievre has campaigned on fighting inflation and the rising cost of living, as well as defending Canadians who refuse to get vacc...
Sep 08, 2022
Liberals to hike GST rebates, help with rent payments in new affordability plan
VANCOUVER - The federal government intends to temporarily hike GST rebate cheques in a bid to ease some of the hurt of inflation for lower income Canadians. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will announce...
Sep 08, 2022