Canada

Former Canadian Olympic athlete wanted in U.S. for murder, drug charges

American authorities say a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder is wanted in the U.S. on multiple charges stemming from his alleged involvement in a transnational drug trafficking ring and several murd...

Oct 17, 2024

Trudeau says death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar 'ends a reign of terror'

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Israel's killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in the Gaza Strip "ends a reign of terror." The Israeli military declared today that it had killed Sinwar duri...

Oct 17, 2024

Mom urges chiefs to vote in favour of landmark $47.8B child welfare reform deal

OTTAWA - The representative plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit against Canada are urging First Nations chiefs to accept a landmark $47.8-billion child welfare reform deal. The deal was struck in Jul...

Oct 17, 2024

Car set on fire at home of owner of Old Montreal buildings hit by fatal arsons

MONTREAL - A vehicle was set on fire this morning in the driveway of the residence of a lawyer who owns two Old Montreal buildings that have burned down in the past two years and left nine people dead...

Oct 17, 2024

Singh 'doesn't understand' why Poilievre won't get top security clearance

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says it's very disturbing that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre won't get the top-level security clearance needed to view classified documents on foreign interfer...

Oct 17, 2024

Montrealer ordered to pay $35,000 fine for not declaring luxury watch at border

MONTREAL - A Montreal business owner will have to pay a hefty fine after he imported a luxury watch without declaring it to customs. A Federal Court judge this week ruled that David Segall Blouin must...

Oct 17, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Trudeau to shuffle his cabinet as four ministers plan to step down

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to shuffle his cabinet yet again after four more cabinet ministers informed the Prime Minister's Office they won't run in the next election. Filomena...

Oct 17, 2024

PBO projects deficit exceeded Liberals' $40B pledge, economy to rebound in 2025

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says the federal government likely failed to keep its deficit below its promised $40 billion cap in the last fiscal year. However the PBO also projects in its...

Oct 17, 2024

Supreme Court won't hear spy service analyst's appeal over discrimination case

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to hear the case of a Canadian Security Intelligence Service employee who filed a discrimination lawsuit against the spy agency. In March, the Federal ...

Oct 17, 2024

In the news today: Canada-India tiff triggers travel concerns, youth climate trial

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Canada-India tensions spark travel concerns As tensions escalate between India and Canada, some in the Indian ...

Oct 17, 2024