Canada

Ex-adviser with the Coalition Avenir Québec pleads not guilty to electoral fraud

QUBEC - A former Coalition Avenir Qubec political adviser has been charged with electoral fraud by the province's elections authority. lections Qubec says tienne Boulrice helped or incited someone to ...

Aug 07, 2024

Ford 'happy as punch' about Walz as running mate pick, two months after meeting

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he is "happy as punch" that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has been chosen as Vice-President Kamala Harris' running mate on the Democratic presidential tick...

Aug 07, 2024

Canada says travellers should exercise 'high degree of caution' in U.K. amid protests

OTTAWA - The Canadian government has updated its travel advisory for the United Kingdom amid a rash of ongoing demonstrations. It says visitors should "exercise a high degree of caution" in the countr...

Aug 07, 2024

In the news today: Second victim of Munro's husband speaks out

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Second alleged victim of Alice Munro's husband says parents must protect their kids A second woman is speaking...

Aug 07, 2024

Health Minister Mark Holland to give an update on the federal dental-care program

OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland is expected to provide an update on the federal government's dental-care program today. The government began accepting claims for dental services for seniors enro...

Aug 07, 2024

Second alleged victim of Alice Munro's husband says parents must protect their kids

The second woman to publicly accuse Alice Munro's late husband of targeting her sexually when she was a child says she hopes her story will encourage parents to believe their children. Jane Morrey was...

Aug 07, 2024

Fraser River's landslide waters to reach Hope, B.C., and Lower Mainland today.

VANCOUVER - High waters that flowed over top of a massive landslide in British Columbia's Chilcotin River are churning in the Fraser River towards British Columbia's Lower Mainland today. Emergency Ma...

Aug 07, 2024

Victoria Police Department reveals 'safety plan' for violence-plagued tent encampment

VICTORIA, B.C. - A "safety plan" has been released by Victoria police that includes nearly $80,000 in overtime wages for officers as police and the city work to remove growing homeless encampments on ...

Aug 06, 2024

Tories reject allegation they are behind bot posts after Poilievre rally

OTTAWA - The Conservatives say they have no connection to a rash of conspicuously similar social-media posts that flooded the X platform following a Pierre Poilievre event in northern Ontario last wee...

Aug 06, 2024

Summer McIntosh says she would return to Paris to be flag bearer at closing ceremony

After landing back in Toronto, Summer McIntosh says she would return to Paris if selected as Canada's flag bearer for the closing ceremony. The Toronto teenager who won four medals at the Paris Games,...

Aug 06, 2024