Canada

Senators approve bill to fight foreign interference after voting down amendment

OTTAWA - The Senate has passed a government bill intended to help deter, investigate and punish foreign interference. Senators approved the legislation late Wednesday after voting down a proposed amen...

Jun 20, 2024

In the news today: Extreme heat bakes Eastern Canada, WestJet strike off the table

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Heat wave still grips Ontario, Quebec, Maritimes A heat wave that's washed over eastern Canada is sticking aro...

Jun 20, 2024

Rachel Notley leaving behind an Alberta NDP that's still ready to run

EDMONTON - Cheryl Oates learned that she needed to lace up a good pair of running shoes to keep up with Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley. "When I think about her turning me into a runner, despite the ...

Jun 20, 2024

Montreal mayor denounces antisemitism after restaurant allegedly targeted

MONTREAL - Politicians are denouncing violence and intimidation against Montreal's Jewish community after bullet-shaped holes were found in a restaurant window Wednesday morning. Yoni Amir, co-owner o...

Jun 19, 2024

MPs hit summer campaign circuit as election year looms

OTTAWA - Members of Parliament poured out of the House of Commons into the stifling air of an Ottawa heat wave Wednesday, heading back to their constituencies for the summer barbecue and festival circ...

Jun 19, 2024

Public hearing for VPD sergeant accused of sexual misconduct by officers and students

VICTORIA - The Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner in British Columbia has called its first ever public hearing into allegations of sexualized misconduct against a Vancouver police officer who...

Jun 19, 2024

Ottawa moves forward on threat to use federal powers to help Quebec caribou

MONTREAL - Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says he's moving forward on his threat to invoke federal powers to protect Quebec's declining woodland caribou herds. Guilbeault said today th...

Jun 19, 2024

Weather helping keep wildfire away from N.W.T community as residents remain out

FORT GOOD HOPE, N.W.T. - A wildfire that has forced hundreds out of a community in the Northwest Territories is growing, but strong winds continue to force it away from the town. Fire officials say no...

Jun 19, 2024

Orphaned B.C. sea otter pup in critical condition, receiving 24-hour care

VANCOUVER - Animal rescuers at the Vancouver Aquarium say an orphaned sea otter pup is receiving 24-hour care to "ensure her survival," after it was found in critical condition. The Vancouver Aquarium...

Jun 19, 2024

Coalition of drug user groups wants court to quash B.C. drug 'recriminalization'

VANCOUVER - A coalition of drug user advocacy groups is taking the federal government to court, claiming the decision to recriminalize public drug possession in British Columbia puts users at increase...

Jun 19, 2024