Canada

Four more arrests, including main suspect, in fraud, data theft at Desjardins

MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police have arrested a man they say was the principle architect of a major data theft and multimillion-dollar fraud involving the co-operative financial group Desjardins. ...

Jun 13, 2024

Liberals set aside little for disability benefit, despite spending boast: advocate

OTTAWA - An advocacy group for people with disabilities says the federal government set aside very little money for a new benefit, despite a Liberal minister's claim that it is the biggest line item i...

Jun 13, 2024

Police may never be able to talk to driver of bus in deadly collision in Manitoba

WINNIPEG - Manitoba RCMP say they may never be able to talk to the driver of a bus involved in a crash that killed 17 people a year ago. Supt. Rob Lasson says the driver continues to suffer severe med...

Jun 13, 2024

NunatuKavut Community Council celebrates Federal Court decision in identity case

OTTAWA - The Federal Court has weighed in on the increasingly controversial issue of so-called Indigenous identity theft that has caused a rift in Labrador - or, at least, that's how the group at the ...

Jun 13, 2024

Pro-Palestinian encampment members say McGill's latest offer is 'laughable'

MONTREAL - Members of a pro-Palestinian encampment who have been occupying part of McGill University's downtown Montreal campus since April say the school's latest offer falls far short of what's need...

Jun 13, 2024

Work pauses on Calgary water pipe after injuries; consumption continues to rise

CALGARY - Repair work on a fractured Calgary water pipe has been paused after two workers were injured at the site. The workers were taken to hospital shortly after 10 p.m. Wednesday and remain there,...

Jun 13, 2024

Ottawa to expand early retirement eligibility for front-line safety, security workers

OTTAWA - The federal government is moving to expand early retirement eligibility for some kinds of front-line workers. Treasury Board President Anita Anand says the Liberals are planning to introduce ...

Jun 13, 2024

Feds release carbon pricing impact data ahead of Conservative motion demanding it

OTTAWA - Newly released federal modelling data suggest that carbon pricing for consumers and big industry will together lower greenhouse-gas emissions by more than 12 per cent a year by 2030 and shave...

Jun 13, 2024

In the news today: Ukraine to top G7 talks, Canada to send rocket motors to Kyiv

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trudeau in Italy as G7 summit kicks off Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Italy today as the G7 leaders' sum...

Jun 13, 2024

Trudeau to meet with Macron, Scholz, Zelenskyy as G7 summit gets underway in Italy

SAVELLETRI DI FASANO - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Italy today as the G7 leaders' summit kicks off. The three-day summit is an opportunity for collaboration among the leaders of the wealthy de...

Jun 13, 2024