Canada

Supreme Court will not hear appeal from churches who fought Manitoba COVID rules

WINNIPEG - The Supreme Court of Canada has decided not to hear an appeal by several churches that fought Manitoba's COVID-19 restrictions. Lawyers for the churches argued public health orders in 2020 ...

Mar 14, 2024

Longtime Conservative MP Ed Fast says he won't run in the next federal election

OTTAWA - Longtime Conservative member of Parliament Ed Fast says he will retire from politics as of the next federal election. Fast, who represents a riding in Abbotsford, B.C., has been an MP for mor...

Mar 14, 2024

Canada relocating some diplomats from 'volatile' Haiti, following other nations

OTTAWA - Canada is moving to reduce the number of diplomats at its embassy in Haiti, citing an increasingly volatile security situation in the Caribbean country. Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly s...

Mar 14, 2024

Top court won't hear appeal of Calgary man found not responsible for killing five

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal of a Calgary man who fatally stabbed five young people at a house party nearly a decade ago. The court, as per usual practice, did not give...

Mar 14, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Former Quebec judge pleads guilty to manslaughter in death of wife

QUEBEC - A retired Quebec judge who was facing a second murder trial in his wife's 2009 shooting death has pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Jacques Delisle's lawyer told a Quebec City courtroom that hi...

Mar 14, 2024

Will Ottawa meet its fiscal target? Economists split as deficit tracks higher

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has pledged that the government will meet its fiscal targets in the upcoming federal budget, but economists say achieving that goal will be challenging as t...

Mar 14, 2024

In the news today: Haiti leadership transition plan facing rejection by parties

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Plan to install new leaders in Haiti appears to crumble after political parties...

Mar 14, 2024

Alberta First Nations want Ottawa to class oilsands tailings component as toxin

Two Alberta First Nations have asked the federal government to examine whether a component of oilsands tailings pond water known to harm fish and other animals should be classed as toxic. The move cou...

Mar 14, 2024

Suspect charged in mass killing of Sri Lankan family in Ottawa back in court

OTTAWA - The 19-year-old charged with killing six people in an Ottawa suburb last week is set to return to court this afternoon. Febrio De-Zoysa was arrested last Wednesday night and is charged with s...

Mar 14, 2024

Unique program that reviews sex assault cases with no charges to run out of funding

TORONTO - A unique Canadian program meant to ensure sexual-assault cases aren't closed inappropriately by police is set to run out of federal funding at the end of the month, its national co-ordinator...

Mar 14, 2024