Canada

'Things are not OK': Priest prays for NWT crash victims and first responders

FORT SMITH, N.W.T. - A priest asked his congregation to pray for victims and first responders at a church service in Fort Smith on Sunday days after six people died in a tragic plane crash. The charte...

Jan 28, 2024

Poilievre vows to cut funds to UN agency amid reports of staff role in Oct. 7 attacks

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he plans to slash funding to a United Nations agency that supports Palestinians amid allegations some of its staff played a role in last October's te...

Jan 28, 2024

B.C. premier apologizes after social media mistake on Holocaust Remembrance Day

VICTORIA - British Columbia's premier has apologized after he says a member of his staff posted an incorrect message in social media posts linking to his statement marking Holocaust Remembrance Day on...

Jan 28, 2024

Durham, Ont. byelection to take place March 4 after seat vacated by O'Toole

OTTAWA - A federal byelection will be held in the Conservative stronghold of Durham, Ont. on March 4 to fill the seat left vacant by Erin O'Toole last spring. The former Conservative leader served as ...

Jan 28, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Lawyer confirms former NHL player Alex Formenton facing charges

LONDON, Ont. - A lawyer for Alex Formenton confirms the former NHL player is facing charges in London, Ont. In an email, Toronto-based lawyer Daniel Brown says police have charged several players -- i...

Jan 28, 2024

Palestinian-Canadian civilian journalist reported missing in Gaza

A member of a team supporting a Canadian-Palestinian man documenting humanitarian efforts during the Israel-Hamas war says loved ones have lost contact with the citizen journalist in Gaza. Zaheera Soo...

Jan 28, 2024

'Keen connection': Franklin expedition divers say 2023 season highly productive

If it's possible to look through the eyes of the past, Jonathan Moore has done it. The manager of a team of Parks Canada underwater archeologists excavating the rediscovered ships of the doomed Frankl...

Jan 28, 2024

Quebec lawsuit could limit dismantling of homeless camps in the province

SAINT-JRME, Que. - An hour's drive north of Montreal and at the doorway to Laurentian ski and cottage country, St-Jrme, Que., seems an unlikely focal point for the debate over homelessness. But a laws...

Jan 28, 2024

State funeral for former NDP leader Ed Broadbent will be held in Ottawa today

OTTAWA - A state funeral will be held today in Ottawa for former NDP leader Ed Broadbent. Broadbent, who died Jan. 11 at the age of 87, served as a member of Parliament for more than two decades and l...

Jan 28, 2024

Biden administration raises 'concerns' about aspects of Quebec language law

MONTREAL - A proposed regulation around the language of commercial signage in Quebec is attracting skepticism from U.S. President Joe Biden's administration, which has "concerns" about the potential i...

Jan 27, 2024