Canada

Provinces concerned about expanding assisted-dying for mental disorders: Holland

OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland says some of his provincial counterparts have concerns about whether Canada is ready to extend medical assistance in dying to people with severe mental illnesses....

Jan 22, 2024

Tourists, workers, students stranded by Metro Vancouver bus strike

VANCOUVER - Tourists Jorge Correa and Roger Leyton wanted to go to Vancouver Island on Monday, but with no bus to get them to the Tsawwassen ferry terminal, they had to make other plans. "We have to l...

Jan 22, 2024

Mary Robinson appointed as senator for Prince Edward Island

OTTAWA - Mary Robinson has been appointed as an independent senator in P.E.I. Robinson is the vice-president of the World Farmers' Organisation and is a managing partner of the Robinson Group of Compa...

Jan 22, 2024

Winters Hotel fire: B.C. inquest told of chained door, 'no way out' from deadly blaze

BURNABY, B.C. - A coroner's inquest has been told that a Vancouver rooming house where a fire killed two people in 2022 had a chained door, as relatives testified about the devastating impact of the b...

Jan 22, 2024

What is Canada's international student program and why is it being capped?

OTTAWA - Canada is capping the number of study permits it approves over the next two years to get a handle on a ballooning international student program. Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced new...

Jan 22, 2024

Quebec man pleads guilty to threatening Justin Trudeau and François Legault

SHERBROOKE, Que. - A Quebec man has pleaded guilty to uttering threats toward Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Quebec Premier Franois Legault in a series of online videos. Prosecutor Genevive Crpeau ...

Jan 22, 2024

Quebec man suspected of killing 9-year-old suing police, eager to clear name: lawyer

MONTREAL - The lawyer for a Quebec man who police say is a suspect in the disappearance and death of a young girl 16 years ago says his client is eager to clear his name. Jonathan Bettez is at the Mon...

Jan 22, 2024

Canada and Mexico in diplomatic talks over asylum claims, immigration minister says

OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marc Miller says the Trudeau government is holding diplomatic talks with Mexico to deal with an increase in asylum claims from that country. Miller says claims from Mexic...

Jan 22, 2024

U.S. Department of Justice preparing legal brief as both sides appeal Line 5 decision

WASHINGTON - The U.S. government has been asked to explain how a 1977 energy treaty with Canada would impact efforts to shut down the Line 5 cross-border pipeline. A forthcoming Department of Justice ...

Jan 22, 2024

In the news today: Canadian MPs warn against "constant humiliation" of Palestinians

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... MPs who visited West Bank urge action against "constant humiliation" of Palesti...

Jan 22, 2024