Canada

Canadian death toll in cantaloupe salmonella outbreak rises to seven

OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada is reporting another death from a salmonella outbreak involving cantaloupes, bringing the total to seven. The agency says there have been 164 lab-confirmed ...

Dec 22, 2023

CP NewsAlert: New trial ordered for N.B. men convicted of murder in 1984

OTTAWA - The federal justice minister has ordered a new trial for two New Brunswick men convicted of a 1984 murder. Arif Virani says in a news release today that after a review, he has determined ther...

Dec 22, 2023

Man believed taken hostage with Canadian wife by Hamas confirmed dead: report

An American Israeli man who was taken hostage with his Canadian wife by Hamas during the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel has reportedly been confirmed dead. ABC News reports that the Israeli group Hostages a...

Dec 22, 2023

Foreign interference inquiry rejects Conservatives' renewed request for full standing

OTTAWA - A federal inquiry into foreign interference has dismissed a request from the Conservative party to reverse an earlier decision to deny it full standing in the factual phase of the proceedings...

Dec 22, 2023

Supreme Court of Canada agrees to hear case of B.C. babysitter in toddler's death

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear the case of a British Columbia woman whose conviction in the drowning death of a toddler was quashed earlier this year. Documents show that the ...

Dec 22, 2023

RCMP union seeks boost to cadet training allowance to compete with other forces

OTTAWA - The union representing rank-and-file Mounties has asked the federal government for $24 million annually to boost the RCMP cadet training allowance to help attract the best recruits. The Natio...

Dec 22, 2023

'Slap in the face': Images of Canadian child abuse victims training AI generators

Pictures of Canadian victims are among the thousands of images depicting child sexual abuse that an internet watchdog group found in databases used to train popular artificial image generators "That's...

Dec 22, 2023

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heading to Jamaica for post-Christmas vacation

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is heading to Jamaica next week for a family vacation over the holiday break. The Prime Minister's Office says Trudeau will travel with his immediate family to t...

Dec 22, 2023

Concordia offers new award of up to $4,000 in response to Quebec tuition hike

Montreal's Concordia University has announced financial support of up to $4,000 for new Canadian undergraduate students from outside Quebec starting next fall. The school says it is introducing the Ca...

Dec 22, 2023

In the news today: Temporary visas offered to people in Gaza with Canadian relatives

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... People in Gaza with Canadian relatives offered visas, but no guarantee of escap...

Dec 22, 2023