Canada

University of Calgary named world's first United Nations University hub for water

CALGARY - The University of Calgary has become the world's first United Nations University hub focused on water. The hub is a partnership between the Calgary university and the United Nations Universi...

Dec 13, 2023

B.C. police seek Interpol notice for return of cocaine smuggler who escaped to India

SURREY, B.C. - Police in British Columbia are asking Interpol to post a red notice for the arrest and return of a Surrey man who escaped to India after being convicted of smuggling cocaine into Canada...

Dec 13, 2023

More non-Indigenous and Indigenous people aware of residential schools: report

WINNIPEG - Research suggests public awareness of past harms from residential schools has increased but more work needs to be done educating Canadians on lasting impacts of the institutions. Researcher...

Dec 13, 2023

Alberta researchers call for public inquiry into program to ensure oilsands cleanup

Alberta university researchers are calling for an open public inquiry into a provincial program designed to ensure oilsands producers can pay to clean up after themselves. They say the agreement at an...

Dec 13, 2023

Montreal mayor Valérie Plante says fatigue was factor in news conference health scare

Montreal Mayor Valrie Plante is back on the job after taking ill and sinking to the ground during a news conference last Tuesday. Plante told reporters at city hall she has consulted her doctor and is...

Dec 13, 2023

Self-defence or deliberate killing: Final arguments in trial of Saskatchewan Mountie

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - Crown prosecutors say a Saskatchewan Mountie deliberately lured his lover to an isolated area to kill him, but the officer's lawyer argues the shooting was in self-defence. Bern...

Dec 13, 2023

Minister doesn't yet know cost to replace deteriorating Montreal Olympic Stadium roof

Quebec Tourism Minister Caroline Proulx says she's not able to say how much it would cost to replace the deteriorating roof of Montreal's Olympic Stadium. Proulx said today cabinet will study the issu...

Dec 13, 2023

Guilbeault hails 'monumental' COP28 deal, others warn of 'dangerous distractions'

OTTAWA - Canada's environment minister is hailing what he calls the "monumental" outcome of the United Nations climate summit. It's the first time the summit of nearly 200 countries has collectively a...

Dec 13, 2023

After legal disputes and death threats, Montreal suburb deer cull to go ahead in 2024

LONGUEUIL, Que. - A Montreal suburb says its long-awaited cull of nuisance deer in a local park will finally go ahead in the fall of 2024. Since 2020 activists have tried to stop the City of Longueuil...

Dec 13, 2023

In the news today: Liberals to talk UN ceasefire stance and AI fears spark concerns

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Liberal caucus meets after UN ceasefire vote Liberal MPs are set to gather for ...

Dec 13, 2023