Canada

Montreal police investigating after 'Molotov cocktail' thrown at Jewish centre

Montreal police are investigating after an incendiary object was allegedly thrown against the door of a Jewish community centre early this morning. The Jewish Community Council says its building in th...

Nov 27, 2023

In the news today: Hamas releases more hostages from Gaza, offers extended ceasefire

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Hamas releases a third group of hostages as part of truce The Gaza militant gro...

Nov 27, 2023

Poor Inuit housing 'direct result of colonialism': federal housing advocate

OTTAWA - A federal housing advocate is accusing every level of government in Canada of failing to uphold the Inuit's right to housing - and therefore denying their human rights. "The housing condition...

Nov 27, 2023

B.C. in court against pharma companies in bid to certify opioid class-action lawsuit

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government goes up against dozens of health care and pharmaceutical companies in court today in a bid to get certification for a class-action lawsuit over the costs of...

Nov 27, 2023

Search for answers underway after Winnipeg shooting left three dead, two injured

Winnipeg residents are waiting for more information as investigators work to piece together what led up to a downtown shooting Sunday that killed three people and left two others in hospital with crit...

Nov 27, 2023

Montreal to spend nearly $200M on snow removal as winter costs rise across Canada

MONTREAL - There's a saying in municipal politics: win snow removal, win the day. But as inflation takes a toll on tight city budgets, the price of winning that battle is rising. Take Montreal, where ...

Nov 27, 2023

Canadian Jewish, Muslim groups see different paths to peace amid ceasefire

MONTREAL - Jewish and Muslim groups in Canada say they are closely following the ongoing, temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas as it enters its third day. Hamas freed 17 more hostages today as...

Nov 26, 2023

Special interlocutor 'waiting' for MP bill criminalizing residential school denialism

OTTAWA - Canada's justice minister is considering options raised by the independent adviser on unmarked graves, who says Indigenous leaders want Canada to move on criminalizing residential school deni...

Nov 26, 2023

B.C. First Nation votes to take over child and family services for its residents

DUNCAN, B.C. - British Columbia's largest First Nation has voted to take over authority of child and family services for its residents. Results of a vote held by the Cowichan Tribes show 83 per cent o...

Nov 26, 2023

Québec solidaire elects Émilise Lessard-Therrien as co-spokeswoman

GATINEAU, Que. - Quebec's second-largest opposition party has elected milise Lessard-Therrien as its new co-spokeswoman. Qubec solidaire, which has 12 seats in the province's 125-seat legislature, doe...

Nov 26, 2023