Canada

'Bank of mom and dad' study: B.C. high earners get housing boost if parents also own

OTTAWA - A Statistics Canada study into what it calls the "bank of mom and dad" shows home ownership among young high earners in British Columbia increases more than anywhere else in Canada if their p...

Nov 21, 2023

Judge orders McGill to comply with deal on unmarked grave search at former hospital

MONTREAL - A Quebec judge has ordered McGill University to comply with a deal it reached with a group of Indigenous women that outlines the search for possible unmarked graves at a former Montreal hos...

Nov 21, 2023

Statistics Canada says annual inflation rate slowed to 3.1% in October

The annual inflation rate in October cooled to its slowest pace since June as the price of gasoline tumbled compared with a spike higher a year earlier, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.The agency said ...

Nov 21, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Ibrahim Ali's lawyers call no evidence in B.C. murder trial

VANCOUVER - Ibrahim Ali's lawyers have told the jury in his first-degree murder trial they will not be calling any evidence in defence of allegations he sexually assaulted and killed a 13-year-old gir...

Nov 21, 2023

Company at centre of E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares enters not guilty plea

CALGARY - A company that runs a commercial kitchen at the centre of an E. coli outbreak at multiple Calgary daycares has entered a not guilty plea to municipal bylaw charges. The City of Calgary charg...

Nov 21, 2023

'Slap in the face': Indigenous women's group reacts to Emmy win for Sainte-Marie film

A group of Indigenous women says the International Emmy Award for a documentary about folk legend Buffy Sainte-Marie feels like a "slap in the face." The Indigenous Women's Collective describes itself...

Nov 21, 2023

'This or nothing': Quebec finance minister defends subsidy for NHL pre-season games

Quebec's finance minister is defending his decision to spend up to $7 million of taxpayer money to bring the Los Angeles Kings NHL team to Quebec City next October for two pre-season games. Eric Girar...

Nov 21, 2023

Justice Minister Arif Virani says online harms bill 'an absolute priority'

OTTAWA - Justice Minister Arif Virani says legislation that will try to tackle online hate is coming soon. The Liberals first promised in the 2019 election campaign to bring in a bill to combat hate s...

Nov 21, 2023

In the news today: No Canadians cleared to leave Gaza Strip Tuesday

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... No Canadians included on latest list of people cleared to leave Gaza No Canadia...

Nov 21, 2023

No Canadians included on latest list of people cleared to leave Gaza Strip via Egypt

No Canadians are on today's list of foreign nationals approved to leave the besieged Gaza Strip and cross into Egypt via the Rafah border crossing. Global Affairs Canada said in its latest update on M...

Nov 21, 2023