Canada

Manitoba premier to meet with women's families to talk about landfill search

WINNIPEG - Manitoba's recently elected premier is set to meet with the families of two slain First Nations women whose remains are believed to be in a Winnipeg-area landfill. Wab Kinew is expected to ...

Oct 26, 2023

Sheila North announces candidacy for national chief of Assembly of First Nations

OTTAWA - Sheila North, a former grand chief of Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak, has announced her bid to become the next national chief of the Assembly of First Nations. North is an advocate for missi...

Oct 26, 2023

Canadian researcher released from Algerian prison after sentence reduced on appeal

MONTREAL - A Canadian researcher whose criminal conviction in Algeria was criticized by human rights groups has been released from prison after a court reduced his sentence. Raouf Farrah's lawyer, Kou...

Oct 26, 2023

Feds install temporary impact review process pending new law prompted by top court

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada will limit some of its work while the federal government develops new legislation to respond to a recent Sup...

Oct 26, 2023

Homicide probe after 19-year-old Quebec City woman killed, second teen injured

Quebec City police say a 19-year-old woman was killed in her home early this morning while a 16-year-old boy was seriously injured. Police say doctors fear for the life of the injured teen, who was li...

Oct 26, 2023

Self-reported paid sick leave coverage has increased 'moderately' since 1995: StatCan

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says self-reported paid sick leave coverage has increased moderately since 1995, but coverage for front-line workers is still far from universal. The federal agency says tha...

Oct 26, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Global Affairs says 7th Canadian killed in Israel-Hamas hostilities

OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada says it is providing support to the family of a seventh Canadian killed during ongoing hostilities between Israel and Hamas. More coming. The Canadian Press

Oct 26, 2023

Canada Border Services Agency issues alert about man wanted for Maine mass shooting

The Canada Border Services Agency has issued an "armed and dangerous" alert to its officers stationed along the Canada-U.S. border, warning them to be on the lookout for the man suspected of fatally s...

Oct 26, 2023

Dentists decry being left in the dark about federal dental insurance plan

OTTAWA - Canadian dentists are demanding details on Ottawa's soon-to-be announced federal dental insurance plan and how the federal government pans to preserve existing provincial and private coverage...

Oct 26, 2023

Trudeau to nominate Alberta judge Mary Moreau to Supreme Court: CP source

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to announce the nomination of Mary Moreau, chief justice of the Court of King's Bench of Alberta, to the Supreme Court of Canada. A senior government sour...

Oct 26, 2023