Canada

Food Banks Canada report paints dire picture of Canada-wide affordability crisis

VANCOUVER - There are many heartbreaking tales behind the record number of Canadians using food banks as they struggle with high inflation and mounting housing costs, says a Vancouver food bank execut...

Oct 25, 2023

In the news today: Israel's bombardment in Gaza surges, reducing buildings to rubble

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Israel ramps up airstrikes across the Gaza Strip Israel has ramped up airstrike...

Oct 25, 2023

Canadians want Ottawa to maintain current spending levels on Ukraine, survey suggests

OTTAWA - A new survey suggests more Canadians want Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to maintain Canada's current level of spending on helping Ukraine fight Russia's ongoing invasion, rather than boosting...

Oct 25, 2023

Prison officials 'intervened' to stop Paul Bernardo from making public statement

OTTAWA - Newly released documents show that Correctional Service Canada stopped Paul Bernardo from having his lawyer make a statement to the media as controversy swirled around the notorious killer's ...

Oct 25, 2023

B.C. helicopter lands safely after being hit by lightning, Helijet says

VICTORIA - A commercial helicopter with 14 people on board landed safely in Victoria Tuesday after it was hit by lightning. Rick Hill, the vice-president of Helijet, says aircraft was at approximately...

Oct 24, 2023

Quebec anti-corruption police note proliferation of small-scale schemes

Quebec's anti-corruption police force says although the scandals that defined the province's construction industry in the last decade have subsided, corrupt activities have sprouted on a smaller scale...

Oct 24, 2023

Former N.W.T. priest sentenced for indecent assault on child in 1980s

FORT SIMPSON, N.W.T. - A former priest is beginning a two-year sentence after pleading guilty to indecent assault on a child in the 1980s. Camille Pich, now 85, was sentenced Monday in Fort Simpson, N...

Oct 24, 2023

Woman killed by husband had filed police complaint, Quebec coroner's inquest hears

MONTREAL - A Montreal woman killed along with her two young sons by her estranged husband in 2019 told police more than a year earlier that she had received death threats and believed her husband was ...

Oct 24, 2023

Montreal fire department carries out hundreds of inspections after deadly March blaze

Montreal's fire department says that since a fire in Old Montreal killed seven people in March, it has carried out 460 targeted inspections as part of a push to secure potentially hazardous buildings....

Oct 24, 2023

Freeland says feds will strike 'challenging' balance in fall budget update

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the government's fall economic statement will focus on housing and affordability within a fiscally responsible framework. In an news conference today, ...

Oct 24, 2023