Canada

Montreal police say hate crimes rising, most targeting Jews, amid Israel-Hamas war

Montreal police say they've received reports of 16 hate crimes, mostly targeting Jewish people, since the beginning of the war between Israel and Hamas on Oct. 7. Police say that, as of Wednesday, the...

Oct 20, 2023

Canadian military preparing for possible evacuation from Lebanon

OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces said Friday it is getting ready for the possibility that it will need to help bring Canadians out of Lebanon, as Israel began evacuating a large town near its own no...

Oct 20, 2023

Saskatchewan legislature passes pronoun bill in special sitting

REGINA - A controversial bill on the use of pronouns in schools received final approval in the Saskatchewan legislature Friday. The new law prevents children under 16 from changing their names or pron...

Oct 20, 2023

Cardiology clinic becomes first in Saskatchewan to opt out of public health care

MOOSE JAW, Sask. - A cardiology clinic in Saskatchewan, the birthplace of medicare, has opted out of the publicly funded heath-care system. Dr. Jeffrey Wilkinson, who runs the South Saskatchewan Heart...

Oct 20, 2023

Poilievre calls on Ottawa to block RBC's $13.5B takeover of HSBC Canada

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling for the federal government to block Royal Bank of Canada's $13.5-billion takeover of HSBC Canada as a way to help with housing affordability. P...

Oct 20, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Premiers ask Ottawa for COVID-19 small business loan extension

VICTORIA - Canada's premiers have sent a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking the federal government to extend the repayment period for a year for interest-free loans to small businesses and...

Oct 20, 2023

Canada 'firm and steadfast' in call for two-state solution for Israel, Palestinians

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada remains "firm and steadfast" in its commitment to a two-state solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict. He says the Middle East, and the world, needs bo...

Oct 20, 2023

Transgender Manitoba MLA aims to bring personal experience to justice, health issues

WINNIPEG - Logan Oxenham is celebrating a number of firsts this month. He was elected for the first time to Manitoba's legislature with the New Democrats in the Oct. 3 election. The 46-year-old's win ...

Oct 20, 2023

Banning plastic waste exports won't solve the world's plastic trash woes: Guilbeault

OTTAWA - The mountains of trash from foreign countries seen piling up around homes and temples in Myanmar are renewing calls for Canada and other wealthy countries to deal with their own plastic garba...

Oct 20, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Canada's Christine Sinclair retiring from international soccer

Canada captain Christine Sinclair, who is the world's all-time scorer with 190 international goals, is retiring from international soccer at the end of the year. The 40-year-old Sinclair is expected t...

Oct 20, 2023