Canada

Parents' doubts persist after forum on Montreal supervised drug-use site near school

MONTREAL - Several parents say they were left with serious doubts after a tense Tuesday evening information session about a supervised drug-use site opening near their children's Montreal elementary s...

Sep 20, 2023

Who was Hardeep Singh Nijjar, slain B.C. Sikh leader at heart of diplomatic crisis?

On June 18, Hardeep Singh Nijjar phoned his eldest son for the last time, to say he was on his way home for dinner. Baljar Singh Nijjar, 21, said his father had been in a good mood earlier that Father...

Sep 20, 2023

Trudeau promises progress on methane emissions, funding for poverty reduction at UN

WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will be able to exceed its targets for reducing methane emissions from the oil and gas sector. Speaking at the Climate Ambition Summit at the UN,...

Sep 20, 2023

Canada Post breaking law by gathering info from envelopes, parcels: watchdog

OTTAWA - The federal privacy watchdog says Canada Post is breaking the law by gleaning information from the outsides of envelopes and packages to help build marketing lists that it rents to businesses...

Sep 20, 2023

Cross-country rallies against 'gender ideology' in schools met with counter-protests

Heated exchanges between protesters and counter-protesters are taking place across the country today over school policies on gender identity. Posters created by a group called "1MillionMarch4Children"...

Sep 20, 2023

1 in 4 adolescents have been cyberbullied, StatCan says

A new StatCan report says one in four adolescents in Canada have been cyberbullied and it's taking a toll on their mental health. The study says youth who have been victimized online have a greater ri...

Sep 20, 2023

Corporate ethics czar investigating Levi Strauss over alleged links to forced labour

OTTAWA - Canada's corporate ethics watchdog has launched an investigation into allegations that Levi Strauss Canada is working with companies that use forced labour in China. Sheri Meyerhoffer, the om...

Sep 20, 2023

In the news today: India tensions rise, PM at UN and Unifor strikes deal with Ford

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Diplomatic tension with India could last months One expert thinks Canada may be...

Sep 20, 2023

Canada in 'early stages' of diplomatic tension with India: former Trudeau adviser

OTTAWA - One expert thinks Canada may be just at the beginning of a months-long diplomatic spat with India, as allies await more information on accusations New Delhi played a role in the death of a Ca...

Sep 20, 2023

Newfoundland university threw open its doors to Titanic dive operator, emails show

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A research institute at Newfoundland and Labrador's Memorial University threw open its "proverbial doors" last year to the company that owned the doomed Titan submersible, less than...

Sep 20, 2023