Canada

CP NewsAlert: Pastor gets 60-day sentence for role in Alberta border blockade

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Calgary pastor Artur Pawlowski has been sentenced to 60 days jail for his role in protests against COVID-19 public health measures that blocked Alberta's main Canada-U.S. border cr...

Sep 18, 2023

Families of slain First Nations women disappointed by meeting with Anandasangaree

OTTAWA - The families of two First Nations women whose remains are believed to be in a Winnipeg landfill say they were left feeling disappointed by a meeting with a Liberal cabinet minister in Ottawa....

Sep 18, 2023

Lawsuits filed by building owner, victim's family in Old Montreal fire that killed 7

MONTREAL - The owner of an Old Montreal building where seven people died in a fire last March is suing the city for $7.6 million. Emile Benamor says the city's rules and regulations for heritage prope...

Sep 18, 2023

Undo Line 5 shutdown order, federal government's filing urges U.S. appeals court

WASHINGTON - Ottawa is urging a U.S. appeals court to reverse a Wisconsin judge's order that threatens to shut down the Line 5 cross-border pipeline by June 2026. Forcing a shutdown would violate Cana...

Sep 18, 2023

Class-action lawsuit application for COVID-19 response in care homes begins in Quebec

MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge is being asked to authorize a class-action lawsuit on behalf of all residents of public long-term care homes that experienced COVID-19 outbreaks during the pan...

Sep 18, 2023

Two men and a woman arrested after human remains found in Quebec City area

MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say they've made three arrests after human remains were found in the Quebec City area on Sunday. Police say two men, aged 44 and 31, and a 31-year-old woman were ar...

Sep 18, 2023

Champagne, Freeland meet with grocery executives to discuss stabilizing prices

OTTAWA - Top executives from Canada's major grocery chains are in Ottawa this morning to meet with two federal cabinet ministers and discuss measures to stabilize grocery prices. Finance Minister Chry...

Sep 18, 2023

In the news today: Parliament resumes, with focus on housing and food prices

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Housing, food prices on agenda as MPs return MPs are returning to the House of ...

Sep 18, 2023

Trajectory for 'Freedom Convoy' organizers' trial uncertain as third week begins

OTTAWA - Lawyers on both sides of the trial of key "Freedom Convoy" organizers are working to keep the proceedings from coming to a standstill. Tamara Lich and Chris Barber are facing charges related ...

Sep 18, 2023

Residents of Hay River and surrounding communities return after month-long evacuation

HAY RIVER, N.W.T. - Jennifer Coleman has lived in and around Hay River in the Northwest Territories her whole life, but the highway into the community felt like a strange place as she and other wildfi...

Sep 18, 2023