Canada

Contract talks held up RCMP team's response to Saskatchewan killings: emails

SASKATOON - A specialized RCMP team that deals with high-risk situations was not immediately available to respond to a stabbing rampage and hunt for a mass killer in Saskatchewan because of contract n...

Sep 15, 2023

Workers continue restoring essential services in N.W.T. ahead of fire evacuee return

HAY RIVER, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, CANADA - Fire crews in the Northwest Territories say work continues fighting hot spots and flareups near evacuated communities while area residents wait to hear when ...

Sep 14, 2023

CP NewsAlert: B.C. to end state of emergency as wildfire risk winds down

WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - The British Columbia government says it is ending the state of emergency imposed last month when thousands of residents were chased out of their homes by wildfires. The government...

Sep 14, 2023

Government websites down in four provinces, territories; cyberattacks blamed in two

Government websites in four provinces and territories are shut down, with at least two jurisdictions blaming cyberattacks for their outages. Internet searches of websites for Yukon, Manitoba, Prince E...

Sep 14, 2023

U.K. man convicted for sex crimes involving girl from Surrey, B.C., police say

SURREY, B.C. - Mounties say a man has been convicted in the United Kingdom for sex crimes committed against young girls, including a 12-year-old from Surrey, B.C. An RCMP statement says British police...

Sep 14, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Ex-B. C. police chief to investigate release of suspect before stabbing

LANGLEY, B.C. - Former Abbotsford police chief Bob Rich has been appointed to look into the release of a man from British Columbia's psychiatric hospital before allegedly stabbing three people in Vanc...

Sep 14, 2023

3 people from Canada sickened in botulism outbreak in Bordeaux, France

OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada says three Canadian residents have fallen ill from a botulism outbreak in Bordeaux, France. They're among 10 people who have suspected botulism after eating...

Sep 14, 2023

Change to B.C. drug decriminalization policy prohibits use near playgrounds, parks

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government says its drug decriminalization policy has been amended to stop people from using illegal substances near playgrounds and parks. The Ministry of Mental Heal...

Sep 14, 2023

DNA match in Ibrahim Ali murder case as exact as identical twins, B.C. court is told

VANCOUVER - An RCMP expert testifying at Ibrahim Ali's murder trial says she's never seen a DNA match as close as the one between the suspect and samples found on his alleged victim - except for DNA m...

Sep 14, 2023

Judge expresses sympathy, but rules audit of Muslim charity should run its course

OTTAWA - An Ontario Superior Court judge has dismissed a major Muslim charity's bid to halt a Canada Revenue Agency audit, saying it is too early to intervene in the federal examination. In his ruling...

Sep 14, 2023