Canada

RCMP boosts contract scrutiny following review of dealings with China-linked firm

OTTAWA - The RCMP says it is updating its procurement practices after an internal review of dealings with a company that has ties to China. A standing offer with Sinclair Technologies to provide the R...

Sep 11, 2023

Sask. premier accuses Trudeau of risking trade with India, hiding status of talks

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe's government is accusing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of damaging relations with India and keeping the provinces in the dark about trade talks. In a letter Moe released...

Sep 11, 2023

Indian PM, in meeting with Trudeau, rebukes Canada on Sikh independence vote

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed "strong concerns" to Canada over its handling of the Punjabi independence movement, on the same day the Sikh community in Metro Vancouver held a vote ...

Sep 11, 2023

Montreal public health investigating after overdoses send six people to hospital

Montreal public health says it's investigating a series of overdoses in downtown Montreal Sunday that sent six people to hospital. The health agency says what happened is concerning but that it's not ...

Sep 11, 2023

Ex-Conservative Quebec MP, 'political orphan' Alain Rayes won't seek re-election

Quebec MP Alain Rayes says he won't run again for federal office, a year after leaving the Conservative Party. In a statement, Rayes says it is the right time for him to exit politics, though he will ...

Sep 11, 2023

NDP wants Suncor CEO to tell MPs why company moving away from focus on clean energy

OTTAWA - NDP MP Charlie Angus says the head of oilsands giant Suncor needs to explain to a House of Commons committee why he's moving his company's focus away from clean energy. CEO Rich Kruger told i...

Sep 11, 2023

Informant at heart of Quebec's secret trial sues authorities for $5.8 million

MONTREAL - A police informant at the heart of a secret trial in Quebec is suing authorities for roughly $5.8 million. The unnamed informant, described in the Aug. 28 lawsuit as the "designated person,...

Sep 11, 2023

Trudeau expected to leave India Tuesday morning after plane breaks down

NEW DELHI - The Canadian Armed Forces sent a plane yesterday evening to pick up Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who is stranded in India after the plane he arrived on was grounded because of technical ...

Sep 11, 2023

In the news today: Tory policy could harm LGBTQ kids, advocates say

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Transgender Tory candidate says vote against gender-affirming care could cost l...

Sep 11, 2023

'Freedom Convoy' lawyers attempt to block Ottawa residents from testifying at trial

OTTAWA - The lawyers defending two of the most prominent organizers of the "Freedom Convoy" protests are expected to make their case today to block nine Ottawa residents and business representatives f...

Sep 11, 2023