Canada

Fire activity expected to kick up in N.W.T., Mounties warn against re-entering

YELLOWKNIFE - Fire activity along a key Northwest Territories highway is expected to kick up in the coming days, while Mounties say they'll stop a potentially large group from trying to re-enter when ...

Aug 31, 2023

In the news today: Canadians in 'hellish situation', BC fires spark political flames

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Canada leaving four men in 'hellish situation' Sally Lane says she is "overjoye...

Aug 31, 2023

Woman accusing ex-NDP MP Roméo Saganash of sexual assault in Winnipeg goes public

OTTAWA - The woman accusing former New Democrat MP Romo Saganash of sexual assault is going public, saying she wants to support others. Carmen Roy, who works for the National Centre for Truth and Reco...

Aug 31, 2023

How wildfire in British Columbia's Shuswap is fanning political flames

VICTORIA - The wildfire that has been rampaging through the Shuswap region of the B.C. Interior has also sparked a fight over whether local Opposition MLAs have been encouraging residents to disobey f...

Aug 31, 2023

Mother of Canadian man detained in Syria ‘overjoyed’ to get word of son

OTTAWA - Sally Lane says she is "overjoyed" to hear news of her son Jack - even if he's barely hanging on in a Syrian prison - after years of silence. Lane says a civil society delegation messaged her...

Aug 31, 2023

Saskatchewan, New Brunswick naming changes means 'life or death' for trans kids: Ien

OTTAWA - Canada's minister for women, gender equality and youth says policies in Saskatchewan and New Brunswick that require parental consent before students under 16 can have schools use their prefer...

Aug 31, 2023

Ottawa man charged with promoting neo-Nazi terrorist group released on bail

OTTAWA - An Ottawa man who has been charged with terrorism offences for promoting a far-right group has been granted bail. Patrick Gordon Macdonald, 26, was charged in July with participating in the a...

Aug 30, 2023

Arrest made in cold-case sex assaults, suspect released by judge: Vancouver police

Vancouver police say they have solved a series of cold-case sexual assaults dating back 14 years, leading to the arrest of a suspect in Saskatchewan. Deputy Chief Constable Fiona Wilson told a briefin...

Aug 30, 2023

Less than one in five federally funded charging stations are operational

OTTAWA - More than 43,000 electric vehicle chargers have been funded over the last seven years under the federal government's two main EV infrastructure programs. But data supplied by the Department o...

Aug 30, 2023

'Freedom Convoy' leaders' criminal trial goes beyond mischief charges

OTTAWA - The leaders of the "Freedom Convoy" are preparing to answer to criminal charges next week for their part in the massive demonstration that gridlocked Ottawa last year - but the stakes go beyo...

Aug 30, 2023