Canada

CP NewsAlert: Cyberattack on B.C. health websites may have taken personal information

VANCOUVER - A cyberattack on three websites hosted by the Health Employers Association of British Columbia may have seized personal information associated with 240,000 email addresses. Michael McMilli...

Aug 01, 2023

Divers have found seven shipwrecks off Quebec's Iles-de-la-Madeleine this summer

MONTREAL - A team of divers combing the watery depths off Quebec's les-de-la-Madeleine this summer say they have discovered seven new shipwrecks that likely date to the 1800s. Diver Jean-Simon Richard...

Aug 01, 2023

Alberta no longer pursuing plan to dump RCMP for provincial police force

EDMONTON - The Alberta government is no longer formally pursuing its plan to dump the RCMP in favour of a new provincial police force. However, Justice Minister Mickey Amery says the idea is not dead ...

Aug 01, 2023

New Montreal light-rail train line saw two service interruptions on day of launch

MONTREAL - The organization responsible for Montreal's new light-rail train line says it's looking into the situation after track switch problems led to two service disruptions within 24 hours of the ...

Aug 01, 2023

Poilievre says Canada's immigration system is broken, sidesteps target cut questions

OTTAWA - Canada's immigration system is broken, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre charged Tuesday, as he sidestepped questions about whether he would change current targets. Appearing before report...

Aug 01, 2023

As Singh tours Atlantic Canada, New Democrats look to flip Liberal seats

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is touring Atlantic Canada in an effort to highlight affordability issues - and flip two Liberal seats in the next federal election. Singh says voters who are increas...

Aug 01, 2023

All news in Canada will be removed from Facebook, Instagram within weeks: Meta

OTTAWA - Meta says it is officially moving to end news access for Canadians on its Facebook and Instagram platforms. The company says it is removing news for all Canadian users over the course of the ...

Aug 01, 2023

External review found military's COVID-19 vaccine policy violated Charter of Rights

OTTAWA - A tribunal that's part of the military grievance process has found that a COVID-19 vaccine policy violated Armed Forces members' Charter rights. The Military Grievances External Review Commit...

Aug 01, 2023

Justice minister takes new oath after wording prompted by SNC-Lavalin affair left out

OTTAWA - The new federal justice minister and attorney general is slated to swear a fresh oath today because the one he recited last week left out wording ushered in following the SNC-Lavalin affair. ...

Aug 01, 2023

One injured after small plane crashes at Quebec City's Jean Lesage airport

Quebec City police say one person was injured after a small plane crashed at Jean Lesage International Airport. The airport authority says the Cessna 172 belongs to local flight school Orizon Aviation...

Aug 01, 2023