Canada

Sign outside Quebec Ukrainian summer camp vandalized with pro-Russian graffiti

CHERTSEY, Que. - Officials who run a summer camp north of Montreal for Ukrainian children say one of its signs has been vandalized with pro-Russian graffiti. A photo shows the Camp Ste-Sophie sign van...

Jul 27, 2023

Pat Carney, former MP, senator, remembered as kind, 'wise leader'

VANCOUVER - Pat Carney is being remembered as a life force and a woman who got things done. The former member of Parliament, senator and trailblazer died Tuesday at the age of 88. Former Conservative ...

Jul 27, 2023

Aging infrastructure struggling to keep up with storms, wildfires, changing climate

FREDERICTON - The torrential rain that washed out roads, bridges and a key rail link in Nova Scotia on the weekend is is being described as another sign that engineers cannot rely on past weather patt...

Jul 27, 2023

Accused in Ottawa east-end explosion expected to plead guilty next month

OTTAWA - The man charged with causing an explosion that destroyed several new homes in Ottawa earlier this year is expected to plead guilty next month. Kody Troy Crosby, 35, is scheduled to appear in ...

Jul 27, 2023

Weather delivers modest respite for wildfire starts in B.C., as latest update due

VANCOUVER - Fire and emergency management officials are set to provide an update on the state of wildfires around British Columbia, as recent rains have offered some reprieve but several blazes still ...

Jul 27, 2023

People convicted of money laundering, forgery to be banned from Quebec casinos

MONTREAL - The Quebec government intends to ban people convicted of certain crimes from province-owned casinos. The new regulation bans people who have been convicted of or have pleaded guilty to crim...

Jul 27, 2023

Republican senator calls out Canada's 'feeble commitment' on NATO spending

WASHINGTON - Canada is again in the U.S. spotlight for what one Republican senator is calling its "feeble commitment" to defence spending. Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan called out the Liberal government's ...

Jul 27, 2023

Montreal police investigate double homicide after mother, daughter found dead in home

Montreal police say they are investigating a double homicide after the bodies of a mother and her preteen daughter were found in a home. Police say the woman, 56, and the girl, 12, were found dead ins...

Jul 27, 2023

Supreme Court won't hear appeal of ex-construction boss convicted of corruption

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal from a former construction boss who was convicted of corruption, breach of trust and conspiracy to commit fraud. Tony Accurso was sentenced...

Jul 27, 2023

In the news today: New federal cabinet role, Pat Carney dead at 88

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Specifics of citizens' services cabinet job murky Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...

Jul 27, 2023