Canada

RCMP to release names of Manitoba crash victims as city gathers in mourning

DAUPHIN, Man. - RCMP are set to release the names of the people who died in a fiery bus crash a week ago as a small western Manitoba community prepares to gather in mourning for the 16 lives lost. "De...

Jun 22, 2023

Civil society team heading to Syria, but Ottawa won't support repatriation efforts

OTTAWA - The federal government has rebuffed an offer from a civil society delegation to travel to northeastern Syria on Ottawa's behalf to repatriate detained Canadians. Instead, a scaled-down group,...

Jun 22, 2023

LeBlanc says plans for new infrastructure funding program on track for the fall

WHISTLER, B.C. - Federal Infrastructure Minister Dominic LeBlanc says details on the "next generation" of funding programs are on track to be announced in the fall. Canada's premiers have pushed for m...

Jun 21, 2023

MP files 'official grievance' with Speaker over Taylor Swift snubbing Canada on tour

OTTAWA - The bad blood over superstar Taylor Swift snubbing Canada on her latest tour has reached the House of Commons. Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux says he's filing an "official" grievance "on behal...

Jun 21, 2023

Plea for video as police say two killers of Sikh temple leader escaped through park

SURREY, B.C. - Homicide investigators in Surrey, B.C., have released descriptions of the killers of a Sikh temple leader, but say they need video to help solve the crime. Sgt. Timothy Pierotti says th...

Jun 21, 2023

Alberta youth arrested in terrorism investigation subject to peace bond

CALGARY - Police in Calgary say they have arrested a youth in relation to a terrorism investigation. Details about the accused's identity are protected under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. RCMP say t...

Jun 21, 2023

Ottawa releases action plan to implement UNDRIP, despite calls for more consultation

OTTAWA - The federal government has released its action plan on implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Its release coincides with the country marking today as...

Jun 21, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Canada Bread fined $50M for role in bread price-fixing scandal

Canada Bread Co. will pay a fine of $50 million after pleading guilty to its role in a criminal price-fixing arrangement that raised the wholesale price of fresh commercial bread. More coming. The Can...

Jun 21, 2023

Three years too long a wait for Line 5 reroute, Indigenous band in Wisconsin says

WASHINGTON - The Indigenous band that's fighting Line 5 says three years is too long to wait for the controversial cross-border pipeline to be moved. A U.S. judge has given Enbridge Inc. until June 20...

Jun 21, 2023

'Experimental with no oversight:' Experts had concerns about OceanGate sub for years

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Two engineers behind a 2018 effort to flag concerns about the submersible missing in the North Atlantic say the vessel has not had the design and safety scrutiny typical in their in...

Jun 21, 2023