Canada

Justice Minister David Lametti set to reveal plans to reform bail system

OTTAWA - Justice Minister David Lametti is set to make an announcement this afternoon about how his government plans to reform Canada's bail system, after months of calls for tougher laws from premier...

May 16, 2023

Trudeau in South Korea to talk global and energy security, youth mobility program

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in Seoul on Tuesday for his first official visit to South Korea as both countries try to build closer economic and cultural ties and w...

May 16, 2023

Trudeau heads to Asia for weeklong trip : In The News for May 16

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 16 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

May 16, 2023

B.C. wildfires put all of Fort St. John on alert, nearby areas on evacuation order

Wildfires have prompted the City of Fort St. John, B.C., to tell all of its roughly 21,000 residents to get ready to leave on short notice, while the Peace River Regional District has issued an evacua...

May 16, 2023

Wildfire activity increases in Alberta as hot, dry conditions continue

The Alberta government says hot and dry conditions are expected to continue in the coming days, providing no relief for the roughly 2,500 people fighting wildfires in the province. Prime Minister Just...

May 16, 2023

Fort St. John, B.C., tells all 21,000 residents to prepare to evacuate as fire nears

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - The City of Fort St. John in northeastern British Columbia has issued an evacuation alert telling all of its approximately 21,000 residents to get ready to leave in response to a...

May 15, 2023

Autopsy showed 13-year-old B.C. teen was strangled, pathologist tells murder trial

VANCOUVER - A forensic pathologist testifying in the trial of a man accused of murdering a 13-year-old girl in Burnaby, B.C., says she died by strangulation. Dr. Jason Morin, who conducted the autopsy...

May 15, 2023

House passes official languages bill to enshrine francophone immigration in law

OTTAWA - A bill that aims to enshrine a francophone immigration program into law is heading to the Senate after clearing the House of Commons. Bill C-13 would modernize the Official Languages Act and ...

May 15, 2023

Green Party deputy leader to run in upcoming Montreal byelection

OTTAWA - Green Party deputy leader Jonathan Pedneault is planning to run for a seat in the House of Commons in an upcoming byelection in Montreal's Notre-Dame-de-Grce-Westmount riding. The 32-year-old...

May 15, 2023

After first 100 days in office, Montreal police chief says gun crime trending down

Montreal's new police chief says he's seeing progress in the fight against gun crime after 100 days in office. Fady Dagher told reporters today that between Jan. 1 and April 30, there was a single mur...

May 15, 2023