Canada

Indian authorities aim to have Canadians sent to face charges in border deaths

Indian authorities have started the process to have two Canadians extradited to face charges after four members of the same family froze to death in southern Manitoba while trying to cross into the Un...

May 11, 2023

Alleged victim of Quebec businessman accused of paying for sex sues for $8 million

MONTREAL - Another alleged victim of a prominent Quebec businessman accused of exploiting minors and young adults for sex has filed a lawsuit against him. Montreal-based law firm CaLex filed an $8-mil...

May 11, 2023

Disaster risk profile warns Canada ill-prepared for a major earthquake

OTTAWA - The first draft of a new national disaster risk assessment report warns that a major earthquake in British Columbia or parts of Ontario and Quebec could swiftly become the most costly natural...

May 11, 2023

Former intelligence officer calls on Canada to expel more Chinese diplomats

OTTAWA - A former intelligence officer with Canada's spy agency is calling on the federal government to kick out more Chinese diplomats, saying they have too big a presence in the country. Michel June...

May 11, 2023

'Chaotic' down south, concern up north as U.S. ends COVID border, immigration rules

WASHINGTON - It's a tale of two borders today as the U.S. braces for the end of its COVID-19 restrictions: chaos in the Rio Grande Valley and concern along the 49th parallel. President Joe Biden says ...

May 11, 2023

Slain officer identified, two others in hospital after shooting east of Ottawa: OPP

BOURGET, Ont. - One officer is dead and two others were injured early Thursday morning after they were shot in a village east of Ottawa, Ontario Provincial Police said. The OPP commissioner said he an...

May 11, 2023

In The News for May 11 : RCMP to start field-testing body-worn cameras

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 11 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

May 11, 2023

Wildfires threatening nine First Nations in Alberta: Indigenous Services Canada

Indigenous Services Canada says wildfires are threatening nine First Nations in Alberta, including the Little Red River Cree Nation, where more than 100 structures have been lost in the community of F...

May 11, 2023

Agency struggled to get pharma companies to engage in drug-price reform: memo

OTTAWA - Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos was warned that pharmaceutical companies had steadfastly refused to engage on drug-price reforms before he urged an independent federal agency to pause those ...

May 11, 2023

RCMP to begin field-testing body cameras ahead of national rollout

OTTAWA - The RCMP says it expects officers in three parts of the country to start field-testing body-worn cameras in the coming days. Members of the RCMP in Nova Scotia, Nunavut and Alberta will have ...

May 11, 2023