Canada

Quebec sex assault trial for ex-fashion mogul Peter Nygard scheduled for June 2024

MONTREAL - Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard will stand trial in Quebec on sexual assault charges in June 2024. Nygard, 81, did not appear in Quebec court today when the dates were set for the trial t...

Apr 14, 2023

In The News for April 14: Will the PM's chief of staff have any surprises today?

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 Friday, April 14, 2023 ... What we are watchin...

Apr 14, 2023

'Political hit men': Emails detail anger over RCMP handling of border protests

There were complaints that Mounties were not doing enough at the Canada-U. S. border-crossing in Coutts, Alta., when protests erupted over COVID-19 pandemic policies. There were others saying the same...

Apr 14, 2023

Supreme Court to rule on Quebec law banning homegrown cannabis

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada is set to rule today on whether Quebec's ban on growing cannabis plants at home is constitutional. The ruling is in a case first brought before the courts in 2019 ...

Apr 14, 2023

'A reflection': Stampede tarp auction an indicator of Alberta's booming economy

CALGARY - The amount of money that was flowing freely at the annual Calgary Stampede canvas auction Thursday night was just the sort of gusher that Alberta's oil and gas industry likes to see. The eve...

Apr 13, 2023

NDP challenges Alberta Premier Smith to explain whether she shares 'extremist views'

EDMONTON - Alberta Opposition NDP Leader Rachel Notley says Premier Danielle Smith must explain whether she shares the "extremist views" of Calgary street preacher Artur Pawlowski and those of "her ke...

Apr 13, 2023

Akwesasne Mohawk Police seize two vehicles in relation to dead migrants investigation

MONTREAL - Akwesasne Mohawk Police say they have seized vehicles believed to be connected to the eight migrants whose bodies were recovered from the St. Lawrence River late last month. Police confirme...

Apr 13, 2023

Ash from Russia volcano causes flight cancellations in northwestern B.C.

TERRACE, B.C. - Some flights out of northern British Columbia are cancelled due to ash from a Russian volcano that erupted thousands of kilometres away. Air Canada says it is monitoring the ash cloud ...

Apr 13, 2023

B.C. marks 7th anniversary of overdose emergency with grim record statistics

VANCOUVER - British Columbia Emergency Health Services has released grim statistics on the toxic drug crisis ahead of the seventh anniversary of the province declaring a public health emergency. B.C. ...

Apr 13, 2023

Nunavut Inuit organization revokes enrolment of sisters, says first-of-its-kind case

IQALUIT, Nunavut - The organization responsible for enrolling Inuit under the Nunavut Agreement says it has removed twin sisters from its list in what is calls a first-of-its-kind case. Nunavut Tunnga...

Apr 13, 2023