Canada

Survivor of fatal Downtown Eastside hotel fire files proposed class-action lawsuit

VANCOUVER - A woman who survived a fatal fire at a downtown Vancouver rooming hotel has filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against the building's owner, the operator of the residence and the city's...

Apr 11, 2023

What to know about the TTC's upcoming Rogers cellphone network

TORONTO - Rogers and BAI Communications reached a deal Monday that will see the telecommunications giant acquire the exclusive rights to build the TTC's wireless network. Here is what you need to know...

Apr 11, 2023

Union for 911 operators in RCMP calls for recruitment plan to address staff shortages

OTTAWA - The union that represents the RCMP's emergency dispatchers and 911 operators is calling for the force to come up with a recruitment plan to fix worsening staff shortages. CUPE Local 104 presi...

Apr 11, 2023

Request to remove newspaper article among Ottawa's queries to social-media giants

OTTAWA - Newly released documents show that a federal government department asked Facebook and Twitter to delete a newspaper article that it felt contained errors - but both social-media giants denied...

Apr 11, 2023

About 16,000 Quebec clients remain without power six days after ice storm

MONTREAL - Quebec's electric utility says it still can't say with certainty when power will return to all the homes and businesses affected by last week's ice storm. About 16,000 customers are still o...

Apr 11, 2023

CEO, board of Trudeau Foundation resign citing recent politicization of their work

OTTAWA - The CEO and most members of the board of directions for the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation say they are stepping down because of the political climate that has recently surrounded their wo...

Apr 11, 2023

Ukrainian PM to meet with Trudeau today : In The News for April 11

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

Apr 11, 2023

Two Canadian women released from Syrian camp set to appear in Brampton, Ont., court

BRAMPTON, Ont. - Two Canadian women who were arrested after returning to Canada from a prison camp in northeastern Syria last week are expected to appear in a Brampton, Ont., court today. The RCMP say...

Apr 11, 2023

Muslim groups promise to monitor Quebec ban on school prayer spaces

MONTREAL - Muslim groups are speaking out against the Quebec government's intention to ban prayer spaces in public schools, saying they will monitor how the Education Department enforces its new rules...

Apr 11, 2023

Ukrainian prime minister expected to appeal for more aid during visit to Canada today

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to meet his Ukrainian counterpart in Toronto this morning. Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal is expected to thank Canada for its support of his...

Apr 11, 2023