Canada

Quebec ordered to pay ex-premier Charest $385K because of corruption probe leaks

MONTREAL - The Quebec Superior Court has ordered the provincial government to pay ex-premier Jean Charest $385,000 because information about a corruption investigation targeting the Liberals was leake...

Apr 05, 2023

Quebec truck attack suspect due in court : In The News for April 5

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 5 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Apr 05, 2023

Feds back away from timeline for law to make First Nations policing essential service

OTTAWA - The federal government is backing awayfrom setting a timelineto introduce legislation that would declare First Nations policing an essential service, but at least one regional chief hopes to ...

Apr 05, 2023

Man accused of killing people with truck in Quebec court today on murder charges

AMQUI, Que. - A Quebec man accused of driving his truck into groups of pedestrians last month is due back in court today. Steeve Gagnon is expected to be arraigned on three counts of first-degree murd...

Apr 05, 2023

'Amazing story of survival': 30,000-year-old mummified ground squirrel found in Yukon

WHITEHORSE - The ancient remains of a ground squirrel dug up by miners near Dawson City, Yukon, still has lessons to teach 30,000 years after it died, an expert says. At first glance, the small, brown...

Apr 05, 2023

Victim of alleged terrorist attack on B.C. bus had no idea of motive: brother-in-law

SURREY, B.C. - Family members of a man whose throat was slashed Saturday in Surrey, B.C., say his assailant gave no indication of his motive during an attack that RCMP allege was an act of terrorism. ...

Apr 05, 2023

French envoy: Canada should link with Europe, surpass 'weak' military engagement

OTTAWA - France's ambassador to Canada says Ottawa must choose between tying itself entirely to Washington or broadening its links to partner more with Europe - while also calling out Canada's "weak" ...

Apr 05, 2023

Federal lawyers set to explain legal rationale for government use of Emergencies Act

OTTAWA - Lawyers for the federal attorney general are set to elaborate today on the legal rationale for the historic use of the Emergencies Act to dispel "Freedom Convoy" protesters early last year. T...

Apr 05, 2023

Victim of alleged terrorist knife attack on Surrey, B.C., bus is out of hospital

SURREY, B.C. - The victim of what RCMP allege was terrorism on a Surrey, B.C., bus on Saturday has returned home from hospital after his throat was slashed in an attack a family member says could have...

Apr 04, 2023

B.C. nurses contract aims to recruit, retain and lower patient-to-nurse ratio

VICTORIA - British Columbia will become the first Canadian province to adopt a nurse-to-patient ratio as part of its plan to improve workload standards in public health. The move is a key plank in the...

Apr 04, 2023