Canada

Montreal mayor denounces vandalism of synagogue defaced with antisemitic graffiti

Montreal Mayor Valrie Plante is expressing her support for the city's Jewish community after a historic synagogue was defaced with antisemitic graffiti. Plante says there's no place in Montreal for di...

Mar 29, 2023

Calgary charity seeking one-month homes for Ukrainian refugees after massive influx

CALGARY - A Calgary charity says it has found a temporary fix to a serious housing shortage an influx of Ukrainian evacuees has caused. The Centre for Newcomers is seeking 100 hosts for families or in...

Mar 29, 2023

Quebec police conduct anti-drug trafficking raids targeting Hells Angels, Mafia

MONTREAL - Several police forces across Quebec are participating in joint anti-drug trafficking raids across the province targeting members of the Hells Angels and the Mafia. Police say they are condu...

Mar 29, 2023

With no end to federal deficits in sight, budget spells dismay for some economists

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals' latest budget announced new spending primarily on the clean economy and health care, but even with that relatively tight focus, the federal government is projected to co...

Mar 29, 2023

Budget aims for a smoother passenger experience, but 'devil is in the details'

MONTREAL - The federal government has air travel on its radar after laying out plans in its budget to speed up airport security screening and reduce flight delays. Tabled Tuesday by the Liberals follo...

Mar 29, 2023

Legion demands answers on budget promise for veterans' disability backlog

OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Legion is asking the Liberal government for more details about its promise of more money to address longstanding delays and backlogs for ill and injured veterans. The Liber...

Mar 29, 2023

International development groups say budget cut will end Canadian programs abroad

OTTAWA - Humanitarian groups are giving Tuesday's federal budget a thumbs down, saying it will create a backslide in progress on fighting disease and hunger abroad. The Liberal budget projects that it...

Mar 29, 2023

In The News for March 29: Will the Nova Scotia shooting inquiry find the answers?

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 March 29 ... What we are watching in Canada .....

Mar 29, 2023

N.S. mass shooting inquiry report must deliver 'clear commentary': family lawyer

HALIFAX - On July 22, 2020, about three months after a gunman murdered 22 people in Nova Scotia, a procession of grieving relatives marched to the local RCMP detachment, demanding an independent and o...

Mar 29, 2023

Construction company fined $20K after worker injured in N.W.T.

YELLOWKNIFE - A construction company has been fined $20,000 almost two years after a worker was injured in the Northwest Territories. Arctic Canada Construction Ltd. pleaded guilty Friday to a single ...

Mar 28, 2023