Canada

Man who crashed through gates of Rideau Hall to threaten PM loses sentence appeal

OTTAWA - The Ontario Court of Appeal has quashed a sentencing appeal in the case of a Manitoba man who stormed the gates of Rideau Hall in 2020 and sought an armed confrontation with the prime ministe...

Mar 17, 2023

B.C. man arrested for allegedly wielding syringe with needle attached to toy arrow

NANAIMO - Police say they have arrested a man in Nanaimo, B.C., who was allegedly threatening people with a toy bow and arrow that had a syringe with a needle attached to the arrow's tip. Mounties say...

Mar 17, 2023

'Troubled' Eby seeks CSIS briefing on alleged Chinese meddling in Vancouver election

VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby says he's "very troubled" by allegations of Chinese interference in Vancouver's municipal elections last year and he's asked Canada's intelligence agency...

Mar 17, 2023

Mass to be held in honour of victims in Quebec town where pedestrians struck by truck

AMQUI, Que. - A memorial mass will be held this evening in the Quebec town where two people were killed and nine injured when a pickup truck crashed into pedestrians. Two men, Grald Charest and Jean L...

Mar 17, 2023

Unionized staff at Iqaluit Housing Authority go on strike over wages

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Unionized staff with the Iqaluit Housing Authority formed a picket line in chilly temperatures outside the housing office in the Nunavut capital Friday morning, demanding better wag...

Mar 17, 2023

Tuberculosis outbreak declared in Pond Inlet, Nunavut

POND INLET, Nunavut - The Nunavut Department of Health has declared a tuberculosis outbreak in Pond Inlet. The territory's chief public health officer says there are currently five active cases and 22...

Mar 17, 2023

Ottawa requests joint 'working group' on oilsands contamination with Alberta

The federal environment minister wants to set up a new group with the Alberta government and Indigenous communities to monitor contamination problems in the oilsands. Steven Guilbeault proposed the id...

Mar 17, 2023

Joly calls out Israel judiciary reform and 'unilateral actions' that undermine peace

OTTAWA - Foreign Minister Mlanie Joly is pushing Israel to drop its reform of the country's judiciary after two months of mass protests. An official readout of a conversation Joly had with her Israeli...

Mar 17, 2023

Citizenship oath at the click of a mouse would cheapen tradition: Tory critic

OTTAWA - The Conservative immigration critic says a proposal to allow people to become a Canadian citizen with the click of a mouse "cheapens" an otherwise special moment for newcomers. The federal go...

Mar 17, 2023

The Canadian Press receives six National Newspaper Awards nominations

TORONTO - The National Newspaper Awards have named the finalists for its annual journalism honours and given six nominations to The Canadian Press. The national newswire agency received the nods in br...

Mar 17, 2023