Canada

Deputy commissioner Mike Duheme to becomes interim top Mountie as Lucki retires

OTTAWA - The federal government says Mike Duheme will be the interim commissioner of the RCMP, until a replacement is found for Brenda Lucki. Lucki, who was appointed commissioner in April 2018, is re...

Mar 17, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Police report three dead in Montreal stabbings, suspect arrested

MONTREAL - A suspect is under arrest after three people were found stabbed to death inside an east-end Montreal apartment. Police said a 911 call was received at 9:20 a.m. today for a person in need o...

Mar 17, 2023

David Johnston will help to craft his own mandate for election interference probe

OTTAWA - Former governor general David Johnston says he will have a hand in determining his own mandate as special rapporteur on foreign interference in recent federal elections. In a statement to The...

Mar 17, 2023

Canadians mourn the deaths of two Edmonton police officers : In The News for Mar. 17

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 Mar. 17 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Mar 17, 2023

Internal documents show what RCMP considered 'lessons learned' from 'Freedom Convoy'

OTTAWA - After policing the "Freedom Convoy," the RCMP came away with lessons learned, newly released documents show - including the need to better prepare for the potential targeting of emergency pho...

Mar 17, 2023

People honouring two slain Edmonton police officers gunned down responding to a call

EDMONTON - People in Edmonton and across Canada are paying tribute to two city police officers who were fatally shot while responding to a domestic violence call. Constables Brett Ryan and Travis Jord...

Mar 17, 2023

Inflation is easing but Ottawa faces pressure to help those who have fallen behind

OTTAWA - Canada's inflation rate likely took another dip last month, but with many Canadians still struggling with the cost of living, the federal government is facing pressure to deliver more help in...

Mar 17, 2023

Guards union says second pigeon with a backpack found in B.C. prison

VANCOUVER - A pigeon wearing a tiny empty backpack has been captured inside a federal prison in British Columbia, in what a union official says was likely another plan by inmates to smuggle drugs. The...

Mar 16, 2023

Vancouver councillor supports foreign interference probe at municipal level

Vancouver Coun. Lenny Zhou says he is in full support of a foreign interference probe for elections at all levels of Canada's governments after he was named in a newspaper report on the issue. Zhou sa...

Mar 16, 2023

Government finds discrimination at Canadian Human Rights Commission, union says

OTTAWA - A union representing public service lawyers says the government has found there was discrimination and systemic racism in an institution specifically designed to root it out. The Association ...

Mar 16, 2023