Canada

B.C. high court orders three Hells Angels clubhouses forfeited to the province

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Appeal Court has overturned a lower-court ruling and ordered the Hells Angels motorcycle club to surrender three properties under the province's Civil Forfeiture Act. Th...

Feb 16, 2023

Premiers urge Trudeau to agree to regular health funding reviews

OTTAWA - Canada's premiers have written to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking for regular reviews to be established as part of health-care funding talks. Ottawa has offered more than $46 billion to ...

Feb 16, 2023

Famed Rideau Canal Skateway to remain closed as warm weather persists

OTTAWA - The world's largest skating rink in 2023 may have to rebrand itself as persistently warm winter weather continues to keep skaters away. The National Capital Commission says the Rideau Canal S...

Feb 16, 2023

Liberals introduce 'Milgaard's Law' to create review process for wrongful convictions

OTTAWA - New legislation introduced in the House of Commons today would make it easier and faster for people who may have been wrongfully convicted to have their cases reviewed. The bill is dubbed "Da...

Feb 16, 2023

Manitoba, Saskatchewan justice ministers push for meeting on bail reform

WINNIPEG - The justice ministers of Manitoba and Saskatchewan are calling for a meeting with their federal, provincial and territorial counterparts on bail reform. Manitoba Justice Minister Kelvin Goe...

Feb 16, 2023

Oppose Canada's 'xenophobic' foreign property tax, U.S. critics urge Biden admin

WASHINGTON - A New York congressman wants to enlist the U.S. secretary of state to oppose what he calls Ottawa's "discriminatory" campaign against foreign property owners. Rep. Brian Higgins is asking...

Feb 16, 2023

Joly ends Ukraine visit pledging support for war-crime tribunal, cash to local groups

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly has ended a two-day visit to Ukraine where she met with senior officials to assess Canada's response to Russia's invasion. Ottawa tried to keep the visit ...

Feb 16, 2023

In The News for Feb. 16 : How can MPs spot and protect against foreign interference?

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 Feb. 16 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Feb 16, 2023

As Trudeau meets Caribbean leaders, some warn against military intervention in Haiti

NASSAU, Bahamas - As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau discusses the escalating crisis in Haiti with Caribbean leaders this week, some experts are urging him to put the brakes on suggestions of military i...

Feb 16, 2023

Funeral to be held today for four-year-old boy killed in Quebec bus crash last week

LAVAL, Que. - A funeral will be held today for one of the two young children killed when a bus crashed into a daycare last week in Laval, Que., just north of Montreal. The ceremony for Jacob Gauthier ...

Feb 16, 2023