Canada

Object over Yukon ordered shot down because of threat posed to aircraft: Trudeau

OTTAWA - Canadian recovery teams are searching the Yukon wilderness for the remnants of an object shot down by American military planes Saturday afternoon and which the United States is now identifyin...

Feb 12, 2023

Asylum seekers using well-organized system for crossing irregularly into Canada

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - Moments after a Greyhound bus from New York City pulls into a gas station bus stop in Plattsburgh, N.Y., Friday at 5:25 a.m., several minivan taxis swarm the vehicle. About a dozen...

Feb 12, 2023

Rehab contract sparks fresh battle between veterans and the Liberal government

OTTAWA - A multimillion-dollar contract between Ottawa and a private company around the provision of mental and physical health services for veterans is sparking a new fight between the Liberal govern...

Feb 12, 2023

Questions remain about city governance for coming days, weeks and months

Torontonians will return to the polls just months after October's municipal election saw John Tory cruise to what was supposed to be a third full term. But just when the byelection will take place rem...

Feb 12, 2023

Online romance scammers may have a new wingman — artificial intelligence

VANCOUVER - The voice you hear on the other end of your phone call may not be who you think it is, the person you're texting with may really be a bot and the face in a photo or video on your favourite...

Feb 12, 2023

Canadian women end strike over threat of legal action from Canada Soccer

Facing the threat of legal action from Canada Soccer, the Canadian women's team has agreed to return to training and play in the SheBelieves Cup. The women had boycotted training in Florida on Saturda...

Feb 11, 2023

Displaced Merritt, B.C., residents to move into transitional housing

MERRITT, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Nearly 15 months after catastrophic floods forced the evacuation of the southern interior city of Merritt, B.C., some residents whose homes were destroyed will soon move in...

Feb 11, 2023

How will Toronto's transfer of mayoral powers work? An explainer on what lies ahead

TORONTO - Mayor John Tory shocked Torontonians and the political sphere late Friday when he admitted to having an "inappropriate relationship" with a former member of his staff and abruptly announced ...

Feb 11, 2023

Who is Jennifer McKelvie? Likely interim mayor's work spans from science to politics

The abrupt resignation of Toronto Mayor John Tory has thrust deputy leader Jennifer McKelvie into the spotlight. McKelvie, the city councillor for Scarborough-Rouge Park, will likely take on the role ...

Feb 11, 2023

CANADIAN PRESS NEWS ALERT: Trudeau says unidentified object shot down over Yukon

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says an object flying over Yukon has been shot down.In a statement on Twitter, Trudeau says the object was shot down by an American fighter jet on his orders.NOR...

Feb 11, 2023