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Nature deal reached at COP15 summit in Montreal : In The News for Dec. 20

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 Dec. 20 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Dec 20, 2022

Police working to identify motive in 'horrendous' Vaughan condo mass shooting

VAUGHAN, Ont. - Police north of Toronto are working to determine the motive in what they've called a "horrendous" shooting at a condo that left five people, plus the suspected gunman, dead. York Regio...

Dec 20, 2022

Manufacturing, importing straws and other single-use plastics now banned

OTTAWA - Canada's ban on the manufacture and import for sale of some plastic items, including grocery bags and straws, has taken effect. As of today, companies can no longer produce or bring into Cana...

Dec 20, 2022

Onion Lake Cree Nation suing Alberta government over sovereignty act

EDMONTON - Onion Lake Cree Nation has filed a lawsuit against the Alberta government saying its sovereignty act is an infringement on treaty rights. The nation is seeking a declaration from the Court ...

Dec 19, 2022

Minister says miscarriage of justice likely in B.C. murder case, sends it to appeal

OTTAWA - Federal Justice Minister David Lametti has decided a miscarriage of justice likely occurred in the case of a man convicted of murdering his fiance in Richmond, B.C., in 1994 and has referred ...

Dec 19, 2022

London police believe woman alleging sexual assault by Canadian junior team players

LONDON, Ont. - Police in London, Ont., say they have grounds to believe a woman was sexually assaulted by five players on Canada's 2018 junior men's hockey team. They're seeking warrants to search a h...

Dec 19, 2022

Alleged Toronto-area condo shooter believed board conspired to murder him: docs

A 73-year-old man suspected of gunning down five people at a condominium north of Toronto had a lengthy history of threatening members of the building's board and believed they had a conspiracy to "sy...

Dec 19, 2022

New nature deal needs co-operation between Ottawa, provinces, First Nations: experts

Now that the world has come together for a new deal to protect what's left of the planet's biodiversity, observers say Canada's various layers of government will have to do the same. Ottawa can make t...

Dec 19, 2022

Ottawa hasn't been upfront in past about China risks for businesses: Joly

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says Ottawa has not been clear with Canadian businesses in past years about the risks of operating in China. In a discussion with the Montreal Council on ...

Dec 19, 2022

Canadian Judicial Council recommends Quebec judge's removal from bench

OTTAWA - The Canadian Judicial Council is recommending that a Quebec Superior Court judge be removed from the bench for what it calls serious misconduct. The council says in a statement that following...

Dec 19, 2022