Canada

Police search for up to 15 male youth after alleged assault of TTC workers

TORONTO - Police are investigating after up to 15 youth allegedly attacked two Toronto Transit Commission workers on a bus. Toronto police say officers responded to an area in the city's east end Mond...

Jan 24, 2023

In The News for Jan. 24: Will Rogers' takeover of Shaw get scuttled in court?

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 Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023 ... What we are watchin...

Jan 24, 2023

Passport backlog update expected as federal cabinet retreat enters second day

OTTAWA - The Liberal cabinet will head into the second of a three-day retreat in Hamilton today with a lengthy to-do list, including tackling inflation and making the country more competitive. Later t...

Jan 24, 2023

Cameroon government says it never authorized Canada peace talks

OTTAWA - Cameroon's state-affiliated newspaper says the country's government never authorized Canada to lead peace talks aimed at ending an escalating conflict in the west-central African country. Ott...

Jan 23, 2023

Majority of survey respondents vote to end seasonal time change in N.W.T.

YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories is considering whether to end seasonal time changes after a survey suggested there's interest in the move. More than 86 per cent of 3,545 survey respondents say...

Jan 23, 2023

Ottawa police preparing for possible weekend protests on 'Freedom Convoy' anniversary

Ottawa police Chief Eric Stubbs says resources, tow trucks and staffing plans are in place as the city prepares to mark the one-year anniversary of the start of the "Freedom Convoy." On Jan. 28 and 29...

Jan 23, 2023

Fate of many Canadians held in Syrian camps still unclear despite court ruling

OTTAWA - A court action has prompted the federal government to begin repatriating several Canadians detained in Syria, but the fate of many other citizens trapped there remains unclear. A Federal Cour...

Jan 23, 2023

Banff, Jasper, Kootenay and Yoho national parks to see infrastructure upgrades

BANFF, Alta. - Parks Canada has announced money to improve safety and experiences for visitors to four mountain national parks in Alberta and British Columbia. It says $71 million in federal funding f...

Jan 23, 2023

Sister of VPD officer Nicole Chan testified she felt aimless before suicide

BURNABY, B.C. - The sister of a Vancouver police officer who died by suicide told a coroner's inquest she believed Const. Nicole Chan was being blackmailed to have sex with another officer in the depa...

Jan 23, 2023

After sex assault acquittal, military clears Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin of misconduct

OTTAWA - The Canadian military has concluded on the balance of probabilities that Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin "did not engage in sexual misconduct" after the senior military officer was acquitted of sexual ...

Jan 23, 2023