Canada

Ex-mayor of Surrey, B.C., Doug McCallum not guilty of mischief

SURREY, B.C. - Former mayor of Surrey, B.C., Doug McCallum has been found not guilty of public mischief by a provincial court judge. McCallum was charged after telling police that a woman opposed to h...

Nov 21, 2022

Coroner's inquiry begins into death of Montreal firefighter during water rescue

JOLIETTE, Que. - A coroner's inquest is underway into the drowning death of Montreal firefighter Pierre Lacroix, who perished during a rescue mission in the St. Lawrence River last year. Lacroix died ...

Nov 21, 2022

Here's what the Emergencies Act says — and the powers Ottawa invoked last winter

OTTAWA - A public inquiry is underway to determine whether the federal government was justified in its invocation of the Emergencies Act last winter during the "Freedom Convoy" protests. After dozens ...

Nov 21, 2022

Montreal committee says toppled statue of John A. Macdonald should not be put back

MONTREAL - A City of Montreal committee is recommending that a toppled statue of Canada's first prime minister should not be reinstated in a downtown park. The committee made its preliminary recommend...

Nov 21, 2022

2022 tax forms in Ontario, Nunavut to offer access to organ donor information

OTTAWA - People who file taxes in Ontario and Nunavut for the 2022 tax year will have the option of seeking information about organ and tissue donation. The federal government has announced the two ju...

Nov 21, 2022

Ukrainian refugees embrace peace and quiet in Canada as war rages on

OTTAWA - Inna Fomina is keeping a watchful eye on her one-year-old son Adrian as he plays in peaceful contentment on a carpet at an improvised space in western Ottawa. Less than two months after mothe...

Nov 21, 2022

Intelligence officials at EA inquiry, battery supply chain : In The News for Nov. 21

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 Nov. 21 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Nov 21, 2022

B.C. scientists and First Nation create decomposing 'biofoam' packaging from wood

VANCOUVER - Styrofoam can take 500 years to decompose as it bloats landfills around the world, but new packing material called biofoam made of forestry waste can decompose in a matter of weeks, say sc...

Nov 21, 2022

Top intelligence officials to testify on "Freedom Convoy" at Emergencies Act inquiry

OTTAWA - Top intelligence officials are first on the witness list this week at the public inquiry scrutinizing Ottawa's use of the Emergencies Act to end last winter's "Freedom Convoy" protests. The P...

Nov 21, 2022

B.C. Premier David Eby to lay out plans to tackle housing affordability crisis

VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby is expected to announce his government's plans to take on the housing affordability crisis today. It's one of the issues Eby said he planned to tackle jus...

Nov 21, 2022