Canada

David Eby to become B.C.'s new premier in Vancouver ceremony, replacing John Horgan

VANCOUVER - David Eby will take the oath of office to become British Columbia's 37th premier during a ceremony on the traditional territory of the Musqueam First Nation in Vancouver. Eby replaces New ...

Nov 18, 2022

Two Quebec men in court today for allegedly killing animals at safari park

GATINEAU, Que. - Two Quebec men will appear in a Gatineau, Que., courtroom today after they were charged for allegedly breaking into a safari animal park and killing three wild boar and one elk. Provi...

Nov 18, 2022

NATO holding armoured-gun competition in Latvia to test abilities of tank units

RIGA, Latvia - Although tanks have shown their limits in the war in Ukraine, they remain the centrepiece of the battlefield, Capt. Antonio Cornacchi of the Italian armed forces told The Canadian Press...

Nov 18, 2022

Report uncovers signs of violence, negligence at two Montreal long-term care homes

MONTREAL - A government-commissioned report into the conditions at two privately owned long-term care homes in Montreal has revealed widespread mistreatment of residents at both facilities. Les Rsiden...

Nov 17, 2022

Senators pass Liberal dental benefit for kids, housing benefit for renters

OTTAWA - Senators have passed a bill that will allow low- and middle-income families to access government money to help care for their kids' dental care, starting as early as Dec. 1. The dental benefi...

Nov 17, 2022

National security officials wanted CSIS threshold for Emergencies Act 'reconsidered'

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's national security adviser and other senior officials felt the Canadian Security Intelligence Service's threshold to determine a national threat under the Emerg...

Nov 17, 2022

'It really shook me': Calgary surgeon spearheads drive to send supplies to Ukraine

CALGARY - A cardiac surgeon in Calgary has spearheaded a move to send medical and surgical supplies to Ukraine after seeing a doctor there treat open-heart surgery patients in a bomb shelter. Dr. Paul...

Nov 17, 2022

Quebec police nab three suspects in connection with thefts of bulldog puppies

MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say they've arrested three people in connection with a series of puppy thefts targeting breeders last year. The cases involved breeders across the province who were...

Nov 17, 2022

Fatal flight carrying B.C. fugitives was overweight when it crashed in Ontario: TSB

The Transportation Safety Board says a small plane that crashed in northern Ontario with two fugitives on board was overweight and the pilot was not qualified to fly at night. Flight records and witne...

Nov 17, 2022

Quebec man charged with killing his children deemed fit to stand trial

LAVAL, Que. - A Quebec father accused of killing his two children last month in the family home north of Montreal has been deemed fit to stand trial. Prosecutor Karine Dalphond says Kamaljit Arora app...

Nov 17, 2022