Canada

First responders trained on how to avoid mistaking body for mannequin: Quebec coroner

SHERBROOKE, Que. - A coroner's report into the death of a Quebec woman whose body was mistaken for a mannequin says police and firefighters have received training to help them avoid making similar err...

Nov 10, 2022

Relationship between nature, people is damaged and poses danger, UN leaders say

OTTAWA - The heads of the United Nations office behind a global conference on biodiversity loss next month in Montreal say the more we destroy nature, the higher the risk of pandemics like COVID-19. T...

Nov 10, 2022

Quebec woman accused of mailing poison to Donald Trump reviewing plea offer: lawyer

WASHINGTON - A lawyer for the Montreal-area woman accused of mailing poison to former United States president Donald Trump says she is likely to accept a plea deal. Federal public defender Eugene Ohm ...

Nov 10, 2022

Veterans affairs minister stands firm on record in face of anger, call to resign

OTTAWA - Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay is standing firm in the face of frustration over the Liberal government's treatment of ill and injured veterans and even a call for him to resign. ...

Nov 10, 2022

In The News for Nov. 10: Do Canadian airports have enough airport security screeners?

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. 10 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Nov 10, 2022

'War hero of the family': Canadian War Museum acquires three more Victoria Crosses

OTTAWA - The story of Pte. James Peter Robertson was well-known in Peter Harris's family. During the First World War, the Canadian soldier singlehandedly took out a German machine-gun nest at Passchen...

Nov 10, 2022

Danielle Smith's lobbying record holds clues to her governing agenda, observers say

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith promised to focus on the concerns of everyday people after winning a seat in the legislature Tuesday, but observers say other clues to her agenda can be found...

Nov 10, 2022

Alberta, Ontario civil servants testifying at inquiry into Emergencies Act

Ontario's deputy solicitor general is expected to finish his testimony this morning at the public inquiry into the federal government's unprecedented use of the Emergencies Act. Mario Di Tommaso brief...

Nov 10, 2022

Green Party leadership candidates debate ahead of vote, respond to party disarray

OTTAWA - Candidates vying to helm Canada's federal Green Party offered their visions for the party's future - and their explanations for its disarray - during a leadership debate this evening. Elizabe...

Nov 09, 2022

Ottawa could reap $4.4 billion from extending windfall tax to other sectors: PBO

OTTAWA - New analysis from the parliamentary budget officer suggests the federal government would pocket $4.4 billion in additional revenue if it extended the Canada Revenue Dividend to the oil and ga...

Nov 09, 2022