Canada

Witness tells B.C. mayor's mischief trial that car may not have broken foot bones

SURREY, B.C. - An engineer has told the trial of a British Columbia mayor charged with public mischief that broken bones may not be the result if someone's foot is run over by a car. Dennis Chimich, a...

Nov 02, 2022

Freedom Convoy lawyer says police gave protesters a 'steady stream' of information

OTTAWA - A lawyer representing some organizers of the "Freedom Convoy" says police were regularly leaking operational plans and other information to protesters in Ottawa during last winter's demonstra...

Nov 02, 2022

NDP MP calls for emergency debate on Ford's use of notwithstanding clause

OTTAWA - A New Democrat MP is calling on the House of Commons to hold an emergency debate about Ontario Premier Doug Ford's use of the notwithstanding clause. In a letter to the House Speaker today, M...

Nov 02, 2022

New Brunswick university had to remain quiet about Mastriano controversy: UNB head

FREDERICTON - The president of the University of New Brunswick says he kept a lid on publicly discussing the controversy surrounding an American politician's PhD because the institution did not want t...

Nov 02, 2022

Legault says Quebec can't take in more immigrants, after feds set 500K target by 2025

MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault is maintaining that the province cannot accept more than 50,000 immigrants a year despite Ottawa's plans to significantly raise the country's immigration leve...

Nov 02, 2022

Conservatives say no new spending, NDP voice recession worries ahead of fiscal update

OTTAWA - Federal opposition parties are making their priorities known ahead of the government's fall fiscal update, with the Conservatives calling for the Liberals to curb new spending and the NDP rai...

Nov 02, 2022

'Freedom Convoy' flew unvaccinated lawyers to protest on private flight

OTTAWA - "Freedom Convoy" organizers charted a private flight to Ottawa to bring in unvaccinated lawyers to give them advice during the protest that gridlocked streets near Parliament Hill last winter...

Nov 02, 2022

Funeral to honour RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang in Richmond, B.C.

RICHMOND, B.C. - Thousands of first responders, including from Washington state and as far away as Ontario, are expected to gather in Richmond, B.C., for today's funeral of RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang. T...

Nov 02, 2022

Emergencies Act inquiry continues and Strike fight in Ontario: In The News for Nov. 2

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. 2 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

Nov 02, 2022

Saskatchewan minister apologizes for defending Colin Thatcher at throne speech

REGINA - Saskatchewan's policing minister has apologized for defending the attendance of a notorious convicted killer at her government's tough-on-crime throne speech last week. Christine Tell says sh...

Nov 01, 2022