Canada

B.C. premier-designate David Eby meets lieutenant-governor before transition

VICTORIA - British Columbia's incoming premier David Eby has been asked by the province's lieutenant-governor to begin the process of forming government in a step toward transitioning into his new rol...

Oct 26, 2022

Mulroney wants Université Laval to train next cohort of Quebec leaders on world stage

MONTREAL - Universit Laval formally launched an $80-million fundraising initiative on Wednesday for its Carrefour international Brian-Mulroney, with the former prime minister taking on a central role ...

Oct 26, 2022

Saskatchewan First: Province seeking more autonomy over resources, economic future

REGINA - Premier Scott Moe has his eyes set on flexing Saskatchewan's autonomy with legislation akin to Alberta's proposed sovereignty act. Lt.-Gov. Russell Mirastry, in the throne speech, has laid ou...

Oct 26, 2022

Overhaul transparency law by adopting long-standing calls for change, group tells MPs

OTTAWA - A pro-transparency group is telling MPs to retool the Access to Information Act by dropping the application fee, imposing tighter timelines to respond to requests for files and narrowing exce...

Oct 26, 2022

Ex-Ottawa police chief says force couldn't change much about response to convoy

OTTAWA - The former chief of the Ottawa police says his officers couldn't have done anything materially differently during the response to the "Freedom Convoy." A summary report of an interview with P...

Oct 26, 2022

Atmospheric river forecast in B.C. days after temperature records and drought

VANCOUVER - An atmospheric river packing "narrow bands of heavy precipitation" is forecast for parts of British Columbia just a week after numerous high temperature records were set amid concerns of d...

Oct 26, 2022

CP NewsAlert: France denies extradition for priest facing charge in Nunavut

The federal government says France has denied an extradition request for Johannes Rivoire, a priest accused of crimes against children in Nunavut. More to come. The Canadian Press

Oct 26, 2022

Rights group wants other provinces to end random police stops banned by Quebec judge

MONTREAL - The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is hailing a Quebec Superior Court decision banning random police stops and is calling on other provinces to end the practice without waiting to be ...

Oct 26, 2022

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to visit to Ottawa, Montreal

OTTAWA - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Ottawa and Montreal this week, nearly a month after hosting his Canadian counterpart. Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly will welcome Blink...

Oct 26, 2022

Quebec RCMP say Canadian woman returning from Syria faces terrorism charges

MONTREAL - The RCMP say a Quebec woman returning from Syria will face terrorism charges. Oumaima Chouay faces four charges, including leaving Canada to participate in the activity of a terrorist group...

Oct 26, 2022