Canada

Feds silent on enforcement as national long-term care standards about to be finalized

OTTAWA - Experts are putting the finishing touches on two sets of standards intended to improve the lives and safety of Canadians in long-term care homes, and are now wondering what the federal govern...

Aug 04, 2022

Southern Okanagan blaze grows but most B.C. wildfires static as cooler weather holds

VICTORIA - Cooler weather has given wildfire crews a modest breather as they battle an increasing number of fires around British Columbia. Information from the BC Wildfire Service shows little overnig...

Aug 04, 2022

Supreme Court won't hear appeal by parents who have faced two trials in son's death

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada won't hear an appeal in a high-profile Alberta case that saw a couple tried twice in the death of their sick toddler. David and Collet Stephan were accused of not ...

Aug 04, 2022

CP NewsAlert: Montreal police kill murder suspect in operation at motel

Montreal police say they've killed a murder suspect this morning. Manuel Couture, a Montreal police spokesman, says the suspect was shot during a police operation at a motel on Marcel-Laurin Blvd. in ...

Aug 04, 2022

Decision expected for N.L. lawyer seeking publication ban after sex assault charges

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A decision from Canada's highest court is expected today in the case of a Newfoundland lawyer seeking to shield his name from publication after he was charged with sexual assault. T...

Aug 04, 2022

Business councils call on federal government to secure trade agreement with India

OTTAWA - As Canada and other Western nations ramp up their efforts to build stronger political and economic ties in Asia, business groups are calling on the federal government to finally lock in a tra...

Aug 04, 2022

Canada to train Ukrainian troops amid Kyiv turbine row: In The News for Aug. 4, 2022

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 Thursday, August 4, 2022 ... What we are watch...

Aug 04, 2022

Canadian Armed Forces to start training Ukrainian soldiers in third country

OTTAWA - Defence Minister Anita Anand is expected to announce that the Canadian Armed Forces will start training Ukrainian soldiers in a third country. The move comes nearly six months after Canada su...

Aug 04, 2022

Jacob Hoggard sexual assault case back before northeastern Ontario court today

HAILEYBURY, Ont. - Another sexual assault case involving Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard is set to return to court today in northeastern Ontario. Hoggard was charged in March with sexual assault causing...

Aug 04, 2022

Ukraine's ambassador to tell MPs Canada must reverse Russian turbine decision

OTTAWA - Ukraine's ambassador to Canada will today make clear her country's disappointment over Canada's decision to allow pipeline equipment that was in Montreal for repairs to be returned to a state...

Aug 04, 2022