Canada

Two people arrested in murder of Ripudaman Singh Malik: homicide team

SURREY, B.C. - Two men have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Ripudaman Singh Malik. Malik, the man acquitted in 2005 for bombings aimed at Air India jets that killed 331 people, w...

Jul 27, 2022

Vancouver police say woman deliberately burned Monday in attack

VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say a woman they describe as "vulnerable" has serious burns after a man poured a flammable liquid on her and set it on fire. A statement from police says it happened at...

Jul 27, 2022

Senior Mountie says early descriptions of mass shooting not 'consistent' with reality

HALIFAX - The Mountie who was among the first to tell the public about the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia testified today that some of the early descriptions police provided were not "consistent" w...

Jul 27, 2022

Quebec police kill man and find woman and teenager seriously injured inside his home

SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, Que. - Quebec's police watchdog is investigating after officers shot and killed a man south of Montreal before finding a woman and a teenager seriously injured inside his hom...

Jul 27, 2022

Liberals to launch consultation on criminal justice response to HIV non-disclosure

OTTAWA - The Liberal government plans to hold consultations on the criminal justice system's response to HIV non-disclosure. Justice Minister David Lametti is making the commitment as he meets interes...

Jul 27, 2022

In U.S., Indigenous groups echo Canadian complaints that Pope's apology falls short

WASHINGTON - Indigenous groups in the United States are echoing Canadian complaints about the Pope's apology to survivors of residential schools north of the border. The National Congress of American ...

Jul 27, 2022

CAMH to study effects of psilocybin on depression after receiving first federal grant

TORONTO - The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health says it has been awarded Canada's first federal grant to study the effects of a psychedelic chemical component in "magic mushrooms" on treatment-re...

Jul 27, 2022

Pope visit moves to Quebec, Hockey Canada hearings continue : In The News for July 27

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 July 27 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Jul 27, 2022

British High Commission to welcome military specialist on Russia's threat to Arctic

OTTAWA - Britain is sending a military expert on the threat posed by Russia and China in the Arctic to work in the British High Commission in Ottawa. In a sign of deepening co-operation between Canada...

Jul 27, 2022

Pope to depart Edmonton, travel to Quebec City for final days of reconciliation visit

EDMONTON - Pope Francis is set to leave Edmonton for Quebec City today, beginning the next stage of what he has described as his "penitential" journey in Canada. The pontiff is to visit with officials...

Jul 27, 2022