Canada

Quebec Halloween sword attacker found guilty of first-degree murder, attempted murder

QUEBEC - A jury has found a man who used a sword to kill and maim victims in Quebec City's historic district on Halloween night 2020 guilty of murder. Carl Girouard, 26, was convicted Friday of two co...

May 20, 2022

U.S. State Department cheers Canada's long-awaited ban on 5G gear from China's Huawei

WASHINGTON - The U.S. State Department says it welcomes Canada's decision to ban China's Huawei Technologies and ZTE from its next-generation mobile networks. Innovation Minister Franois-Philippe Cham...

May 20, 2022

Trudeau pledges more action on cybersecurity following decision to ban Huawei from 5G

OTTAWA - A day after the federal Liberals banned Chinese firms Huawei Technologies and ZTE from helping build Canada's 5G networks, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says more must be done to secure criti...

May 20, 2022

Kenney stays on as leader, media invited to watch cabinet deliver standing ovation

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he will stay in the top job to maintain continuity and stability in government until a new United Conservative Party leader is chosen. Kenney says it's important to r...

May 20, 2022

Russian vodka, caviar and diamonds on new Canadian sanctions list

OTTAWA - Foreign Minister Mlanie Joly is today announcing a fresh wave of sanctions against Vladimir Putin's regime including a ban on importing Russian vodka, caviar and diamonds. The ban on the impo...

May 20, 2022

Canada says no 5G Huawei and the Royal tour wraps: In The News for May 20, 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 May 20, 2022 ... What we are watching in Canad...

May 20, 2022

Chief sees process of 'exhumation to memorialization' at Kamloops, B.C., graves site

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - After a year of grieving since the detection of 215 suspected unmarked graves at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, a new phase begins in the journey of the Tk'emlups te S...

May 20, 2022

Prince Charles and Camilla wrap Canadian tour but calls for reconciliation continue

A whirlwind visit by Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, has ended but the calls for meaningful reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples have not. The couple departed Canada Thursday night ...

May 20, 2022

B.C. First Nation to start new radar search near former Kamloops residential school

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The B.C. First Nation whose discovery of unmarked graves on the grounds of a former residential school sparked a national reckoning over Canada's treatment of Indigenous Peoples says ...

May 19, 2022

Timeline of Canada's decision to bar Huawei, ZTE from 5G networks

OTTAWA - Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said Thursday Chinese telecoms Huawei and ZTE will be prohibited from parts of Canada's telecommunications networks. Here are some key dates to...

May 19, 2022