Canada

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

B.C. premier says he may copy couple who put out newspaper ad looking for doctor

LANGFORD, B.C. - British Columbia Premier John Horgan says he's considering taking the same approach as a Victoria couple who placed a newspaper ad to find a family doctor in his attempt to pressure t...

Aug 03, 2022

Snowbirds squad cancels shows in Penticton and Abbotsford, B.C., after hard landing

VANCOUVER - A malfunction that caused a Canadian Air Force Snowbirds pilot to make a hard landing after takeoff in northern British Columbia has forced the aerobatic team to cancel two performances in...

Aug 03, 2022