Canada

Rona Ambrose to chair Rebecca Schulz's UCP leadership campaign

CALGARY - A candidate vying to lead Alberta's United Conservatives has brought on a high-profile former federal politician as campaign chair. Rebecca Schulz says Rona Ambrose, the former Conservative ...

Jul 08, 2022

Fossils of ancient predators with three eyes shed light on evolution of insects

Research based on a collection of fossils from the Burgess Shale shows a bizarre-looking animal with three eyes that sheds light on the evolution of the brain and head of insects and spiders. The stud...

Jul 08, 2022

Montreal bail hearing on sex charge for Peter Nygard delayed by Rogers outage

MONTREAL - Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard's Montreal court appearance on sex-related charges has been put off due to the Rogers Communications network outage. Prosecutor Jrme Laflamme says it is ...

Jul 08, 2022

Assassinated Japanese leader was close friend to Canada: Trudeau

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is "shocking," and that Canada has "lost a close friend" with his death. Abe was assassinated...

Jul 08, 2022

Toronto police work on 911 connection issues as Rogers customers report outage

TORONTO - Rogers Communications Inc. has been hit with a widespread network outage that has left many customers without mobile and internet service Friday morning. Toronto police say the Rogers networ...

Jul 08, 2022

Former clerk of the B.C. legislature to be sentenced today for breach of trust

VANCOUVER - The former clerk of British Columbia's legislature will be sentenced today in a Vancouver court for breach of trust over the improper purchase of clothing using public funds. Craig James w...

Jul 08, 2022

Latest StatsCan jobs numbers, new sanctions against Russia : In The News for July 8

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 8 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

Jul 08, 2022

'Freedom Convoy' organizer Tamara Lich to learn whether she'll remain in jail

OTTAWA - "Freedom Convoy" organizer Tamara Lich is expected to learn today whether she'll remain in jail after the Crown accused her of breaching one of her bail conditions. Lich was charged in Februa...

Jul 08, 2022

Too many guns vs. mental health supports: in Highland Park, 'why can't it be both?'

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. - The man in the fluorescent green baseball cap nervously eyes the video camera, then politely declines to be interviewed. Instead, he listens intently, edging ever closer as his f...

Jul 08, 2022

New round of sanctions hits Russian TV, media in crackdown on disinformation

OTTAWA - Canada has imposed a new round of sanctions on Russia's media machine designed to puncture disinformation campaigns about the war in Ukraine. The sanctions target Russian news agencies, TV st...

Jul 08, 2022