Canada

Family of man who killed himself after visits to Regina hospital hopes to get answers

REGINA - The uncle of a man who killed himself hours after being removed from a Regina hospital by security guards says he hopes family members will finally get the answers they've been looking for. T...

May 30, 2022

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Arbour calls for major changes to military over misconduct

OTTAWA - Retired Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour says it is well past time for the military to scrap the traditions and ways of doing business that perpetuate a sexualized culture. The call from o...

May 30, 2022

Ottawa announces $247 million to create 25,000 apprenticeship positions across Canada

HALIFAX - The federal government is announcing nearly $247 million to help create more than 25,000 apprenticeship positions in the skilled trades across Canada. Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough sa...

May 30, 2022

Maple syrup producers see climate change as a threat to industry's future

Paul Renaud is only too aware of what the power of wind can do to trees. After violent windstorms recently swept through southern Ontario and Quebec, uprooting trees and leaving a trail of damage acro...

May 30, 2022

New federal gun bill, NS mass shooting inquiry faces backlash: In The News for May 30

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 30 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

May 30, 2022

Closing arguments expected at trial of father, son accused of murdering Métis hunters

EDMONTON - Closing arguments are expected today at the trial of a father and son accused of murdering two Mtis hunters on a rural Alberta road. Anthony Bilodeau, who is 33, and 58-year-old Roger Bilod...

May 30, 2022

'Lost confidence:' Nova Scotia mass shooting inquiry resumes amid public backlash

HALIFAX - The Mountie in charge of the RCMP's initial response to the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia is expected to testify before an inquiry Monday, but the public will be barred from listening. F...

May 30, 2022

New handgun restrictions expected in federal firearm-control bill today

OTTAWA - New measures to curb handguns are expected to be a central feature of federal legislation tabled this afternoon, the Liberal government's latest - and likely boldest - suite of proposed actio...

May 30, 2022

Thousands without power one week after deadly storm swept through Ontario, Quebec

MONTREAL - More than 27,000 homes in Ontario and Quebec remain without power, one week after a severe wind and thunderstorm swept through both provinces. At least 11 people were killed during last Sat...

May 29, 2022

Two new Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships named in honour of Canadian naval heroes

HALIFAX - Members of the Royal Canadian Navy and federal and provincial government dignitaries gathered on the Halifax waterfront today for the naming ceremony for two of Canada's new Arctic and Offsh...

May 29, 2022