Canada

Police respond to calls as spider in vehicle causes a 'scramble' in B.C.

SURREY, B.C. - Police say an "itsy-bitsy" intruder inside a vehicle caused "scramble" on the weekend in Surrey, B.C. It also led concerned members of the public to call police about the possibility of...

Mar 08, 2021

CP NewsAlert: Alberta lifts more COVID rules, increases retail shopping limit

EDMONTON - Alberta is lifting more COVID-19 public-health restrictions, including allowing more people to shop in retail stores and malls. Health Minister Tyler Shandro says the retail limit is increa...

Mar 08, 2021

Inuit group's board says no to proposed expansion of Nunavut iron ore mine

IQALUIT, Nunavut - An organization that represents Inuit in Nunavut's Baffin Island region says it will not back a proposed expansion of an iron ore mine near Pond Inlet. The Qikiqtani Inuit Associati...

Mar 08, 2021

Commons board finds MP Yasmin Ratansi broke rules by employing sister

OTTAWA - Independent MP Yasmin Ratansi is being ordered to repay the House of Commons money given to her sister after she lost her job in Ratansi's Toronto riding office. Ratansi left the Liberal cauc...

Mar 08, 2021

N.S. mass killer showed off his 'military' style gun, claiming it was for movie

HALIFAX - In the months before he killed 22 people in the Nova Scotia mass shooting, the gunman - who didn't have a firearms licence - showed a powerful rifle to others and made up a fanciful story ab...

Mar 08, 2021

'Truth to power:' Lab was not enough for renowned scientist David Schindler

EDMONTON - His research in the lab and the field was published in some of the world's top journals, but that was never enough for David Schindler, who died Thursday at age 80. "The importance of David...

Mar 08, 2021

COVID-19 magnified systemic discrimination against Indigenous women: Bennett

OTTAWA - Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett says the COVID-19 pandemic has magnified the effects of systemic discrimination against Indigenous women in Canada.Speaking at a virtual su...

Mar 08, 2021

User-generated content not a target of Broadcast Act changes, says heritage minister

OTTAWA - The minister responsible for making changes to Canada's broadcasting laws says legislation he introduced recently does not target user-generated online content.Heritage Minister Steven Guilbe...

Mar 08, 2021

CP NewsAlert: Alberta Appeal Court orders 3rd trial for parents in toddler's death

CALGARY - Alberta's top court has ordered a third trial for a couple originally convicted then found not guilty in the death of their ill son. The Alberta Court of Appeal has granted a request by the ...

Mar 08, 2021

Commons committee expands probe to include allegations against current defence chief

OTTAWA - Members of the House of Commons defence committee have agreed to invite several senior Liberal government officials to testify as part an expanded probe into allegations of misconduct against...

Mar 08, 2021