Canada

Saskatchewan microdistilleries focus on homegrown recipes for spirits

REGINA - The grains grown in Saskatchewan's fertile farmland have become the not-so-secret ingredient behind some one-of-a-kind vodka, gin and whisky. In recent years, microdistilling i...

Dec 31, 2019

Quebec raising legal age for cannabis to 21, the strictest in the country

MONTREAL - Quebecers under the age of 21 won't be able to buy or possess recreational cannabis as of Wednesday, ushering in the toughest age restrictions in the country since pot was legaliz...

Dec 31, 2019

Halifax police investigating shoplifting complaint nab Texas murder suspect

HALIFAX - A Texas murder suspect who police believed got into Canada over the summer has been arrested in Halifax after officers responded to a shoplifting complaint. Halifax Regional Police say ...

Dec 30, 2019

Dozens of flights cancelled in Montreal, as vacationing PM sends well wishes

Dozens of flights have been cancelled at Montreal's Trudeau airport as a powerful ice storm makes its way through Eastern Canada. A snowfall warning was in effect for the Montreal region on ...

Dec 30, 2019

Former Tory leadership candidate Erin O'Toole revving up for new campaign

OTTAWA - Former Conservative leadership candidate Erin O'Toole held a five-hour meeting today to suss out a plan to make another bid for the party's top job. Sources tell The Canadian Press about 20 p...

Dec 30, 2019

Owners of pyrrhotite-damaged Quebec demand money from SNC-Lavalin settlement

MONTREAL - Owners of pyrrhotite-damaged homes in Quebec are eyeing the $280-million penalty SNC-Lavalin was recently ordered to pay for its fraudulent business dealings in Libya. Alain Gelinas, presid...

Dec 30, 2019

Montreal airport refuellers vote in favour of New Year's Day strike

The workers in charge of refuelling planes at Montreal's Trudeau and Mirabel airports could walk off the job on New Year's Day, threatening to disrupt the busy holiday travel season. The Internat...

Dec 30, 2019

Pilot shortage can't be addressed by existing programs, documents suggest

OTTAWA - Federal officials combing through skills training programs have concluded major changes are needed if they're to be used to address a shortage of airline pilots. A July briefing not...

Dec 30, 2019

Trudeau on climate and ultra-rare disease; In The News for Dec. 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 Dec. 30. What we are watching in Canada ... TO...

Dec 30, 2019

Mounties eyed Cold War candid camera scheme, declassified documents show

OTTAWA - Declassified records show RCMP intelligence officials devised a secret Cold War plan to use a hidden briefcase camera to photograph Communists and Soviet Bloc officials travelling t...

Dec 29, 2019