Canada

Journalist group protests Alberta war room's use of term reporters

EDMONTON - A group for Canadian journalists wants staff in the Alberta government's so-called war room to stop calling themselves reporters when speaking to the public. Numerous cases have surfac...

Dec 24, 2019

Brisk early sales of weed edibles at Nova Scotia Liquor Corp. outlet

HALIFAX - Stocking stuffers with a kick are moving briskly off the shelves at Nova Scotia's government-operated cannabis shops in the leadup to Christmas. In showing off the early ...

Dec 24, 2019

Canadian man to remain in Dubai prison after appeal partially rejected

MONTREAL - A Canadian geologist jailed in Dubai on fraud charges he claims are dubious will remain in prison after a judge rejected his appeal on a technicality, according to the man's son. ...

Dec 24, 2019

Pompeo backs Canada on 'coercive detentions' of Canadians in China

OTTAWA - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says his country is sticking with Canada in fighting what he calls China's "coercive detentions of Canadian citizens." Pompeo and Foreign Affairs Minister ...

Dec 24, 2019

Search and rescue planes and LNG pipeline protest; In The News for Dec. 24

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. 24. What we are watching in Canada ... Th...

Dec 24, 2019

'A healing farm:' Produce project helps Yazidi refugees in Manitoba plant roots

WINNIPEG - As each seed broke the surface of the rich Manitoba soil, Salim Hasan felt a little bit more like he was building real roots in his new home. The comforting routine of planting seeds, takin...

Dec 24, 2019

The case for Sister Carmelina's sainthood moves from Toronto to the Vatican

GRAVENHURST, Ont. - Father Claudio Piccinini could use a few miracles. For one, a miracle would really help Sister Carmelina Tarantino. She died in 1992, but a confirmed miracle now would send he...

Dec 24, 2019

Escape of non-native salmon on B.C. coast puts farm phase-out plan in spotlight

VANCOUVER - The escape of an estimated 20,000 non-native fish off Vancouver Island demonstrates the urgent need to phase out ocean-based farming and calls into question the federal governmen...

Dec 24, 2019

Air Force accepts first new search-and-rescue plane despite issue with manuals

OTTAWA - The Canadian military has accepted the first of 16 new search-and-rescue planes despite outstanding issues with the aircraft's manuals. The new plane was officially handed over by European ma...

Dec 24, 2019

ICBC sorry for suggesting deceased BC Mountie liable for on-duty deadly crash

VICTORIA - The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia is apologizing for wrongly suggesting a deceased Mountie was liable for the on-duty crash that claimed her life, saying it's taking to steps to...

Dec 23, 2019