Canada

A talk with his son, a seat in the sun: Scheer's decision to step down

OTTAWA - Mid-way through last week, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer came home from a day on Parliament Hill and got to talking with one of sons. He realized, he would tell Conservative MPs and senat...

Dec 14, 2019

Advocate says Winnipeg must tackle poverty, addictions to end violent crime

WINNIPEG - A recent spike in violent crime in Manitoba's capital has been at the centre of conversations by men who get together in the downtown core each week. "Men want to be better community m...

Dec 14, 2019

Grizzly bears move north in High Arctic as climate change expands range

Some unlikely neighbours are moving in around the northernmost communities of the Northwest Territories, across the icy tundra of Canada's High Arctic. Inuvialuit hunters and trappers say grizzly bear...

Dec 14, 2019

Pricey trees and wild cats in an abandoned town; In The News for Dec. 12

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. 12. What we are watching i...

Dec 14, 2019

Alberta's high court won't change life sentence of man who killed seniors

EDMONTON - The Alberta Court of Appeal has dismissed a sentence appeal of a man convicted of killing two Edmonton-area seniors. Travis Vader was convicted of manslaughter in the deaths of Ly...

Dec 14, 2019

Crown seeks life for man who tried to kill Edmonton police officer, pedestrians

EDMONTON - The Crown has recommended a life sentence for a man who struck an Edmonton police officer with a car before stabbing him multiple times outside a Canadian Football League game. A jury ...

Dec 14, 2019

Vancouver homeless camp brings community, safety, home, says resident

VANCOUVER - Standing out in the rain on a path between tents in Vancouver's Oppenheimer Park, Shane Redpath said he has no idea where he'll go if he's forced out of the homeless camp. Redpat...

Dec 14, 2019

Derailed train in Saskatchewan released 1.5 million litres of oil: TSB

LANIGAN, Sask. - The Transportation Safety Board says Monday's fiery Canadian Pacific Railway freight train derailment in Saskatchewan involved the estimated release of 1.5 million litres of oil....

Dec 13, 2019

From fourth place, Singh says he'd rather push Liberals than work with Tories

OTTAWA - The New Democratic Party is sitting in fourth place after the fall's divisive federal election and its leader Jagmeet Singh says he is not interested in partnering with the Con...

Dec 13, 2019

From fourth place, Singh says he'd rather push Liberals than work with Tories

OTTAWA - The New Democratic Party is sitting in fourth place after the fall's divisive federal election and its leader Jagmeet Singh says he is not interested in partnering with the Con...

Dec 13, 2019 (Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld)