Canada

Montreal loses to Sydney, Australia in bid to host WorldPride 2023

Sydney, Australia has beaten out Montreal in the quest to host WorldPride in 2023. The Australian city captured 60 per cent of the vote, while Montreal received 36 per cent and Austin, ...

Oct 20, 2019

24 hours to go: final day of federal campaign will be anything but sedate

OTTAWA - In 24 hours, it will be up to Canadians - but until then it's coming down to the wire. The contenders in Monday's federal election are staging one final, frantic barr...

Oct 20, 2019

Montreal-bound Air Transat flight makes emergency stop in Paris; passengers safe

MONTREAL - More than 300 passengers resumed their journey to Montreal Sunday after their Air Transat flight from Italy had to make an emergency landing in France. The airline ...

Oct 20, 2019

Alleged sex assault victim details struggles in proposed suit against Toronto school

TORONTO - A former student at an all-boys Catholic school in Toronto alleges in court documents that he endured months of ridicule after being bullied and sexually assaulted by his ...

Oct 20, 2019

Greta, food waste and a wild ride in a stolen pickup; In-The-News for Oct. 18

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 Oct. 18. What we are watching i...

Oct 20, 2019

Fewer than 850 irregular border crossers deported, hundreds more in limbo

Multiple options for appeals, diplomatic difficulties and changing global conditions mean only a small fraction of the people who've crossed into Canada from the U.S. between border points to seek asy...

Oct 20, 2019

Alberta teen found guilty of shooting German tourist, leaving him paralyzed

CALGARY - A youth has been found guilty of shooting a German tourist in the head on a highway west of Calgary last year in what court heard was likely a case of mistaken identity. A judge co...

Oct 20, 2019

Not a political question: Thunberg calls for climate action in Alberta

EDMONTON - Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg marched into the middle of Canada's oilpatch Friday to urge people to stop fighting each other, focus on the science and take action. "We...

Oct 20, 2019

Leaders trade accusations of desperation tactics as campaign heads down to wire

OTTAWA - The three main party leaders accused one another of desperation tactics Friday as they sprinted towards the finish line in an election campaign that has yet to produce a clear front-runn...

Oct 20, 2019

Fate of N.B. clinic speaks to unfinished fight for abortion access in region

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The announcement last week that the only private abortion clinic in New Brunswick would close its doors has made abortion a tangible issue in the federal election and highlight...

Oct 19, 2019