Category Archives: Canada
Quebec government to table legislation to ban prayer in public places
MONTREAL - The Quebec government says it is planning to ban prayer in public places as part of a move to strengthen secularism in the province. The announcement makes good on an idea first mentioned l...
Aug 28, 2025
Several people injured when boat lands on another on B.C.'s Okanagan Lake: police
KELOWNA - Several people have been injured in a boat crash that resulted in one vessel being lodged on top of another on Okanagan Lake near Kelowna, B.C. BC Emergency Health Services spokesperson Bowe...
Aug 28, 2025
Quebec demanding budget cuts as junior colleges face record enrolment
MONTRAL - The federation representing Quebec's junior colleges is calling on the provincial government to walk back budget cuts as the school year opens with record enrolment. Nearly 194,000 students ...
Aug 28, 2025
Auto board scandal: Quebec says police will have easier time obtaining documents
QUBEC - Quebec's auto insurance board is going to make it easier for police to obtain documents in their investigation into hundreds of millions of dollars in cost overruns at the state-owned corporat...
Aug 28, 2025
'Moral imperative': Teachers say more climate change lessons needed in classrooms
As climate change becomes more evident in Canadians' daily lives, teachers across the country say the education system must better equip younger generations to deal with its fallout. Students will be ...
Aug 28, 2025
Uncertainty reigns in Kanesatake nearly one month after cancelled election
MONTREAL - Tensions are flaring in the Mohawk community of Kanesatake nearly one month after an election was abruptly called off, leaving disagreement and uncertainty over who is in charge and how to ...
Aug 28, 2025
Canada, India name new high commissioners as both countries restore relations
OTTAWA - Canada and India named seasoned diplomats as their new high commissioners Thursday, as both gradually soothe diplomatic tensions over transnational repression and Sikh separatism 10 months af...
Aug 28, 2025
In the news today: Ottawa silent on U.S. sanctions, new Canadian training for Ukraine
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Ottawa silent on Trump sanctioning Canadian judge Advocates for international law say Ottawa is letting Washin...
Aug 28, 2025
Two bodies were missed at B.C. death scene. Was treatment of coroners to blame?
VANCOUVER - When police attended a single-room occupancy building in East Vancouver three years ago, they found the body of "Jimmy" Van Chung Pham, a man with a criminal history who would later be des...
Aug 28, 2025
Poll suggests 85% of Canadians want governments to regulate AI
OTTAWA - A new poll indicates an overwhelming majority of Canadians are in favour of regulating artificial intelligence, and almost half are worried it will contribute to cognitive decline. The Leger ...
Aug 28, 2025