Category Archives: Canada

Study finds no evidence Tories were behind bot campaign that posted about Poilievre
OTTAWA - There is no evidence that indicates the federal Conservatives were behind a bot network on social media that praised a Pierre Poilievre rally, a new study has found. The Canadian Digital Medi...
Aug 28, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Emergency meeting for Opposition BC United
VICTORIA - A BC United legislator says he's called an emergency meeting of the party caucus to discuss the future of British Columbia's official Opposition, less than eight weeks before the provincial...
Aug 28, 2024

N.W.T. short on firefighters, equipment and information during 2023 wildfires: report
YELLOWKNIFE - A new report says last year's catastrophic wildfire season found the Northwest Territories short on firefighters, equipment, information and communications. The third-party investigation...
Aug 28, 2024

Canada Post at 'critical juncture,' financial situation unsustainable: board chair
OTTAWA - The chair of Canada Post's board says the organization's financial situation is unsustainable. Andr Hudon says Canada Post is at a "critical juncture" and significant change is urgently neede...
Aug 28, 2024

Montreal's Concordia University reports drop in enrolment following tuition hike
MONTREAL - Montreal's Concordia University is reporting a nearly 30 per cent drop in new registrations of out-of-province students following a tuition hike announced last year by the Quebec government...
Aug 28, 2024

Wildfires continue to drop in B.C., just over 40 blazes burning out of control
The number of out-of-control wildfires continues to drop in British Columbia on the heels of a cold front bringing rain and fall-like temperatures to many areas. About 280 blazes remain active across ...
Aug 28, 2024

Akwesasne woman sought in U.S. over drownings of migrants in St. Lawrence River
MONTREAL - The United States is seeking the extradition of a woman from Akwesasne Mohawk Territory who is alleged to have been a key player in a human smuggling operation tied to the drownings of eigh...
Aug 28, 2024

Toronto terror suspect came to Canada in 2018, became citizen last spring
OTTAWA - A man facing terror charges for allegedly plotting an attack in Toronto along with his son came to Canada in 2018 and became a citizen just months before his arrest. Public Safety Minister Do...
Aug 28, 2024

In the news today: Sentencing for convicted killer, and military sex assault verdict
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Sentencing hearing for Winnipeg serial killer Families and supporters of four Indigenous women who died at the...
Aug 28, 2024

Verdict expected in sexual assault trial for former head of military HR
OTTAWA - An Ottawa judge is expected to deliver a verdict this morning in the sexual assault trial for former vice-admiral Haydn Edmundson. He was the head of military personnel in 2021 when he was ac...
Aug 28, 2024