Canada

Canada demands investigation into water well destroyed by Israeli troops in Gaza

OTTAWA - The Canadian government is still calling for an investigation into Israel's destruction nearly a month ago of a large water facility in an area of the Gaza Strip where Ottawa is known for sup...

Aug 15, 2024

Manitoba government follows other provinces in restricting cellphone use in schools

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is following other provinces in restricting the use of cellphones in classrooms beginning this school year. There is to be a ban for students in kindergarten to Grad...

Aug 15, 2024

Quebec premier François Legault on defensive for his response to torrential rainfall

MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault is defending himself for not having visited flood-stricken communities until almost one week after torrential rain flooded basements and washed out roads acro...

Aug 15, 2024

Montreal police called in to investigate motor oil spills in St. Lawrence River

MONTREAL - Montreal police are investigating how hundreds of litres of motor oil leaked into the St. Lawrence River in the city's east end. Oil slicks were discovered off the Pointe-aux-Trembles distr...

Aug 15, 2024

Statistics Canada reports wholesale sales down 0.6% in June

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says wholesale sales, excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain, fell 0.6 per cent to $82.4 billion in June. The agency...

Aug 15, 2024

In the news today: Barber defence to make final arguments

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Barber defence to make final arguments The criminal mischief trial of two prominent "Freedom Convoy" organizer...

Aug 15, 2024

Why it took nearly a year to link multiple Listeria cases to some plant-based milks

The Public Health Agency of Canada says it was only after multiple Listeria cases emerged in Ontario in June that it recognized a broader outbreak that had started back in August 2023. Questions have ...

Aug 15, 2024

'Freedom Convoy' organizer Chris Barber's lawyers to make final arguments

OTTAWA - The criminal mischief trial of two prominent "Freedom Convoy" organizers is prepared to hear final arguments from the defence today. The Crown alleges Tamara Lich and Chris Barber worked in c...

Aug 15, 2024

B.C. Supreme Court certifies class action over herbicide alleged to cause Parkinson's

VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court has certified a class-action lawsuit against global agriculture firm Syngenta over claims that its herbicide products cause Parkinson's disease. A decision released ...

Aug 14, 2024

Former Conservative MP, cabinet minister Chuck Strahl dies

OTTAWA - Former Conservative MP and cabinet minister Chuck Strahl has died at the age of 67. Strahl was first elected in 1993 and represented the B.C. riding of Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon until his reti...

Aug 14, 2024