Category Archives: Canada

BC MLA Teresa Wat says quitting BC United and joining B.C. Conservatives to beat NDP
RICHMOND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Teresa Wat says quitting the Opposition BC United Party to join John Rustad's British Columbia Conservatives is the only path available for a free-enterprise coali...
Jul 30, 2024

Privy Council to continue anti-racism efforts, clerk says after report release
OTTAWA - The head of the federal public service says he is personally committed to "continuous action" to address racism and discrimination in the workplace, following the public release of an interna...
Jul 30, 2024

Alice Munro's husband declined to address court after guilty plea, transcript shows
Alice Munro's husband declined to address the courtroom after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting the author's daughter but it was noted that he'd donated $10,000 to a program for abuse victims, a ...
Jul 30, 2024

Conservative MP Karen Vecchio not seeking re-election, will finish out term
OTTAWA - Ontario Conservative MP Karen Vecchio says she will not be seeking re-election. Vecchio made the announcement on 94.1 myFM, a radio station in St. Thomas, Ont. She says she believes every pol...
Jul 30, 2024

64-year-old woman dead in Montreal apartment is city's 21st homicide victim in 2024
MONTREAL - Montreal police say a woman found dead inside an apartment in the Lachine borough was the victim of a homicide. The death of the 64-year-old is the 21st murder of the year on the territory ...
Jul 30, 2024

King Charles 'immensely saddened' by wildfire destruction in Jasper
JASPER, ALTA. - King Charles says he and his wife, Queen Camilla, are "immensely saddened" to see the damage from massive wildfires in Jasper National Park. He says the picturesque Rocky Mountain tour...
Jul 30, 2024

Ottawa announces more than $192 million for Nova Scotia clean energy projects
HALIFAX - Federal Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has announced more than $192 million for six clean energy projects in Nova Scotia. Wilkinson says $117.6 million will help with the installation of...
Jul 30, 2024

Quebec government has only recouped about one-third of pandemic-era fines so far
MONTREAL - More than two years after Quebec lifted most of its COVID-era public health measures, the province has only recouped a little over one-third of the $68 million it issued in pandemic-related...
Jul 30, 2024

Davie shipyard to expand operations south of the border to build icebreakers
MONTREAL - Quebec-based Davie shipbuilding plans to set up operations south of the border to help the United States build icebreakers. A White House announcement on Monday says the shipbuilder is in t...
Jul 30, 2024

In the news today: Sport court to hear Canada's appeal in soccer case
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Sport court to hear Canada's appeal in soccer case Slotted in a valley along the hilly neighbourhoods on the o...
Jul 30, 2024