Category Archives: Canada
China travel delayed Vancouver doctor's arrest for alleged sex assaults of teen girls
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say their investigation into a doctor for allegedly sexually assaulting teenage female patients took years to result in charges because the suspect went to China. Inves...
Feb 03, 2026
Montreal mayor says her car was towed and is blaming potholes for two flat tires
MONTREAL - After saying she blew a pair of tires on one of her city's busiest streets, Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada is pledging to tackle what's causing the problem. "So there were two potho...
Feb 03, 2026
Ottawa remains opposed to acquiring nuclear weapons, minister says
OTTAWA - Canada has "absolutely no intention" of acquiring nuclear weapons, Defence Minister David McGuinty said Tuesday - rejecting the suggestion from former chief of the defence staff Wayne Eyre th...
Feb 03, 2026
In the news today: Canadian Syria trial, Hockey player deaths, Super Bowl tinderbox
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Canadian who says he was tortured in Syria wants court to force Ottawa's hand A Canadian man who says he has b...
Feb 03, 2026
Three junior hockey players mourned after crash in southern Alberta
STAVELY - Prime Minister Mark Carney joined members across the hockey community Tuesday in offering support to the families and teammates of three junior players killed in a crash in Alberta. The cras...
Feb 03, 2026
Harper calls for national unity, independence at portrait unveiling
OTTAWA - Former prime minister Stephen Harper's official portrait was unveiled in Ottawa Tuesday, ahead of the 20th anniversary of the election of his first Conservative government. Speaking to a crow...
Feb 03, 2026
Canadian who says he was tortured in Syria wants court to force Ottawa's hand
OTTAWA - A Canadian man who says he has been tortured in Syria is asking the Federal Court to order Ottawa to decide whether to help bring him home. The man, known publicly only as SS, is one of sever...
Feb 03, 2026
Billionaire Frank Stronach's sex assault trial delayed as defence deals with new info
Frank Stronach arrives at a Toronto Court on Tuesday February 3, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young TORONTO - The Toronto sexual assault trial of Canadian auto parts magnate Frank Stronach was delay...
Feb 03, 2026
A timeline of key events leading up to Frank Stronach's Toronto sexual assault trial
Canadian business tycoon Frank Stronach is set to face the first of two sexual assault trials on Tuesday. The founder of the auto parts giant Magna, now in his 90s, will stand trial in Toronto before ...
Feb 03, 2026
'Grieving together': 3 players on Alberta junior hockey team dead in vehicle crash
STAVELY - Three players on an Alberta junior hockey team killed in a crash while heading to practice are being remembered as exceptional young men who had a spark in their eyes for the sport. The Sout...
Feb 02, 2026