Category Archives: Canada

AFN calls for independent inquiry into killings of four Indigenous women in Winnipeg
MONTREAL - The Assembly of First Nations passed a resolution today calling for an independent inquiry into the killings of four Indigenous women in Winnipeg. Chiefs supported the bid by Betsy Kennedy ...
Jul 10, 2024

60 years of road salt has destroyed Ottawa's Alexandra Bridge: officials
OTTAWA - Federal officials say six decades of road salt has spelled the end for a 123-year old interprovincial bridge in Ottawa. The Alexandra Bridge has to be taken down because of rust, officials fr...
Jul 10, 2024

Head-on crash kills family of three, including infant, in Agassiz, B.C.
AGASSIZ, BRITISH COLUMBIA - RCMP say a family of three, including a baby, has been killed in a head-on crash with a tractor trailer in Agassiz, B.C. Police say it happened early Tuesday morning on Lou...
Jul 10, 2024

Local family used swastikas to accuse Quebec municipality of racism
MONTREAL - A small Quebec community has been locked in a drawn-out battle for the last two years with a local family that accuses it of being "the most racist city in the world." Last month, a Quebec ...
Jul 10, 2024

Canada warns of Russian 'bot farm' powered by AI spreading online disinformation
OTTAWA - Canadian security officials are warning of a Russian propaganda campaign that is spreading online disinformation on social-media site X. The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security says individual...
Jul 10, 2024

Jewish community takes food inspection agency to court over slaughter guidelines
OTTAWA - A group of agencies that certify Kosher meat are in court today to ask for an injunction against Canadian Food Inspection Agency guidelines for the ritual slaughter of animals. Kosher meat ca...
Jul 10, 2024

Privy Council Office changes vetting process after human rights chief appointment
OTTAWA - The administrative wing of the Prime Minister's Office says it has new procedures for vetting federal appointees following concerns it failed to search online posts made by the incoming head ...
Jul 10, 2024

Supreme Court justice withdraws from Bill 21 challenge after Quebec complains
OTTAWA - A Supreme Court of Canada justice says he will not participate in deliberations about whether the high court will hear an appeal to Quebec's secularism law, known as Bill 21. Justice Mahmud J...
Jul 10, 2024

McGill University says encampment at downtown campus being dismantled
MONTREAL - McGill University closed its downtown campus on Wednesday as Montreal police descended in large numbers to help clear a pro-Palestinian encampment. The university said the more-than-10-week...
Jul 10, 2024

In the news today: PM joins Biden for NATO dinner and AFN deal for child-welfare
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Biden hosting NATO leaders for dinner at summit Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is heading to a dinner at the Wh...
Jul 10, 2024