Category Archives: Canada

Quebec police investigating after entire herd of 75 cattle allegedly stolen
COOKSHIRE-EATON, Que. - Quebec provincial police are investigating after an entire herd of about 75 cattle were allegedly stolen in the Eastern Townships region last week. Farm co-owner Jonathan Forti...
May 27, 2024

Police issue Amber Alert for two Quebec children allegedly abducted near Quebec City
QUBEC - Police in Quebec have issued an Amber Alert for a two-year-old boy and a three-year-old girl who they say were abducted. They say Charles and Evelyne Gourgues were taken by 40-year-old Keven G...
May 27, 2024

Ottawa working on artificial intelligence strategy for the public service
OTTAWA - Treasury Board President Anita Anand says Ottawa is developing a new artificial intelligence strategy for government operations. She says the strategy will help make government more efficient...
May 27, 2024

Miller increases cap on applications for Palestinians to join relatives in Canada
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marc Miller is increasing the number of applications that will be processed under a much-criticized program to reunite Palestinians with Canadian relatives. The move come...
May 27, 2024

Judge grants partial injunction against pro-Palestinian encampment at Montreal's UQAM
MONTREAL - A judge has granted Universit du Qubec Montral a partial injunction against pro-Palestinian protesters who set up an encampment on its downtown campus earlier this month. Superior Court Jus...
May 27, 2024

In the news today: U of T protesters plan rally at encampment site
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... U of T protesters don't plan to pack up, will hold rally at eviction deadline P...
May 27, 2024

U of T protesters don't plan to pack up, will hold rally at eviction deadline
TORONTO - Pro-Palestinian protesters who have been camped out at the University of Toronto for weeks say they have no plans to honour the terms of a trespass notice issued by the school and clear the ...
May 27, 2024

Fort Nelson, B.C., evacuees heading home after being forced to flee wildfires
FORT NELSON, B.C. - Residents in Fort Nelson are able to go home today after being evacuated for more than two weeks due to wildfires. The Northern Rockies Regional Municipality and the Fort Nelson Fi...
May 27, 2024

Evacuation orders in and around Fort Nelson, B.C., lift Monday morning: mayor
FORT NELSON, B.C. - Residents of Fort Nelson, B.C. and the Fort Nelson First Nation will be able to return home as of 8 a.m. on Monday morning, weeks after wildfires forced thousands to evacuate. Rob ...
May 26, 2024

Police say two people killed in plane crash near Squamish, B.C.
SQUAMISH, B.C. - Mounties say two people have died following a plane crash near Squamish, B.C. A statement from the RCMP says police were able to access the remote crash site south of Squamish, on the...
May 26, 2024