Canada

New Norad commander calls Canada's defence policy update 'very encouraging'

OTTAWA - American troops will be spending more time training in the Far North, the new commander of Norad says, a strategy that fits "hand-in-glove" with Canada's renewed focus on Arctic defence. U.S....

Apr 26, 2024

Inquest into B.C. police shooting deaths recommends emergency events be recorded

BURNABY, B.C. - An inquest jury looking into the police shooting deaths of a man and the woman he was holding hostage has recommended that events involving the emergency response team be recorded with...

Apr 25, 2024

Court ruling affirms law curbing parliamentary immunity of spy watchdog members

OTTAWA - The Ontario Court of Appeal has affirmed the constitutionality of a law that limits members of a spy watchdog from using their parliamentary immunity to speak out. The National Security and I...

Apr 25, 2024

Princess Anne to visit British Columbia, sail to Esquimalt

VICTORIA - Princess Anne, the sister of King Charles, is scheduled to visit British Columbia next month. The princess and her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, will attend a series of events dur...

Apr 25, 2024

B.C. civil lawsuit against Sex Pistols guitarist alleges 1980 sexual assault

VANCOUVER - A Vancouver woman has filed a civil lawsuit against Paramount Pictures Corp. and punk rocker Stephen Jones of The Sex Pistols alleging he sexually assaulted her as a teenager while she was...

Apr 25, 2024

Opposition BC United seeks to prevent convicted dangerous offenders from name changes

VICTORIA - Opposition BC United Leader Kevin Falcon says he wants to prevent people convicted of dangerous criminal offences from legally changing their names. Falcon has tabled a private member's bil...

Apr 25, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Bill would give Alberta power to fire municipal councillors, nix bylaws

EDMONTON - The Alberta government has introduced a bill that would grant it sweeping powers over municipalities, including the right to fire councillors, overturn bylaws and postpone elections. The pr...

Apr 25, 2024

Preliminary inquiry scheduled in case of 19-year-old accused of killing six in Ottawa

OTTAWA - Dates for a preliminary inquiry have been set for a 19-year-old former international student accused of killing members of a family he had been living with in an Ottawa suburb. Febrio De-Zoys...

Apr 25, 2024

Two Quebec women raped by foster father will sue child protection services: lawyer

MONTREAL - A lawyer representing two women who were sexually assaulted by a foster father 16 years apart plan to sue the regional health authority in Quebec City. Valrie Assouline says one of her clie...

Apr 25, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Two 14-year-olds in Halifax charged with second-degree murder

HALIFAX - Police have charged two 14-year-olds with second-degree murder following the death this week in Halifax of 16-year-old Ahmad Maher Al Marrach. Halifax Regional Police issued a statement toda...

Apr 25, 2024