Canada

Police investigate multi-tractor crash as carbon-levy protests continue in Alberta

COCHRANE, ALBERTA, CANADA - Mounties in Alberta say they're keeping traffic moving on the Trans-Canada Highway despite a roadside carbon-levy protest, and say five large farm tractors have already cau...

Apr 02, 2024

Boy, 11, killed by large dogs while visiting Edmonton home

EDMONTON - Police say an 11-year-old boy has died after he was attacked by two large dogs in an Edmonton home. Officers responded to the attack at the home in the city's south side on Monday night. Po...

Apr 02, 2024

Court hears bid to toss Ibrahim Ali's first-degree murder verdict over delays

VANCOUVER - The lawyer for a man found guilty of killing a 13-year-old Burnaby, B.C., girl is asking a judge to stay the jury's verdict over unreasonable delays in getting the man to trial. Ibrahim Al...

Apr 02, 2024

WestJet Encore pilots vote for strike mandate

CALGARY - WestJet Encore pilots could go on strike as soon as April 17 after they approved a strike mandate Tuesday.The Air Line Pilots Association says aviators at WestJet's regional carrier voted 97...

Apr 02, 2024

Poilievre requests Trudeau call meeting with premiers opposing federal carbon price

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is requesting that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau convene an emergency meeting with the country's premiers to discuss the federal carbon price. Poilievre c...

Apr 02, 2024

Man convicted of murder in 2015 deaths of three eastern Ontario women dies in prison

OTTAWA - An Ontario man convicted of murdering three women in Renfrew County has died in prison of what officials say were natural causes. The Correctional Service Canada says Basil Borutski died Marc...

Apr 02, 2024

Ottawa to launch $6B infrastructure fund to help build homes — with strings attached

HALIFAX - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says upcoming federal budget will include a $6-billion infrastructure fund to support homebuilding, as well as a $400-million top-up to the housing accelerator ...

Apr 02, 2024

Canadian-American citizen among seven aid workers killed by Israeli airstrike in Gaza

A Canadian-American citizen is among the seven aid workers who were killed by an apparent Israeli airstrike in Gaza. The World Central Kitchen says three British nationals, an Australian, a Polish nat...

Apr 02, 2024

In the news today: Key politicians to testify at foreign interference inquiry today

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Han Dong to address foreign interference inquiry A federal inquiry into foreign...

Apr 02, 2024

Stranded orca calf remains in B.C. lagoon, breaching at regular intervals

ZEBALLOS, B.C. - A stranded killer whale calf is showing signs of regular activity as it breaches every seven to 10 minutes in a lagoon near the northern Vancouver Island village of Zeballos. The two ...

Apr 02, 2024