Canada

Jewish groups tell Eby to address antisemitism in B.C. NDP caucus

VANCOUVER - Three groups representing B.C's Jewish community say Premier David Eby needs to address antisemitism in the ruling NDP caucus and beyond after former cabinet minister's Selina Robinson's d...

Mar 07, 2024

The latest on Ottawa homicide: six dead, including four kids, in Barrhaven townhome

OTTAWA - 10:49 a.m. The Ontario legislature held a moment of silence for victims of the multiple homicide. Premier Doug Ford said earlier this morning on social media that the news is heartbreaking. H...

Mar 07, 2024

'It's so sad': B.C. gardeners grieve as they take stock of cold snap's toll

RICHMOND - If you ask the "King of Succulents" Johnny Tai how his plants are doing, do it gently. The 80-year-old Richmond, B.C., gardener hasn't recovered yet from what he calls the "crime scene" he ...

Mar 07, 2024

Judge will hear conspiracy argument in trial of Freedom Convoy organizers

OTTAWA - An Ontario court judge says she will entertain arguments that Freedom Convoy organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber acted as co-conspirators as part of their criminal trial. The Crown intend...

Mar 07, 2024

Staff in Canada's women's shelters are facing a burnout crisis, new report finds

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A new report says staff at women's shelters and transition homes across the country are feeling burned out, underpaid and overburdened with administrative work. The review from nati...

Mar 07, 2024

Canada asking weapons-makers for plans to ramp up ammunition production

OTTAWA - The federal government is giving two weapons manufacturers millions of dollars to come up with a plan to make more ammunition in Canada. Defence Minister Bill Blair made the announcement in a...

Mar 07, 2024

Two adults, four children found dead in Ottawa-area home, police say

Ottawa police are investigating the deaths of six people including four children and two adults found in a home in the city's Barrhaven area. Police said Thursday one person has been arrested and ther...

Mar 07, 2024

Family killed in Nashville plane crash from King Township, North of Toronto

An Ontario town is mourning a family of five who died in a Nashville plane crash earlier this week. Forty-three-year-old Victor Dotsenko, his 39-year-old wife Rimma Dotsenko and their three children, ...

Mar 07, 2024

'Palestine is not for sale:' Israeli event promoting West Bank property draws critics

TORONTO - When Ghada Sasa found out that a touring Israeli real estate exhibition making stops in Canada was promoting land in the occupied West Bank she broke down and cried. Sasa, a Palestinian Cana...

Mar 07, 2024

In the news today: Ontario family identig, Israeli real estate controversy

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Nashville plane crash victims from Ontario An Ontario town is mourning a family...

Mar 07, 2024