Category Archives: Canada

MONTREAL - Pope Francis has named a retired Quebec Superior Court judge to investigate allegations of sexual touching against a senior leader of the province's Roman Catholic Church. In a Feb. 8 manda...

OTTAWA - The Liberal government says it has reached 179 housing agreements with municipalities that will help build 750,000 homes over the next decade. Housing Minister Sean Fraser says the federal go...

MONTREAL - Quebec public health officials say the Montreal area has become the epicentre of measles cases in Canada. Officials have confirmed there is community spread of the virus in and around the c...

FREDERICTON - Maine's state legislature says it has found flaws in a Canadian study on the use of the herbicide Agent Orange in the 1960s on a southern New Brunswick military base. A report released i...

OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives want a House of Commons committee to delve into the activities of two scientists who were fired from a high-security lab over their dealings with China. Conservative...

MONTREAL - Quebecers who do not identify as male or female will soon be able to opt for an 'X' gender marker on their health cards and driver's licences. Both Quebec's automobile insurance board and i...

EDMONTON - RCMP have laid terrorism charges against a man accused of firing a gun and lighting a Molotov cocktail at Edmonton City Hall in January. More coming. The Canadian Press

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will present the Liberal government's federal budget on April 16. More coming. The Canadian Press

Toronto is set to see near-record high temperatures today while heavy snow and extreme cold affect large parts of the Prairies. Environment Canada says temperatures are set to reach the double digits ...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Toronto Police reviewing protest that prompted cancellation of PM's reception I...