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Israeli embassy in Canada joins strike against Netanyahu's judicial overhaul

OTTAWA - Israeli diplomats in Canada have joined a strike against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to overhaul the country's judiciary. Israeli Embassy spokesman Eli Lipshitz confirmed that th...

Mar 27, 2023

In The News for March 27 : A final goodbye to two fallen Edmonton police officers

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 27 ... What we are watching in Canada .....

Mar 27, 2023

Funeral for two Edmonton police officers shot and killed responding to family dispute

EDMONTON - A regimental funeral is set to be held today for two Edmonton police officers who were shot and killed by a 16-year-old boy. Police say a 2 1/2-kilometre procession from the Alberta legisla...

Mar 27, 2023

Sask. judge to decide on bail for sisters who say they were wrongfully convicted

YORKTON, Sask. - A Saskatchewan judge is set to deliver his decision on whether to give bail to two sisters who have spent nearly 30 years in prison for what they say are wrongful murder convictions. ...

Mar 27, 2023

Canada argues court misconstrued Charter in directing feds to bring men in Syria home

OTTAWA - The Canadian government says a federal judge misinterpreted the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in directing officials to secure the release of four men from detention in northeastern Syria. G...

Mar 27, 2023

Slain officers' families issue statements thanking public for support

EDMONTON - The families of two Edmonton police officers fatally shot earlier this month have issued statements thanking the public for their support. The statements from the families of Const. Brett R...

Mar 26, 2023

N.S. RCMP warn public of dangerous woman with handgun in Sipekne'katik First Nation

INDIAN BROOK, N.S. - The Mounties in Sipekne'katik First Nation in central Nova Scotia are warning residents of a dangerous woman "on foot" with a handgun in the community. RCMP in the Mi'kmaq communi...

Lisa Brady Mar 26, 2023

Military under fire as thousands of troops face lost cost-of-living allowance

OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is under fire for its plan to cut thousands of troops off a cost-of-living allowance without much notice. The military announced last week that about 7,700 Armed For...

Mar 26, 2023

Biden's visit an 'authentic' expression of Canada's importance to U.S.: ambassador

WASHINGTON - The federal Liberals aren't the only ones declaring U.S. President Joe Biden's visit to Ottawa a triumph for Canada-U.S. relations. U.S. envoy David Cohen describes Biden's visit as an au...

Mar 26, 2023

'Nothing to come back to,' says Ukrainian woman in Canada, her beloved home destroyed

IRPIN, Ukraine - Oleksandra Verovkina and her son, Danylo, would stroll half a block through the back alley behind their apartment to a large forest. They would walk hand in hand beneath the tall tree...

Mar 26, 2023