Canada

David Johnston will help to craft his own mandate for election interference probe

OTTAWA - Former governor general David Johnston says he will have a hand in determining his own mandate as special rapporteur on foreign interference in recent federal elections. In a statement to The...

Mar 17, 2023

Canadians mourn the deaths of two Edmonton police officers : In The News for Mar. 17

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 Mar. 17 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Mar 17, 2023

Internal documents show what RCMP considered 'lessons learned' from 'Freedom Convoy'

OTTAWA - After policing the "Freedom Convoy," the RCMP came away with lessons learned, newly released documents show - including the need to better prepare for the potential targeting of emergency pho...

Mar 17, 2023

People honouring two slain Edmonton police officers gunned down responding to a call

EDMONTON - People in Edmonton and across Canada are paying tribute to two city police officers who were fatally shot while responding to a domestic violence call. Constables Brett Ryan and Travis Jord...

Mar 17, 2023

Inflation is easing but Ottawa faces pressure to help those who have fallen behind

OTTAWA - Canada's inflation rate likely took another dip last month, but with many Canadians still struggling with the cost of living, the federal government is facing pressure to deliver more help in...

Mar 17, 2023

Guards union says second pigeon with a backpack found in B.C. prison

VANCOUVER - A pigeon wearing a tiny empty backpack has been captured inside a federal prison in British Columbia, in what a union official says was likely another plan by inmates to smuggle drugs. The...

Mar 16, 2023

Vancouver councillor supports foreign interference probe at municipal level

Vancouver Coun. Lenny Zhou says he is in full support of a foreign interference probe for elections at all levels of Canada's governments after he was named in a newspaper report on the issue. Zhou sa...

Mar 16, 2023

Government finds discrimination at Canadian Human Rights Commission, union says

OTTAWA - A union representing public service lawyers says the government has found there was discrimination and systemic racism in an institution specifically designed to root it out. The Association ...

Mar 16, 2023

Quebec government to spend millions to move residents affected by smelter pollution

ROUYN-NORANDA, Que. - The Quebec government will provide $88.3 million to support the city of Rouyn-Noranda in the creation of a new neighbourhood and the relocation of nearly 200 families living in a...

Mar 16, 2023

'Constant' fear in my house, U.S. woman testifies about impact of Quebec abduction

MONTREAL - A U.S. woman who was kidnapped along with her husband and smuggled into Quebec in October 2020 says she lives in constant fear she will fall victim to another crime. Sandra Helm delivered a...

Mar 16, 2023