Canada

Russian ambassador claims Canada a 'very dangerous country' to visit

OTTAWA - Russia's ambassador in Ottawa says Canada is a "very dangerous country" for Russians to visit. Oleg Stepanov says Canada keeps sanctioning people and claimed that Russians are regularly exper...

Feb 13, 2023

Billy Two Rivers, retired Mohawk wrestler and politician, dies at 87

MONTREAL - Billy Two Rivers, a retired Mohawk wrestler, politician and activist, has died at 87. The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake announced his death in a statement published today. Two Rivers rose to ...

Feb 13, 2023

Former Quebec immigration minister Nadine Girault dies at age 63

QUEBEC - Former Quebec cabinet minister Nadine Girault has died at the age of 63. Premier Franois Legault confirmed her death on social media, paying tribute to a "passionate, determined and endearing...

Feb 13, 2023

Two people in serious condition after Ottawa gas explosion: paramedics

OTTAWA - Two people have been taken to hospital in serious but stable condition after a blast destroyed multiple homes in an east Ottawa suburb. Reid Purdy of the Ottawa Paramedic Service says the two...

Feb 13, 2023

In The News for Feb. 13 : Just what are these "objects" flying above North America?

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 Feb. 13 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Greg Fry Feb 13, 2023

Week of uncertainty begins in Toronto following mayor's surprise resignation

TORONTO - A big week in municipal politics is getting off to an uncertain start in Toronto today following the recent surprise resignation of the city's mayor. John Tory stunned political observers on...

Feb 13, 2023

Nova Scotia next up to talk health funding one-on-one with Ottawa

OTTAWA - Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos is taking his health-care funding road show to Nova Scotia today as Ottawa looks for rapid agreements with all 13 provinces and territories. Duclos an...

Feb 13, 2023

U.S. military shoots down fourth flying object, this time over Lake Huron

The unidentified flying object shot down over Yukon this weekend will undoubtedly be one of the main topics of discussion between Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as the two...

Feb 13, 2023

Inquest begins into 2020 kidnapping and killing of two Quebec sisters by their father

MONTREAL - A public inquest into the events surrounding the 2020 killing of two young Quebec girls by their father begins today. Quebec's public security minister ordered the inquest last year after a...

Feb 13, 2023

Personnel shortage challenging Air Force's plan to introduce F-35, other equipment

OTTAWA - A model F-35 sits in a place of prominence on the corner of Lt.-Gen. Eric Kenny's desk. The miniature grey aircraft is propped in the air by a plastic stand as if it is flying, and Royal Cana...

Feb 13, 2023