Canada

Federal cabinet set for three-day retreat in Hamilton ahead of Parliament's return

OTTAWA - The ongoing affordability crunch and the threat of a looming recession will be front and centre as the federal Liberal cabinet holds a post-holiday cabinet retreat this week. Prime Minister J...

Jan 22, 2023

Remote Labrador location potential training ground for astronauts

When scientists determined in the mid-1970s that the Mistastin crater in Labrador had lunar-like properties, the last Apollo mission had flown and it was too late for astronauts to take advantage of t...

Jan 22, 2023

Prominent Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet denies second allegation of sexual misconduct

MONTREAL - Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet is denying allegations of sexual misconduct made against him by a woman in 2020. On Friday, the Roman Catholic archdiocese of Quebec City confirmed that it had ...

Jan 21, 2023

François Legault accuses Justin Trudeau of attacking Quebec's democracy and people

MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault criticized Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday for what he described as an attack on "Quebec's democracy and people" by proposing to limit the use of th...

Jan 21, 2023

Second officer dies in hospital after avalanche near Kaslo, B.C.

NELSON, B.C. - The second off-duty officer who was caught in an avalanche in the British Columbia Interior earlier this month has died. The City of Nelson says Const. Mathieu Nolet suffered severe int...

Jan 21, 2023

Ottawa, 325 nations reach settlement for damage done by residential school system

VANCOUVER - The federal government has reached an out-of-court settlement with 325 Indigenous bands who are part of a class action suit due to loss of language and culture propogated by Canada's resid...

Jan 21, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Ottawa announces $2.8-billion settlement of B.C. day scholar suit

VANCOUVER - The federal government says it's come to a $2.8-billion agreement to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by members of a British Columbia Indigenous band who attended residential schools...

Jan 21, 2023

Quebec historian obtains photos of salvage operation for Empress of Ireland shipwreck

MONTREAL - The two photos that popped up for sale on eBay appeared at first glance to be nothing more than a piece of Quebec maritime nostalgia: men on a wharf in the early 20th century, with a captio...

Jan 21, 2023

'Homicide in slow motion': Police urged to tackle stalking amid rise of tracking tech

VANCOUVER - Stephanie Forster did everything right. She obtained a restraining order, changed her phone number and moved three times in six months. She once found an Apple AirTag in her car so she ask...

Jan 21, 2023

Canada to help facilitate Cameroon peace process: Foreign Affairs Minister Joly

OTTAWA - The federal government says Canada will help guide a peace process aimed at resolving the ongoing crisis in Cameroon where years of fighting and strife have displaced nearly 800,000 people. F...

Jan 20, 2023