Canada

Nunavut RCMP charge man with first-degree murder

KINNGAIT, NUNAVUT - RCMP in Nunavut have charged a 39-year-old man with first-degree murder. Police have charged Ottokie Pudluq in the death of a 33-year-old woman. She was found dead in late November...

Dec 20, 2022

LGBTQ refugee group only able to resettle 4 per cent of Afghans, urges Ottawa help

OTTAWA - LGBTQ refugee group Rainbow Railroad has only been able to resettle four per cent of the nearly 3,800 Afghans who have asked for help since the Taliban took over their country. The Toronto-ba...

Dec 20, 2022

Bloc, NDP criticize Tory MP over refusal to help Quebec family of 'illegal refugees'

OTTAWA - Bloc Qubcois and New Democrat MPs are criticizing a Conservative colleague for refusing to help a Quebec family facing deportation and calling them "illegal refugees." Quebec MP Richard Marte...

Dec 20, 2022

B.C. snowfall no winter wonderland for Vancouver's poor and homeless, says advocate

VANCOUVER - One of the heaviest one-day snowfalls to hit British Columbia's south coast in years has prompted cancellations or delays, power outages and other inconveniences, but advocates for the imp...

Dec 20, 2022

New study shows that high rates of workplace injuries in Montreal involve immigrants

MONTREAL - A new study from a Montreal research institute for occupational health and safety estimates that up to 80 per cent of people who are injured at work in the city and require rehabilitation a...

Dec 20, 2022

Trudeau to attend 'Three Amigos' summit as U.S. expands challenge under trade deal

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to travel to Mexico City for a North American Leaders' Summit taking place Jan. 10. The annual "Three Amigos" meeting will see Trudeau sitting down w...

Dec 20, 2022

Quebec anticorruption squad kept busy this year investigating fake vaccine passports

QUEBEC - A new report from Quebec's anticorruption unit says its officers were kept busy this year chasing down hundreds of reports related to the production and use of fake COVID-19 vaccine passports...

Dec 20, 2022

CP NewsAlert: Defence Department gets OK to spend $7 billion on 16 F-35 fighter jets

OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence has quietly received approval to buy 16 F-35 fighter jets and related gear for a price tag of $7 billion, sources tell The Canadian Press. More coming. The ...

Dec 20, 2022

Canada, China set aside differences to help COP15 nature talks succeed: Guilbeault

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the COP15 biodiversity framework reached Monday in Montreal was possible because Canada and China were able to set aside their diplomatic differenc...

Dec 20, 2022

Ottawa police chief vows there won't be a repeat of last winter's 'Freedom Convoy'

Ottawa's chief of police says the force is making preparations to handle a potential return of the "Freedom Convoy" next February. Eric Stubbs sent a letter to the mayor and the chair of the Ottawa Po...

Dec 20, 2022