Canada

Estimate puts hurricane Fiona insured damages at $660 million

An initial estimate by Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. suggests hurricane Fiona caused $660 million in insured damage. The Insurance Bureau of Canada says the storm was the most costly ext...

Oct 19, 2022

B.C. Mountie killed and U.N. to vote on Haiti resolution: In The News for Oct. 19

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 Oct. 19 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Oct 19, 2022

Police mourn death of RCMP constable fatally stabbed in Burnaby, B.C.

BURNABY, B.C. - Mounties are mourning one of their own after an RCMP officer was fatally stabbed at a homeless campsite in Burnaby, British Columbia. Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald says the death...

Oct 19, 2022

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith apologizes for past comments about invasion of Ukraine

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she is apologizing for what she calls "ill-informed comments on Russia's invasion of Ukraine." In April, Smith said the only answer for Ukraine is neutra...

Oct 18, 2022

Groups want planned handgun freeze exemption to include wider range of sport shooters

OTTAWA - MPs are coming under pressure to broaden an exemption to a planned federal handgun freeze to include a wider range of sport shooters - an idea prominent firearm-control advocates firmly oppos...

Oct 18, 2022

After summer of memes, voters yearn for substance in Pennsylvania race for US Senate

LATROBE, Pa. - Barbara Griffin all but rolls her eyes when asked who she wants to represent Pennsylvania in the United States Senate. Her dog Romeo tugs on his leash as Griffin considers her options: ...

Oct 18, 2022

RCMP officer in Burnaby, B.C., stabbed to death at homeless camp

BURNABY, B.C. - An RCMP officer in Burnaby, B.C., has been stabbed to death in what Solicitor General Mike Farnworth calls a terrible tragedy. Farnworth said Tuesday the female officer "sacrificed her...

Oct 18, 2022

Trudeau guarantees this time Canada will meet its emissions target

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he guarantees Canada will meet its latest emissions target because for the first time, it's accompanied by a plan that actually shows how to get there. In a...

Oct 18, 2022

Irish republican party Sinn Fein asks Canada to halt trade talks with U.K.

OTTAWA - The Irish political party pushing for unifying the island wants Ottawa to halt trade talks with London. Sinn Fein argues that Britain is violating the Good Friday Agreement, which brokered pe...

Oct 18, 2022

Mayor of Iqaluit announces immediate resignation on Twitter

IQALUIT, Nunavut - The mayor of Iqaluit says he plans to immediately step down from the job. Kenny Bell announced his resignation as mayor of Nunavut's capital in a statement on Twitter. He didn't ind...

Oct 18, 2022