Canada

MP Kevin Vuong fined for failing to report sex assault charge to Naval Reserve

MONTREAL - Kevin Vuong, a Toronto member of Parliament and naval reservist, has been fined $500 for failing to tell the Royal Canadian Navy about a 2019 sexual assault charge. Naval Reserve spokesman ...

Jul 20, 2022

Indigenous woman says she feels heard as accused priest has first court appearance

POWERVIEW, Man. - A First Nations woman says she is disappointed a 92-year-old priest accused of assaulting her when she was a student at a former residential school did not attend his first court app...

Jul 20, 2022

City south of Montreal approves fall hunt to control deer population in park

LONGUEUIL, Que. - A city just south of Montreal is planning a controlled hunt to kill most of the deer living in a local park after the population jumped by almost 50 per cent over the last year. Long...

Jul 20, 2022

Quebec Court of Appeal says details of secret trial must remain hidden from public

MONTREAL - Quebec's Court of Appeal has rejected requests to publicly disclose details about a secret trial involving a police informant. The province's high court delivered a redacted decision today,...

Jul 20, 2022

Parole board to hear from truck driver in deadly Humboldt Broncos crash

BOWDEN, ALBERTA - A parole hearing is scheduled to take place today for a former truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash. Jaskirat Singh Sidhu was sentenced to eight years after ...

Jul 20, 2022

Two dead, 10 injured in multi-vehicle crash on highway south of Montreal

BROSSARD, Que. - Quebec provincial police say two people are dead and 10 injured after a multi-vehicle crash Tuesday night on Highway 30, south of Montreal. Police say the driver of a truck allegedly ...

Jul 20, 2022

Let's make a deal with Canada on softwood, U.S. senators urge Biden administration

WASHINGTON - Two U.S. lawmakers are urging the Biden administration's trade ambassador to make a deal with Canada on softwood lumber. Democrat Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and South Dakota Republic...

Greg Fry Jul 20, 2022

Tory's Baber renews pitch and airport testing is back: In The News for July 20, 2022

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 Wednesday, July 20, 2022 ... What we are watch...

Jul 20, 2022

Vancouver council committee meets to discuss report on 2030 Winter Olympic bid

VANCOUVER - A report raising questions about the tight timeline for a bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympic Games in British Columbia comes before a Vancouver council committee today. The report, which ...

Jul 20, 2022

Baber asks Conservative members to give him a second look, not just mark him second

OTTAWA - Roman Baber is asking Conservative party members to give him a second look - not just think of him as their second choice. The former Ontario legislator - best known before the race for being...

Jul 20, 2022