Canada

Governor General and Air Canada CEO trigger explosion of complains to languages czar

OTTAWA - Canada's Governor General and Air Canada's CEO were connected to an explosion of complaints to the official languages commissioner in the past year. Commissioner Raymond Thberge released his ...

Jun 07, 2022

B.C. report calls for co-ordinated heat-alert system to prevent to future deaths

VICTORIA - A death-panel report is calling for a co-ordinated heat-alert system in British Columbia to prevent loss of life in hot-weather emergencies similar to the event last summer that resulted in...

Jun 07, 2022

Ex-Quebec construction boss Accurso free on bail awaiting appeal before Supreme Court

MONTREAL - A Quebec Court of Appeal judge is allowing ex-construction boss Tony Accurso to remain free on bail while he appeals his fraud conviction to the Supreme Court of Canada. Accurso received a ...

Jun 07, 2022

Defrocked priest who abused dozens of Inuit children now out on parole

A defrocked Oblate priest who has been convicted of dozens of horrendous sexual crimes against Inuit children is now out on parole. Eric Dejaeger had been sentenced to 19 years for crimes committed be...

Jun 07, 2022

Lost emails and unexplained delays: Mass shooting inquiry uncovers new RCMP snags

HALIFAX - The inquiry into the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia has revealed two new RCMP miscues that delayed a warning to the public that the killer was driving a replica police car. In both cases,...

Jun 07, 2022

Trudeau visits US, Shopify shareholders vote on founder share: In The News for June 7

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 June 7 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

Jun 07, 2022

PM sidesteps guest-list controversy, urges focus on 'important issues' at L.A. summit

WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau isn't saying whether he supports President Joe Biden's decision to exclude Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba from this week's Summit of the Americas. Trudeau ack...

Jun 07, 2022

Crown prosecutor alleges 'persistent campaign' of online harassment against B.C. teen

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Amanda Todd's mother says her heart skipped a beat when she clicked on a link to an adult pornography website that displayed her teenage daughter's image a few days before Chri...

Jun 06, 2022

B.C. launches heat alert and response system to help people, communities stay safe

VICTORIA - A two-stage heat response system will be introduced in British Columbia to help people and communities stay safe as temperatures rise and the threat of a deadly heat-related emergency incre...

Jun 06, 2022

First B.C. monkeypox case is confirmed in Vancouver resident

VANCOUVER - The BC Centre for Disease Control has announced the first case of monkeypox in British Columbia, bringing the national total to almost 80 cases. The centre says its laboratory has confirme...

Jun 06, 2022