Canada

Minke whale carcass found southeast of Montreal is likely one seen near city: expert

MONTREAL - A researcher says a dead whale found today in the St. Lawrence River southeast of Montreal is probably one of two minke whales seen near the city earlier this month. Robert Michaud, preside...

May 26, 2022

Supreme Court of Canada to rule on sentencing for Quebec City mosque shooter

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will rule Friday on the sentencing of a man who went on a deadly shooting spree at a Quebec City mosque. The high court decision in Alexandre Bissonnette's case wi...

May 26, 2022

Murray Sinclair honoured with Order of Canada at Rideau Hall ceremony

OTTAWA - Murray Sinclair received the Order of Canada Thursday for dedicating his life to championing Indigenous Peoples' rights and freedoms. Sinclair held his wife's hand as the award was announced ...

May 26, 2022

Tony Accurso, former Quebec construction tycoon, loses appeal and heading to prison

MONTREAL - Quebec's highest court has upheld a sentence delivered to ex-construction magnate Tony Accurso, who is to report to prison before June 1. Accurso received a four-year prison term in 2018 in...

May 26, 2022

Despite Uvelde, National Rifle Association sticks with plans for Houston convention

WASHINGTON - The National Rifle Association is pressing ahead with its annual meeting in Houston despite the mass shooting tragedy in Uvelde, Tex. The association, easily one of the most powerful poli...

May 26, 2022

Quebec drops section of assisted-death bill to ensure it gets adopted quickly

QUEBEC - The Quebec government is removing a section of its end-of-life care bill that would have allowed quadriplegics and people with cerebral palsy to receive an assisted death. Health Minister Chr...

May 26, 2022

Canada's transport minister detects 'shift' in U.S. outlook after meetings in D.C.

WASHINGTON - Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says he is detecting a positive "shift" in the Biden administration's approach to Canada following meetings in the U.S. capital. Alghabra spent Tuesday in...

May 26, 2022

Quebec to start monkeypox vaccination of contacts as officials confirm 25 cases

MONTREAL - Quebec's interim public health director says the province could start vaccinating people against monkeypox as soon as Friday. Dr. Luc Boileau says there are now 25 confirmed cases of the di...

May 26, 2022

Tory leadership contenders spar in French debate: In The News for May 26, 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 May 26, 2022 ... What we are watching in Canad...

May 26, 2022

With debates over, Conservative leadership candidate turns to final membership push

OTTAWA - Now that the second official debate of the race is out of the way, Conservative leadership hopefuls will turn their attention to signing up as many supporters as they can before a fast-approa...

May 26, 2022