Canada

Ottawa, N.W.T. in talks with U.S. charity about funding for Indigenous park guardians

Ottawa and Northwest Territories are in discussions with a large American charity about permanent funding for a program that puts First Nations people in charge of looking after parks and other conser...

Jun 01, 2022

Privacy commissioners to rule on complaint against Tim Hortons app today

OTTAWA - Canada's privacy commissioner will report today on the results of an investigation into whether the Tim Hortons mobile ordering app was improperly tracking users' whereabouts without their ex...

Jun 01, 2022

Quebec premier accused of stoking immigration fears, lacking empathy toward newcomers

Quebec's premier is being accused of stoking fears about newcomers after he gave a recent speech warning Quebec risks turning into Louisiana if the province doesn't have more control over immigration....

Jun 01, 2022

CP NewsAlert: Jury finds Alberta men guilty of murder and manslaughter in shooting

EDMONTON - A jury has found a man guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter in the shooting of two Mtis hunters on a rural road in Alberta. They also found the man's father guilty of two counts ...

May 31, 2022

Vocal critic of Liberals' online streaming bill partly funded by YouTube and TikTok

OTTAWA - An outspoken critic of the Liberal government's online streaming bill has admitted he has received funding from two of the biggest digital platforms in the world. Scott Benzie, founder of Dig...

May 31, 2022

Quebec to start offering $500 round-trip flights to remote regions Wednesday

Quebec's transport minister says a government program offering discounted flights to the province's remote regions will begin Wednesday. Franois Bonnardel said today that the program, which will cost ...

May 31, 2022

What jurors didn't hear in the Jacob Hoggard sex-assault trial

Jurors have begun their deliberations in the sexual assault trial of Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard, lead singer of the band Hedley. Here is some of the information they were barred from hearing duri...

May 31, 2022

Hedley singer Jacob Hoggard facing new sexual assault charge

Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard, who is currently awaiting a verdict in his sexual assault trial, has been charged in another alleged sexual assault. Hoggard, the frontman for the band Hedley, was cha...

May 31, 2022

Measures in new bill to keep guns from abusers, stalkers welcomed by advocates

OTTAWA - Planned new measures to keep guns out of the hands of abusers and stalkers are being welcomed by advocates who have long called for loopholes in the system to be closed. The Liberal governmen...

May 31, 2022

Senior Mountie describes 'beast' of organization that oversaw mass shooting response

HALIFAX - A senior Nova Scotia Mountie involved in the response to the worst mass shooting in modern Canadian history told an inquiry Tuesday that confusion was inevitable as the police force rapidly ...

May 31, 2022