Canada

Federal food agency ruling says two West Bank wines are not a 'Product of Israel'

OTTAWA - The federal food inspection agency says two wines produced in the West Bank and sold in Ontario were falsely branded "Product of Israel," given the lack of clarifying information on the label...

May 15, 2022

CP NewsAlert: David Milgaard, imprisoned on wrongful conviction, dead at 69

David Milgaard, the victim of one of Canada's most notorious miscarriages of justice, has died. He was 69. James Lockyer, a Toronto-based lawyer who worked closely on the case and helped found the org...

May 15, 2022

Croupiers plan to walk off the job at Montreal Casino for the second time in two days

MONTREAL - Croupiers at the Montreal Casino say they will walk off the job once again today following a surprise four-hour strike on Saturday. Employees stopped working on Saturday afternoon to denoun...

May 15, 2022

Police investigating after man's body found in car set ablaze in Montreal

Montreal police are investigating after the body of a man was found in the trunk of a torched car in the city's east end Saturday night. Police say they received a call around 12:25 a.m. about a car t...

May 15, 2022

Project Moon Woman: Officer with Alberta's Blood Tribe fights human trafficking

STANDOFF, ALBERTA - It took a few years on the jobfor Const. Jennaye Norris to realize the Blood Tribe in southern Alberta has a human trafficking problem. Norris, 29, has been with the Blood Tribe Po...

May 15, 2022

Royal couple to begin three-day Canadian tour amid increasing skepticism of monarchy

Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, are set to begin a three-day tour of Canada this week that will focus on Indigenous reconciliation and climate change - and on connecting with a Canadian public t...

May 15, 2022

Inquest to begin in N.B. police shooting of Indigenous woman during wellness check

FREDERICTON - The lawyer for the family of an Indigenous woman fatally shot by police in Edmundston, N.B., during a wellness check two years ago said a coroner's inquest opening Monday offers a chance...

May 15, 2022

Lawyers frustrated with mass shooting inquiry in Nova Scotia as deadlines loom

HALIFAX - Eighteen months after a public inquiry was established in Nova Scotia to investigate the worst mass shooting in modern Canadian history, lawyers representing most of the 22 victims say they ...

May 15, 2022

Gas prices continue to soar for weekend drivers, experts predict no immediate relief

National gas prices are continuing their rise to staggering highs this weekend, with drivers in Vancouver told to brace for as much as $2.34 per litre at the pumps. Figures on the fuel tracker GasBudd...

May 14, 2022

Organizations driving mental-health initiatives for Ukrainian newcomers, families

Mental-health professionals are volunteering their services to provide trauma support for Ukrainian Canadians and newcomers fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Shortly after the war started in late ...

May 14, 2022