Canada

Trudeau says he pressed Egypt's president on detained Canadians

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he raised the cases of Canadian citizens detained in Egypt with that country's president at a summit of African leaders. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi...

Feb 09, 2020

Pet support: Calgary group raising funds for animal-friendly homeless shelter

CALGARY - Chaz Smith has seen some homeless people have to make the heartbreaking decision of having a warm bed for a night or staying outside with their furry friends. "We don't have any pe...

Feb 09, 2020

Mother waits as father criminally probed for failing to return child to Canada

TORONTO - Canadian police are investigating a mother's complaint that her former spouse has failed to obey a court order to return their four-year-old son to Canada. The investigation into Oscar Maill...

Feb 09, 2020

Indigenous leaders should have keys to 100 Wellington, Metis leader says

OTTAWA - The Metis National Council wants to be given their own set of keys to a building across from Parliament Hill that has been designated as space for Indigenous Peoples. The leaders of the Metis...

Feb 09, 2020

Canadians arrive from Wuhan and call to 'recanvass' Iowa results; In The News for Feb. 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 Feb. 7 ... What ...

Feb 09, 2020

'Tore my world apart:' Indigenous Bar Association to honour Colten Boushie

Andre Bear remembers pain building deep inside him as he digested news of a controversial acquittal of a Saskatchewan farmer who shot and killed a young Indigenous man. "It really tore my world apart,...

Feb 09, 2020

Two groups of Canadians arrive home after evacuation from Wuhan on two flights

CFB TRENTON, Ont. - Family members looked forward to reuniting with loved ones after two groups of weary Canadian citizens finally returned home Friday from the centre of a novel coronavirus...

Feb 09, 2020

'We are feeling strong': B.C. pipeline opponents brace for more possible arrests

SMITHERS, B.C. - Opponents of a natural gas pipeline said they were bracing for further police action Thursday following the arrest of six people near a work site in northern British Columbi...

Feb 08, 2020

No injunction for B.C. taxi industry against Uber, Lyft pending judicial review

VANCOUVER - The taxi industry is promising to continue its fight against Uber and Lyft after a judge rejected a bid to grant an injunction against the companies pending a legal challeng...

Feb 08, 2020

Names in the mix: an updated list of potential Conservative leadership contenders

OTTAWA - The Conservative leadership race is underway and the deadline to register as a candidate and meet the first round of requirements is Feb. 27. These candidates have been approved by the party,...

Feb 08, 2020