Canada

Olympic gold medallist Bruny Surin loses in bid for council seat in Laval, Que.

LAVAL, Que. - Olympic gold-medal sprinter Bruny Surin has finished as the runner-up in his first political bid. Surin ran in Sunday's municipal byelection in Laval, Que., a city just north ...

Nov 25, 2019

Montreal archdiocese hires retired judge to conduct independent probe of priest

Montreal's archdiocese has hired a former Quebec Superior Court justice to investigate the case of a priest found guilty of sexually abusing two boys. Pepita G. Capriolo will conduct the independ...

Nov 25, 2019

Growing population, declining mortgage rates speed up B.C. housing recovery

VICTORIA - Housing sales in British Columbia are climbing faster than anticipated after a downturn, but a rebound won't be as inflamed as the sellers' market two years ago, says a repor...

Greg Fry Nov 24, 2019

Ottawa to argue appeal of tribunal order to compensate First Nations children

OTTAWA - Federal lawyers will be in court later this morning to argue the government's appeal of a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruling that ordered Ottaw...

Nov 25, 2019

Ottawa appeals and Grey Cup glory; In-The-News for Nov. 25

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 Nov. 25. What we are watching in Canada ... OT...

Nov 25, 2019

Winnipeg Blue Bombers beat Hamilton Tiger-Cats to win the Grey Cup

CALGARY - Running back Andrew Harris made Canadian Football League history and ended the Winnipeg Blue Bombers championship drought on Sunday night. The 32-year-old Winnipeg native had a rus...

Nov 24, 2019

New foreign minister presses for Canadian detainees with China counterpart

OTTAWA - Canada's new foreign affairs minister hit the ground running this weekend, spending an hour in face-to-face talks with his Chinese counterpart over the fate of two Canadian men that the Trude...

Nov 24, 2019

Former Desjardins Group president Claude Beland dead at 87

MONTREAL - Former Desjardins Group president Claude Beland has died at the age of 87, the Quebec-based financial institution confirmed Sunday. Beland was elected to the head of Desjardins in 1987 and ...

Nov 24, 2019

Alberta premier dismisses concerns over firing of election commissioner

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is dismissing concerns over a new law that fired the man who was investigating wrongdoing within the United Conservative Party. The legislat...

Nov 24, 2019

Former president of Ukraine reveals details of 2017 meeting with Rudy Giuliani

HALIFAX - A former president of Ukraine has weighed in on the ongoing American impeachment inquiry by confirming he met with President Donald Trump's prominent adviser in late 2017...

Nov 24, 2019