Canada

Under fire over immigration plan, Quebec premier takes solace in positive Facebook reviews

QUEBEC - Under fire from the higher education and business communities for his immigration reforms, Quebec Premier Francois Legault pointed Thursday to the positive reviews of his gover...

Nov 09, 2019

Father charged with 1st-degree murder in deaths of two boys

BRAMPTON, Ont. - Officers responding to a late-night medical call from a Toronto-area home discovered the bodies of two boys, police said Thursday as they charged the children's father with murder. Ed...

Nov 09, 2019

Bones found almost 50 years ago recognized as B.C.'s first dinosaur species

VICTORIA - A geologist's discovery of a mysterious claw in rocks along a rail line in British Columbia's northern wilderness almost 50 years ago has led to the recognition of the first dinosaur specie...

Nov 09, 2019

No more fur for the Queen and Alec Baldwin files suit; In-The-News for Nov. 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 Nov. 7. What we are watching in...

Nov 09, 2019

Health Canada 'actively monitoring' U.S. vaping illness breakthrough

OTTAWA - Canadian health officials say they are closely monitoring an apparent U.S. breakthrough into the cause of a mysterious vaping illness. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say ...

Nov 08, 2019

Quebec suspends controversial immigration reform for foreign students, workers

QUEBEC - The Quebec government is ending a nightmarish week by suspending its proposed changes to a popular fast-track immigration program for foreign students and workers. Premier Francois Legau...

Nov 08, 2019

Liberal winners, losers to gather for first time since disappointing election result

OTTAWA - Re-elected, newly elected and defeated Liberal MPs will gather Thursday on Parliament Hill for the first time since Canadians clipped the wings of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's go...

Nov 08, 2019

Quebec puts English school board under trusteeship, alerts anti-corruption police

MONTREAL - Quebec has placed the province's largest English-speaking school board under trusteeship and sent a report on the organization's alleged financial irregularities to the anti-corru...

Nov 08, 2019

Vancouver expropriates two derelict hotels on the Downtown Eastside for $1 each

VANCOUVER - City council has voted to seize control of two derelict hotels in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside after a lawyer for the property owners warned the municipality it is exp...

Nov 08, 2019

Attack near Semafo mine in Burkina Faso results in the death of at least 37

MONTREAL - An attack on employees of Quebec gold producer Semafo Inc. in Burkina Faso has left 37 people dead and 60 injured. The attack occurred about 40 kilometres from the Boungou mine - ...

Nov 08, 2019