Canada

Guinean-Canadians in Montreal protest possible third presidential term

MONTREAL - Alpha Diallo arrived in Canada from Guinea in 2009, a year before that country's president won his first election and raised hopes amid the nation's sole democratic transition of ...

Oct 28, 2019

Multiple homicides, shooting ramp up pressure on Winnipeg police resources

WINNIPEG - The police chief in Manitoba's capital says a deadly weekend has strained resources as investigators deal with three homicides and a shooting that left four people, including an infant, in ...

Oct 28, 2019

RCMP, feds pressed to find missing reservist with alleged links to neo-Nazis

OTTAWA - A Manitoba army reservist accused of harbouring ties to neo-Nazis remains unaccounted for two months after he was first reported missing. Master Cpl. Patrik Mathews disappeared at t...

Oct 28, 2019

Canada has shown 'uneven progress' on gender equality, says new report

OTTAWA - A new report says it would take Canada 164 years to close the economic gap between men and women if things keep going the way they are. The review of how close - or far - Canada is from meeti...

Oct 28, 2019

Quebec rocker Eric Lapointe pleads not guilty to a charge of assault

MONTREAL - Quebec rock musician Eric Lapointe has pleaded not guilty to a charge of assault. Lapointe's lawyer entered the plea on his behalf during a hearing this morning in Montr...

Oct 28, 2019

Alberta budget weakens environmental, climate monitoring: Opposition

EDMONTON - The Alberta budget tabled last week cuts funds for environmental monitoring and for managing greenhouse gas emissions. Critics say that will weaken the province's ability to track...

Oct 28, 2019

Montreal artist known as Zombie Boy died accidentally, Quebec coroner rules

MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner has ruled that the death of a tattooed artist and model who starred in a massively popular music video was an accident. Rick Stephan Genest, known as Zombie Boy, was f...

Oct 28, 2019

Feds leave national-security level at medium following ISIL leader's death

OTTAWA - The federal government says the national-threat level remains unchanged despite concerns of retaliatory strikes by the Islamic State group after the killing of its leader....

Oct 28, 2019

Cigarette packaging and Bill 21; In-The-News for Oct. 28

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 Oct. 15. What we are watching in Canada ... OT...

Oct 28, 2019

Paralyzed Humboldt Broncos hockey player to get spinal surgery in Thailand

CALGARY - A hockey player paralyzed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash is to depart on a 12,000-kilometre journey to Thailand later this week for surgery that could help restore some of his m...

Oct 28, 2019