Canada

Five things to know about the dangers of Manitoba's northern wilderness

GILLAM, Man. - The RCMP have been searching a remote area in northern Manitoba for more than a week trying to find murder suspects Bryer Schmegelsky and Kam McLeod. A burned-out vehicle the fugitives&...

Jul 31, 2019

'I filled a void': How a developer wants to help settle centuries of grievances in Oka

MONTREAL - Developer Gregoire Gollin thought he had a steal when he purchased 220 hectares of land between the First Nations territory of Kanesatake and the neighbouring village of Oka, Que., in 2004....

Jul 31, 2019

Experts alarmed after deer meat from diseased herd allowed into food system

MONTREAL - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is exposing the public to unnecessary risk by allowing deer and elk meat from farms affected by a contagious disease to end up on con...

Jul 31, 2019

Trudeau says British Columbians really 'get it,' amid conservative wave

VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says British Columbia will play an important role in the upcoming federal race as a province led by a progressive government when so many others have swung to...

Jul 31, 2019

Key recommendations from the public inquiry into Elizabeth Wettlaufer

A public inquiry examining the case of Elizabeth Wettlaufer, a serial-killer nurse who preyed on elderly patients in her care, has issued a report aimed at preventing such crimes in the future. H...

Jul 31, 2019

Grilled cheese under the microscope in Quebec after seniors' choking deaths

MONTREAL - Health officials in Quebec confirmed Monday they are revisiting the place of the grilled cheese sandwich on menus in care facilities following the choking deaths of at least two e...

Jul 31, 2019

Report - military pulling out in search for murder suspects

GILLAM, Man. - A media report says the Canadian military is withdrawing from the northern Manitoba hunt for two young men who are suspects in three B-C homicides. The C-B-C quotes R-C-M-P Inspector Ke...

Jul 31, 2019

CP NewsAlert: RCMP scaling down search for murder suspects in northern Manitoba

WINNIPEG - The RCMP say they are scaling back the search for two British Columbia murder suspects in northern Manitoba.Assistant Commissioner Jane MacLatchy says officers have searched more than 11,00...

Jul 31, 2019

Federal Court orders 'Product of Israel' labels off of West Bank wines

OTTAWA - Labelling a wine from the West Bank as a "Product of Israel" is misleading and deceptive, a Federal Court judge declared Monday in a ruling that tosses the politically charged file ...

Jul 31, 2019

'There is no Oka crisis 2.0,' Kanesatake chief says as land dispute simmers

MONTREAL - Kanesatake's grand chief said Monday that his people are not heading towards a second Oka crisis, despite tensions over a land dispute and a highly publicized war of wor...

Jul 31, 2019