Canada

Supreme Court rejects Quebec woman's attempt to sue comedian who mocked her son

MONTREAL - Canada's highest court has put an end to a 12-year legal saga that pitted comedian Mike Ward against the family of a disabled Quebec singer whom he mocked in his routines. The Supreme Court...

Jan 09, 2025

Developer loses court battle to remove heritage status on WW1 battery in Quebec

MONTREAL - The Quebec Superior Court has ruled against a real estate development company that wanted the heritage status removed for First World War fortifications overlooking the St. Lawrence River e...

Jan 09, 2025

Backbench Ottawa MP Chandra Arya to run for Liberal leadership

OTTAWA - Ontario MP Chandra Arya is the second Liberal to announce he wants to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the Liberal party. Arya posted on social media Wednesday morning that ...

Jan 09, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Elections BC looks into vote complaint in riding that gave NDP majority

VICTORIA - Elections BC says it is looking into a complaint of voting irregularities from a B.C. Conservative candidate in a riding narrowly won by the NDP, giving the government a one-seat majority i...

Greg Fry Jan 09, 2025

Montreal man sentenced in U.S. for exporting weapon components to Russia

MONTREAL - A Montreal man has been sentenced to 40 months in prison by a United States federal court for running a scheme to illegally export millions of dollars' worth of electronic components to Rus...

Jan 09, 2025

Longtime Liberal MP, cabinet minister Gudie Hutchings not running in next election

OTTAWA - Newfoundland MP Gudie Hutchings says she's not planning to run in the next federal election. Hutchings, who was first elected as a Liberal in 2015, is the minister of rural economic developme...

Jan 09, 2025

U.S. steel, plastics among items Canada may target with retaliatory tariffs

OTTAWA - Canada is looking to target American steel, ceramics and plastics with retaliatory tariffs in response to an escalating trade dispute with the incoming Trump administration. A senior governme...

Jan 09, 2025

Alberta to send water bombers, helicopters to help fight Los Angeles wildfire

EDMONTON - Alberta is preparing to send water bombers, night-vision helicopters and incident command team support to help battle wildfires ravaging parts of Los Angeles. Premier Danielle Smith says on...

Jan 09, 2025

In the news today: Coutts blockade sentencing, oilsands decarbonization uncertainty

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Sentencing hearing for leaders of Coutts blockade A sentencing hearing is set to start today for three men con...

Jan 09, 2025

Sentencing hearing begins for men convicted of leading Coutts blockade

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A sentencing hearing is set to start today for three men convicted of helping co-ordinate a blockade at the Canada-U.S. border at Coutts, Alta., in protest of COVID-19 rules and re...

Jan 09, 2025