Canada

RCMP arrest Quebec man for alleged hate speech targeting Jews on social networks

RIVIRE-DU-LOUP, Que. - The RCMP say they've arrested a man in connection with alleged hate speech posted on social networks Telegram and X. The federal police force says in a statement today that its ...

Dec 11, 2024

Three Montreal schools to face Education Department probe over toxic climate

MONTREAL - Three French-language Montreal schools are facing an Education Department investigation after audits found multiple issues relating to a toxic climate. Education Minister Bernard Drainville...

Dec 11, 2024

Complaints body probes military police's handling of Lt.-Gen. Steven Whelan case

OTTAWA - The Military Police Complaints Commission is investigating the military's handling of the case against a former general who was ousted from his high-ranking position after a sexual misconduct...

Dec 11, 2024

Montreal snow removal towing operation ends after gunshot fired

MONTREAL - Montreal police say an argument over towing during a snow-clearing operation escalated to the point where a gunshot was fired. No one was injured by the bullet, which was allegedly fired by...

Dec 11, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador ready to sign Churchill Falls deal

QUBEC - Quebec Premier Franois Legault and his Newfoundland and Labrador counterpart Andrew Furey are set to sign an agreement Thursday ending a long-running dispute over the Churchill Falls hydroelec...

Dec 11, 2024

In the news today: BoC expected to cut interest rates again today

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... BoC widely expected to cut interest rates today, odds leaning toward half-point cut The Bank of Canada is set ...

Dec 11, 2024

BoC widely expected to cut interest rates today, odds leaning toward half-point cut

OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is set to make its final interest rate announcement of the year this morning. Forecasters are widely expecting a half-percentage point interest rate cut. That would bring t...

Dec 11, 2024

Trudeau set to speak with premiers to tackle Trump's tariff plan

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to meet with provincial and territorial premiers this afternoon to talk Canada-U.S. relations. The premiers will virtually discuss a joint plan to tackle ...

Dec 11, 2024

Tensions rising between Canada Post, union as strike nears four-week mark

Canada Post and the union representing postal workers are in a war of words as a countrywide strike enters its 27th day. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers pushed back on recent criticisms from Cana...

Dec 11, 2024

Trudeau highlights Kamala Harris presidential defeat as an attack on women's progress

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says women's rights and women's progress is under attack, pointing to the recent defeat of U.S. presidential candidate Kamala Harris as an example. Speaking on T...

Dec 10, 2024