Canada

Four-metre-long Great White Shark washes up on B.C. beach

A four-metre-long Great White Shark has washed up on a British Columbia beach. The Fisheries Department says their scientists confirmed the species by analyzing its tooth shape and the shape of its ta...

Oct 11, 2024

Report clearing Vancouver police in Myles Gray beating death 'flawed,' lawyer says

VANCOUVER - The lawyer for the family of a man beaten to death by Vancouver police says a disciplinary report clearing the officers of wrongdoing was flawed and didn't consider key evidence. Ian Donal...

Oct 11, 2024

Report says at least 55 children died or disappeared at B.C. residential school

A British Columbia First Nation says at least 55 children died or disappeared while attending a residential school near Williams Lake, more than triple the number recorded for the institution in the N...

Oct 11, 2024

Minister says not enough beds for involuntary addictions care across the country

OTTAWA - The minister of mental health and addictions says there are not enough beds in jurisdictions across the country to support involuntary treatment for addictions and mental health. Ya'ara Saks ...

Oct 11, 2024

Two suspects arrested in Old Montreal fire that killed mother, daughter

MONTREAL - Police say they've arrested two suspects in an Old Montreal fire last week that claimed the lives of two French nationals. Lonor Geraudie, 43, and seven-year-old Vrane Reynaud Geraudie, wer...

Oct 11, 2024

Longueuil woman charged after 10-year-old boy scalded with boiling water

MONTREAL - A woman from Montreal's South Shore has been charged with aggravated assault after allegedly splashing a 10-year-old boy with boiling water. Longueuil, Que., police this morning arrested St...

Oct 11, 2024

Trudeau repeats call for Lebanon ceasefire after third Canadian killed in conflict

OTTAWA - The prime minister offered condolences today to the family of a Canadian who was killed in the ongoing fighting in Lebanon. Justin Trudeau reiterated Canada's call for a ceasefire in Lebanon ...

Oct 11, 2024

Trudeau touts 'real progress' on pharmacare, calls on premiers to start cutting deals

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling on provinces and territories to start negotiating pharmacare deals as soon as possible, now that the federal legislation to enact the program has beco...

Oct 11, 2024

As ASEAN Summit wraps, Trudeau says Canada needs to keep showing up in Southeast Asia

VIENTIANE - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada needs to keep up its presence in Southeast Asia if it wants to benefit from the region's economic boom. Trudeau wrapped up a visit to Laos on Frid...

Oct 11, 2024

In the news today: Statistics Canada to release September jobs report

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Statistics Canada to release September jobs report Statistics Canada is expected to provide its latest snapsho...

Oct 11, 2024