Canada

Quebec Nordiques fans turn up to see Kings, but still mourn lost hockey team

QUBEC - NHL hockey is back in Quebec City this week, but the Los Angeles Kings aren't the team that fans of the long-departed Quebec Nordiques have longed to see. In his Quebec City basement, surround...

Oct 03, 2024

Montreal police probe whether incendiary materials tied to Middle East conflict

MONTREAL - Montreal police say they are investigating whether five people arrested Wednesday in possession of incendiary materials could have been planning something in connection to the war in the Mi...

Oct 03, 2024

Peter Nygard seeking bail as he appeals his sexual assault convictions in Toronto

TORONTO - Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard has requested bail as he appeals his sexual assault convictions in Toronto and the prison sentence he received last month. The Ontario Court of Appeal says ...

Oct 03, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Manitoba man acquitted 50 years after murder conviction

WINNIPEG - A Manitoba man convicted of murder 50 years ago has been acquitted. Clarence Woodhouse was found guilty in 1974 of fatally beating and stabbing a restaurant worker in downtown Winnipeg. His...

Oct 03, 2024

Supreme Court to hear Quebec's challenge to daycare access for asylum seekers

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says it will hear a challenge from the Quebec government to a lower court ruling granting asylum seekers access to subsidized daycare spaces. In a decision release...

Oct 03, 2024

'It will take time': Wab Kinew reflects on first year as Manitoba premier

WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew continues to enjoy a honeymoon with voters one year after his NDP government was elected, but there are challenges ahead in fulfilling promises to improve health ...

Oct 03, 2024

In the news today: PM attends Francophonie summit, foreign interference probe resumes

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trudeau headed to Francophonie summit in France Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is headed to France today to att...

Oct 03, 2024

Foreign interference inquiry to hear from RCMP commissioner today

OTTAWA - RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme is slated to appear today at a federal inquiry into foreign interference. It marks the second round of testimony at the inquiry for Duheme, who will be accompani...

Oct 03, 2024

B.C. NDP to unveil election platform, Conservatives promise to end insurance monopoly

SURREY, B.C. - B.C. NDP Leader David Eby is set to roll out the party's complete election platform as Conservative Leader John Rustad says his government would end the provincial insurance corporation...

Oct 03, 2024

Lebanon war expected to cast shadow over Francophonie summit

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is headed to France today to attend the Francophonie summit, where the shadow of a wider war in the Middle East will likely loom large over the meeting of French...

Oct 03, 2024