Category Archives: National News – CP

VICTORIA - Highlights of British Columbia's 2020-21 budget released Tuesday: - Starting in September, post-secondary students can receive up to $4,000 a year to help cover tuition costs unde...

OTTAWA - An Alberta woman sentenced to life in prison for fatally shooting her husband and setting her home on fire will get a new trial. Deborah Doonanco was found guilty in November 2016 of second-d...

OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland has offered effusive thanks to New Democrats and stinging criticism of the Conservatives after the NDP supported the minority Liberal government's effo...

MONTREAL - A collision between a commuter train and a vehicle in Montreal's north end has left one man dead and another seriously injured. Montreal police said today the 74-year-old driver died w...

MONTREAL - A well-known Quebec boxing promoter is defending himself before a tribunal against accusations stemming from two of his boxing cards, including claims he fixed a bout and hosted members of ...

HALIFAX - The parents of seven children who died in a Halifax house fire a year ago are offering thanks to the public for the love and support they've received since the tragedy. Syrian refugees Ebrah...

GUYSBOROUGH, N.S. - The inquiry investigating why an Afghanistan war veteran killed his family and himself in 2017 has turned its attention to how the mentally ill former infantryman wa...

The Parole Board of Canada says an Edmonton man convicted of killing his wife and dumping her body nearly 15 years ago has made progress in addressing family violence while in prison. A paro...

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Dwight Ball says the decision to step down as leader of the province was his alone. The premier announced his intention to resign in a surpris...

The federal government says it will support an international ban on environmentally damaging heavy fuel oils in Arctic shipping. The decision comes despite concerns that forcing shippers to use more e...