Hate crimes, protests, police costs surge since Middle East war: Vancouver police
6 hours ago
VANCOUVER — The Israel-Hamas war fuelled a "record-breaking" year for protests in Vancouver in 2023, triggering additional policing costs in the millions for overtime. Vancouver police said at a news conference Tuesday they responded to 1,018 protests in the city...
'Hurry please': Inquest told 92 emergency calls made during Saskatchewan rampage
6 hours ago
MELFORT, Sask. — Family members hugged and wept at a coroner's inquest after learning how a man went from home to home, kicking in doors and stabbing people on a Saskatchewan First Nation. The initial calls to 911 played Tuesday...
Crash southeast of Kamloops, B.C., claims four lives, one person injured
6 hours ago
MONTE LAKE, B.C. — Police say four people are dead and one person is in hospital after a head-on crash on Highway 97 southeast of Kamloops, B.C., on Tuesday. Vernon North Okanagan RCMP spokesman Chris Terleski says the collision occurred...
Longtime Liberal cabinet minister Carolyn Bennett to become envoy to Denmark: source
7 hours ago
OTTAWA — Longtime Liberal member of Parliament and former cabinet minister Carolyn Bennett is set to become the next ambassador to Denmark. A senior government source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss matters not yet public, said...
Chrétien-era effort to soften UN's Indigenous language a 'stain' on Canada: Hajdu
7 hours ago
OTTAWA — The current federal Liberal government tried to distance itself Tuesday from the Jean Chrétien-led one that reportedly conspired with Australia to weaken United Nations language on Indigenous Peoples in the early 2000s. Newly released Australian cabinet documents from...
Human rights complaint filed over Manitoba election ad against landfill search
7 hours ago
WINNIPEG — The daughter of a slain First Nations woman has filed a human rights complaint against Manitoba's Progressive Conservatives for an ad campaign about its decision not to search a Winnipeg-area landfill for her mother's remains. "Families need to...
As cold moves out of much of the West, snow moves into B.C., Environment Canada warns
8 hours ago
VANCOUVER — An arctic stranglehold on much of Western Canada is loosening on all but northern Alberta, while a Pacific low-pressure system brings snow to much of British Columbia. Environment Canada has lifted most of the extreme cold warnings in...
Health minister chides U.S. officials over cost-saving scheme to buy Canadian drugs
8 hours ago
OTTAWA — Health Minister Mark Holland has been calling around to United States officials to let them know that the Canadian government will be guarding its medical drug supply after the U.S. moved to allow states to mass import medicine...
Notley says she'll step down from Alberta NDP helm to make way for fresh voices
8 hours ago
EDMONTON — Former premier Rachel Notley, after almost a decade at the helm of Alberta’s NDP, is stepping down from the top job. “It’s been a crazy ride,” Notley, the leader of the Opposition, told reporters Tuesday while flanked at...
Crown says suspect in Quebec cold case murder tracked down by Y chromosome project
8 hours ago
MONTREAL — A Quebec man charged with the sexual assault and murder of a 19-year-old junior college student nearly 24 years ago was tracked down with the help of a project that matches DNA with male surnames, the Crown said...
Canada's new research security rules target institutions in China, Iran, Russia
8 hours ago
OTTAWA — The federal government will not bankroll sensitive scientific research tied to dozens of schools, institutes and labs in China, Iran and Russia under new restrictions announced Tuesday. Among the 11 strategically important research areas are artificial intelligence and...
Quebec martial arts coach faces 61 new sex charges involving minors
9 hours ago
MONTREAL — A 59-year-old martial arts coach appeared in court northeast of Montreal on Monday on more than 60 new alleged sexual offences involving minors. Réal Chayer was charged at the courthouse in Joliette, Que., where he was ordered to...
Reaction to Rachel Notley stepping down as leader of Alberta's New Democrats
9 hours ago
EDMONTON — Former premier Rachel Notley, after almost a decade leading Alberta’s NDP, announced Tuesday that she is stepping down. Under Notley, the NDP wiped out rival left-centre parties, including the Alberta Liberals, to establish itself as the dominant alternative...
Man dies at Quebec ski hill; second death in one week on the slopes in the province
9 hours ago
PIEDMONT, Que. — A man is dead after he fell at a ski hill in Quebec's Laurentians region, the second person to die on the slopes in less than a week in the province. Provincial police say they were called...
B.C. animal rescue group receives dozens of hummingbirds over cold, injuries
10 hours ago
BURNABY, B.C. — Bitterly cold temperatures in southern British Columbia have prompted a "dramatic increase" in the number of hummingbird admissions to the Wildlife Rescue Association of BC. The association says 33 hummingbirds were admitted last weekend alone with injuries...
Ottawa worried about 'chill' in ethnic communities over research security: memos
11 hours ago
OTTAWA — Federal officials were wary of creating a chill within ethnic communities and rattling Canada's bilateral relations as they fleshed out next steps to secure vital scientific research, internal documents show. The details of those steps were shared in...
Montreal hopes all-night entertainment zone can help revive sagging downtown
11 hours ago
MONTREAL — The City of Montreal has outlined a plan to "relaunch" its downtown by 2030, including the creation of a round-the-clock nightlife zone. The city is eyeing the Quartier Latin — a neighbourhood at the eastern end of downtown...
Day after Trump win in Iowa, Trudeau says U.S. faces choice between optimism, retreat
11 hours ago
MONTREAL — Voters in the United States will likely face a choice in the November presidential election between optimism for the future, or nostalgia for a past that never existed, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday. And while a second...
Notley legacy as Alberta premier includes pipeline, higher minimum wage, deficits
12 hours ago
EDMONTON — One of Rachel Notley’s prized possessions from her time as Alberta premier sits on her bedroom dresser: a framed picture of hell freezing over. It’s a photo of a newspaper headline taken the day after Notley’s NDP delivered...
A look at outgoing Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley
12 hours ago
EDMONTON — Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley announced Tuesday she would step down from the role once a replacement is chosen. Here are some highlights of her life and career: Age: 59. Born April 17, 1964. Pre-Politics: Political science degree...
Liberal cabinet holding retreat next week ahead of Parliament's return
13 hours ago
OTTAWA — The stubbornness of inflation and intense domestic divisions over the Israel-Hamas conflict are looming heavily over the federal Liberals as ministers prepare to meet over three days in Montreal next week. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to chair...
Research finds climate change made warm Canadian December twice as likely
23 hours ago
Climate change made Canada's warmest December in more than 50 years about twice as likely, a temperature anomaly that stood out around the world, a new study has found. "It really stands out globally," said Andrew Pershing of Climate Central,...
In the news today: Scientific research and security risks, BC wildfires still burning
21 hours ago
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Feds worried about 'chill' over research security Internal documents show federal officials were wary of creating...
More than 100 wildfires still not considered out after B.C.'s record wildfire season
22 hours ago
More than 100 wildfires are still listed as burning in British Columbia thanks to a combination of a busy wildfire season, extreme drought and generally warmer and drier conditions through December. Forrest Tower of the BC Wildfire Service said that...
'Ready to die': Inquest into Saskatchewan stabbings sees texts from killer's brother
Jan 16, 2024
MELFORT, Sask. — Myles Sanderson and his brother were driving around a Saskatchewan First Nation causing havoc, assaulting people and selling drugs in the days and hours before a mass killing in the community. The first day of a coroner's...
B.C. police secretly took DNA from Kurdish community in tea-cup sting to solve murder
Jan 16, 2024
VANCOUVER — Undercover police investigating the murder of a 13-year-old girl in British Columbia disguised themselves as tea marketers to secretly collect the DNA of about 150 Kurdish community members, court recordings reveal. Homicide officers said the DNA was obtained...
Invasive or not enough? Lawyers raise concerns over screening of Gaza visa applicants
Jan 15, 2024
OTTAWA — The security screening the federal government has brought in for people applying to flee the Gaza Strip is facing criticism from both lawyers who feel its questions are too invasive and others who think it should dig even...
Capital Power and OPG to assess use of small modular nuclear reactors in Alberta
Jan 15, 2024
Edmonton's Capital Power Corp. and Ontario Power Generation are joining together to assess the feasibility of developing small modular nuclear reactors to help power Alberta's electricity grid. At an announcement Monday in Edmonton, the two companies said small modular reactors,...
Quebec man who blamed wildfires on government pleads guilty to setting 14 fires
Jan 15, 2024
CHIBOUGAMAU, Que. — A Quebec man who posted conspiracy theories online that forest fires were being deliberately set by the government has pleaded guilty to starting a series of fires himself that forced hundreds of people from their homes. Brian...
Extreme cold warnings persist in Prairies and B.C., as storms hit Eastern Canada
Jan 14, 2024
Much of Canada spent Saturday either shivering in record-setting frigid temperatures or digging out of a messy winter storm as weather warnings remained in place from the West Coast to the Maritimes. On the Prairies, high demand for electricity due...