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Liberals agree to hit pause on hate crimes bill and prioritize tougher bail bill
OTTAWA — The Liberal government has agreed to prioritize the passage of its bail legislation…
Alberta judges urge respect after Smith said she wants to ‘direct’ them
EDMONTON — Alberta’s judges are calling for respect days after Premier Danielle Smith said she…
Polytechnique Montréal removes beef from cafeteria menus to cut emissions
MONTREAL — A Montreal engineering school says it has removed beef from its cafeterias to…
Will the online harms bill ban kids from social media? Maybe.
OTTAWA — As other countries move toward banning social media use for some teens, the…
‘I meant what I said’: Carney says he explained his Davos speech to Trump
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday he told U.S. President Donald Trump personally…
Claims process opens for ‘Indian hospitals’ settlement
OTTAWA — The claims process for a landmark “Indian hospitals” settlement opened Tuesday, nearly one…
Judge orders fitness trial for man accused of killing B.C. Mountie in 2022
VANCOUVER — A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ordered a three-day fitness trial for…
Surrey, B.C., calls for a national state of emergency regarding extortion
SURREY — The council in Surrey, B.C., has passed a motion to urge Ottawa to…
Canada sending Coast Guard vessel to Greenland for opening of new consulate: Anand
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Canada’s “principled pragmatism” in foreign policy will…
Carney says Holocaust Remembrance Day a time to remember Canadian complicity
OTTAWA — Canadians must reflect on the consequences of ignorance and hatred, Prime MInister Mark…
Air travel recovery ramps up after snow blast, but thousands still face cancellations
Air travel picked back up in earnest today as crews cleared the remnants of a…
Marineland has solid plan to move whales and dolphins to U.S., minister says
TORONTO — Marineland has a “solid plan” to move Canada’s last remaining captive whales and…
In the news today: ATIP reform, winter accessibility issues, throwback posts train AI
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Openness advocates unimpressed by early proposals for Access to Information reform
OTTAWA — Advocates of more federal transparency are concerned a federal review of the Access…
ICE wants to buy Pattison building in Virginia to use for ‘holding and processing’
VANCOUVER — The United States Department of Homeland Security is planning to buy a building…
Union, farm groups say cuts at federal agriculture centres will set sector back
The union representing workers at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and some farming groups are firing…
B.C. homicides put gay dating apps in spotlight, as advocates, police warn of risks
VANCOUVER — Richard Hesketh says he won’t be going back to Grindr. He told a…
Ottawa gives conditional approval for Marineland to export remaining belugas to U.S.
Marineland’s belugas have received a reprieve from death row after the federal government conditionally approved…
Creditors accept ex-Montreal mayor Denis Coderre’s debt-repayment plan
MONTREAL — Creditors of former Montreal mayor Denis Coderre have unanimously accepted a proposal for…
Ex-Olympic snowboarder pleads not guilty to running a drug smuggling ring
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder pleaded not guilty to running…
Hundreds line up in Calgary to sign petition to urge vote on Alberta quitting Canada
CALGARY — Alberta’s separation drive came to the province’s largest city Monday, with hundreds lining…
Cleanup will take ‘days’ after record-breaking Toronto snowstorm, city officials say
TORONTO — The cleanup after a record-breaking winter storm that left mountains of snow across…
‘Troubled’ counsel for OPCC resigns from Myles Gray hearing over obscenity
VANCOUVER — A long-awaited public hearing into the 2015 police-involved death of Myles Gray that…
No possession arrests without ‘extenuating circumstances’: head of B.C. police chiefs
VICTORIA — The president of the BC Association of Chiefs of Police says people will…