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Thousands of Montreal students gather for Oct. 7 pro-Palestinian protest
MONTREAL — Thousands of students gathered in downtown Montreal on Tuesday for a pro-Palestinian demonstration…
Former B.C. lawyer planned murder of his client, Crown tells court
VANCOUVER — The Crown attorney in the first-degree murder trial of a former Kamloops lawyer…
Striking B.C. public service workers expand pickets again to more liquor stores
VANCOUVER — Too many wildland firefighters “hang up their boots” in British Columbia as wages…
Ottawa, Ontario urge each other to help Marineland’s belugas amid euthanasia threat
TORONTO — The federal and Ontario governments are urging each other to help 30 belugas…
As Trump digs in on tariff rhetoric, LeBlanc suggests quick deals in the works
WASHINGTON — A high-profile meeting between Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump…
Convoy leaders Lich, Barber receive conditional sentences in Ottawa courtroom
OTTAWA — “Freedom Convoy” leaders Tamara Lich and Chris Barber were both given 18-month conditional…
MPs launch probe of trucking sector, Bloc calls out labour standards
OTTAWA — Labour standards in Canada’s trucking sector are under scrutiny as a House of…
Carney government flags plan to retool much-maligned border security bill
OTTAWA — The federal Liberals are indicating they plan to revamp their border security bill…
Quebec couple fight to stay in home expropriated for Lac-Mégantic, Que., rail bypass
MONTREAL — Two years after their home was expropriated to make way for a rail…
Five premiers urge Carney to withdraw court submission on notwithstanding clause
OTTAWA — Five premiers say Ottawa must withdraw its recent call for limits on the…
Hydro spying trial delayed as court weights utility’s motion to shield information
LONGUEUIL — The trial of a former Hydro-Québec employee facing economic espionage charges remains on…
MPs question Longest Ballot Committee organizer during probe of spring election
OTTAWA — An organizer behind a protest group that signed up hundreds of candidates in…
Marineland says its belugas shouldn’t go to Nova Scotia’s Whale Sanctuary Project
HALIFAX — Marineland says it has more than a dozen reasons why none of its…
Former B.C. lawyer admits to killing client, but claims manslaughter, court hears
VANCOUVER — A former lawyer from Kamloops, B.C., accused of first-degree murder in the death…
Abandoned baby: Montreal-area police release video of person with bundle in arms
MONTREAL — Police have released surveillance video in the hopes of tracking down the parents…
Fiscal watchdog gives mixed review to Ottawa’s budget framework changes
OTTAWA — Ottawa’s fiscal watchdog says that while there are good ideas in the new…
These autistic Canadians say U.S. rhetoric has been unhelpful, focus should be on early diagnoses
TORONTO — By the time Moira Robertson got an official autism diagnosis at 23 years…
In the news today: Carney to meet with Trump in Washington
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Two men arrested in Chilliwack, B.C., after alleged drug lab uncovered
CHILLIWACK — Police in Chilliwack, B.C., say two men have been arrested and charged after…
RCMP investigating death of woman on international flight diverted to Yellowknife
YELLOWKNIFE — RCMP in the Northwest Territories are investigating after the death of a passenger…
Alberta teachers say strike aims to fix crisis, Smith says province wants to bargain
EDMONTON — The head of the Alberta teachers union said Monday the provincewide strike by…
B.C. judge rules that evidence not needed in lawsuit against serial killer’s brother
VANCOUVER — The B.C. Supreme Court has rejected a bid by a plaintiff in a…
Three men arrested, charged in extortion shooting in Surrey, B.C.: police
SURREY — Two police organizations have announced charges against five men in connection to separate…
Marineland’s request for federal funds to care for belugas ‘inappropriate’: minister
TORONTO — Marineland’s request for emergency funding from Ottawa, in a letter that warned 30…