Ottawa man charged with threatening Parliament Hill, embassies: RCMP
OTTAWA – A 19-year-old Ottawa man has been arrested for allegedly posting threatening tweets targeted at Parliament Hill, the Department of National Defence and two embassies....
In The News for Jan. 3: Just how much money did Canada’s CEO make in 2021?
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors...
Head of group fighting COVID restrictions charged with attempting to obstruct justice
WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Police Service says the president of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms is facing charges that include attempting to obstruct justice, following...
Investments in Inuit housing inadequate to address human rights violations: watchdog
From a family living for seven years in a condemned home that was meant to be temporary to people with disabilities having to be carried in...
‘More American than football’: Retired history professor recounts abortion fight
CALGARY – Betsy Jameson found a yellow piece of paper in 2017 when she cleaned out her office after retiring from the history department at the...
Ministers decline request to testify on Afghan aid blockade as desperation grows
OTTAWA – Three Liberal ministers have declined invitations to testify at the Senate as the upper chamber probes why Canada still won’t allow humanitarian workers to...
No winning ticket sold for Friday’s $15 million Lotto Max jackpot
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‘Forever hold onto that memory:’ Family members remember victims in Winnipeg
Winnipeg police say they have charged Jeremy Skibicki, 35, with four counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of four women. One of the women has...
‘End this ongoing genocide:’ Indigenous advocates call for change after women killed
WINNIPEG – The arrest of a man accused of killing four women, all believed to be Indigenous, shows vulnerable women and girls are subject to dangerous...
B.C.’s COVID response praised for ‘nimbleness,’ calls to bolster public trust
VICTORIA – A review of British Columbia’s COVID-19 response says despite being unprepared for the pandemic, the province showed “resilience, balance and nimbleness” during the emergency....