Carol Todd calls for police to take online harassment, sextortion seriously
OTTAWA – A mother whose teenage daughter died by suicide 10 years ago says police need to take online harassment seriously and not shame victims into...
Ten days after Fiona P.E.I. residents without power alarmed at pace of response
CHARLOTTETOWN –Residents of Prince Edward Island say they’re growing exhausted, anxious and cold as thousands remain without power 10 days after post-tropical storm Fiona swept through...
Nearly 4,500 Canadian Armed Forces members, families waiting for military housing
OTTAWA – The Department of National Defence says thousands of Canadian Armed Forces members and their families are waiting for military housing. New figures provided to...
Quebec votes, sex workers challenging Criminal Code : In The News for Oct. 3
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...
Green candidates introduce themselves at launch of ‘amazing’ leadership contest
OTTAWA – The six candidates vying for leadership of the federal Greens pledged to bring new life to the party following a dark period of policy...
Canadian astronaut Saint-Jacques says Artemis 1 delay disappointing, but right call
MONTREAL – Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques says today’s decision to scrub the launch of NASA’s new moon rocket is disappointing but necessary due to another leak...
‘Beautiful, one-of-a-kind cities are under water:’ Floods in Pakistan worry Canadians
Hours after returning to Canada from Pakistan, a Calgary businessman said he got word floodwaters hit the same area where he had been helping people with...
Police investigation puts fighter pilot call sign meetings under microscope
OTTAWA – A police investigation into comments made at a social gathering of fighter pilots in June has cast a spotlight on a well-known but little-understood...
Need a little space? A Hobbit Hole in Vancouver throws open its round doors
VANCOUVER – Sometimes we all need somewhere for a little alone time. Vancouver resident Anne Bruinn found hers in a tiny “Hobbit Hole” that her husband...
B.C. premier says he may copy couple who put out newspaper ad looking for doctor
LANGFORD, B.C. – British Columbia Premier John Horgan says he’s considering taking the same approach as a Victoria couple who placed a newspaper ad to find...