First cases of fatal chronic wasting disease found in B.C. deer
VICTORIA – Researchers say a deadly disease starts out slow but has the potential to devastate British Columbia’s deer population over time, after the discovery of...
Montreal soup kitchen to stay open after securing emergency funding from province
MONTREAL – An Old Montreal soup kitchen operating since 1877 says it has secured funding from the Quebec government to keep offering hundreds of daily hot...
Israel’s peers warn against displacing Palestinians in Gaza to places like Canada
OTTAWA – Countries traditionally aligned with Israel are warning its right-wing government against contemplating a displacement of people who live in the Gaza Strip, as Israeli...
Canada’s clean-tech revolution will be limited without more clean power: Champagne
OTTAWA – Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne spent most of last year doling out big bucks for massive new electric-vehicle battery plants as Canada made some major...
Two men killed in Montreal alleged hit-and-run identified; suspect to return to court
MONTREAL – A Namibian man returning home from church and a second man have been identified as the two people killed in an early morning New...
In the news today: Ottawa to accept applications from refugees seeking to leave Gaza
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today… Ottawa to...
Court injunction against law banning public drug use disappointing, say police chiefs
VANCOUVER – A top British Columbia law enforcement official says a recent court decision placing a temporary injunction on a law to restrict public drug use...
Conspiracy theories are popular in Canada, especially among conservatives: poll
OTTAWA – The Earth is flat. We have been secretly contacted by intelligent beings from other planets. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin did not land on...
‘They’re functioning:’ Toronto scientist’s relatives released from Hamas captivity
TORONTO – Ten-year-old Ofri Brodutch had barely been released from weeks of captivity by Hamas in the Gaza Strip before she began talking about her next...
Atmospheric river storm to bring heavy rain to southern B.C., Environment Canada says
VICTORIA – Environment Canada says a heavy rain storm it’s calling an atmospheric river is forecast to hit southern British Columbia Monday. The agency says the...