Category Archives: Canada
Judge to deliver verdict in murder trial of Saskatchewan Mountie who shot lover
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - A Saskatchewan judge is set to deliver his verdict today for a Mountie on trial for murder in the shooting death of his lover. Bernie Herman, who is 55, has pleaded not guilty t...
Jan 25, 2024
Liberal MPs hold three-day caucus retreat in Ottawa before House of Commons resumes
OTTAWA - Liberal MPs are meeting in Ottawa this week to brainstorm party strategies before the House of Commons resumes sitting on Monday. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is also sure to hear more compl...
Jan 25, 2024
NDP caucus wraps up three-day retreat in Edmonton as MPs prepare for winter sitting
EDMONTON - The federal New Democrats are wrapping up their caucus retreat in Edmonton today after days of discussions about housing and health care. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is expected to make closin...
Jan 25, 2024
Ali's lawyers fear dead girl's dad, as police probe claim he brought gun to court
VANCOUVER - The father of a murdered 13-year-old girl has been under police investigation for allegedly bringing a gun into a Vancouver courtroom on the day that Ibrahim Ali was convicted of the killi...
Jan 24, 2024
Sutton-Québec president arrested on arson charges, allegedly against competitors
MONTREAL - The president and co-founder of real estate firm Sutton-Qubec is facing arson and conspiracy charges linked to fires allegedly started in buildings housing other brokers. Court documents in...
Jan 24, 2024
CP NewsAlert: Man faces seven weapons charges after Edmonton City Hall shooting
EDMONTON - A man is facing weapons charges, including the use of incendiary devices, after shots were fired Tuesday at Edmonton City Hall. The seven charges against 28-year-old Bezhani Sarvar also inc...
Jan 24, 2024
Sweden getting closer to NATO membership is 'pretty exciting' for Canada: Blair
OTTAWA - Sweden is inching closer to joining NATO, and Defence Minister Bill Blair says that's "pretty exciting" for Canada. Sweden and Finland both asked to join the alliance after Russia's full-scal...
Jan 24, 2024
As Ottawa warms up, Rideau Canal to close for skaters just four days after opening
Ottawa's Rideau Canal is set to close for skating at 10 p.m. this evening, just four days after a section of the skateway was first opened for the season. The National Capital Commission says on its w...
Jan 24, 2024
CP NewsAlert: B.C. records highest number of annual drug deaths yet, coroner says
VICTORIA - The BC Coroners Service says there were 2,511 suspected illicit drug deaths last year, the highest annual toll ever recorded. Chief coroner Lisa Lapointe says close to 14,000 people have di...
Jan 24, 2024
A list of deadly plane crashes in Canada's North since 1980
Four passengers and two crew members are dead after a plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Fort Smith, N.W.T. A lone survivor was taken to hospital. The flight had been heading from the town on th...
Jan 24, 2024
