Category Archives: Canada
Statistics Canada says annual inflation rate slowed to 3.1% in October
OTTAWA - The annual inflation rate in October cooled to its slowest pace since June as the price of gasoline tumbled compared with a spike higher a year earlier, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.The age...
Nov 21, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Ibrahim Ali's lawyers call no evidence in B.C. murder trial
VANCOUVER - Ibrahim Ali's lawyers have told the jury in his first-degree murder trial they will not be calling any evidence in defence of allegations he sexually assaulted and killed a 13-year-old gir...
Nov 21, 2023
Company at centre of E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares enters not guilty plea
CALGARY - A company that runs a commercial kitchen at the centre of an E. coli outbreak at multiple Calgary daycares has entered a not guilty plea to municipal bylaw charges. The City of Calgary charg...
Nov 21, 2023
'Slap in the face': Indigenous women's group reacts to Emmy win for Sainte-Marie film
A group of Indigenous women says the International Emmy Award for a documentary about folk legend Buffy Sainte-Marie feels like a "slap in the face." The Indigenous Women's Collective describes itself...
Nov 21, 2023
'This or nothing': Quebec finance minister defends subsidy for NHL pre-season games
Quebec's finance minister is defending his decision to spend up to $7 million of taxpayer money to bring the Los Angeles Kings NHL team to Quebec City next October for two pre-season games. Eric Girar...
Nov 21, 2023
Justice Minister Arif Virani says online harms bill 'an absolute priority'
OTTAWA - Justice Minister Arif Virani says legislation that will try to tackle online hate is coming soon. The Liberals first promised in the 2019 election campaign to bring in a bill to combat hate s...
Nov 21, 2023
In the news today: No Canadians cleared to leave Gaza Strip Tuesday
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... No Canadians included on latest list of people cleared to leave Gaza No Canadia...
Nov 21, 2023
No Canadians included on latest list of people cleared to leave Gaza Strip via Egypt
No Canadians are on today's list of foreign nationals approved to leave the besieged Gaza Strip and cross into Egypt via the Rafah border crossing. Global Affairs Canada said in its latest update on M...
Nov 21, 2023
Statistics Canada to publish latest reading on inflation today
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is expected to release its latest reading on inflation today. The agency is expected to publish its consumer price index for October this morning, ahead of the federal gover...
Nov 21, 2023
U.S. study finds Canadian mining toxin in American waters; treatment 'a small dent'
A new American study has confirmed southeastern British Columbia coal mines are contaminating waters shared by Canada and the U.S., adding the miner's attempts to remove selenium from wastewater aren'...
Nov 21, 2023
