Category Archives: Canada
Three arrested after child killed inside suburban home north of Montreal
BOIS-DES-FILION, Que. - Quebec police say three people have been arrested in connection with the death of a child Monday evening in a suburb north of Montreal. The police force for Bois-des-Filion, Qu...
Nov 07, 2023
Feds unlock public properties to build homes, say 29,200 units to be built by 2029
OTTAWA - The federal government says it will build more than 2,800 homes on its properties in cities across the country, putting it on track to build nearly 30,000 homes on public lands over the next ...
Nov 07, 2023
In the news today: Canadians in Gaza could soon cross into Egypt after list published
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Canadians in Gaza could soon cross into Egypt Canadians looking to flee Gaza mi...
Nov 07, 2023
Small businesses still hoping for CEBA loan forgiveness extension as time runs out
OTTAWA - As the deadline to repay pandemic loans and receive partial forgiveness approaches, small businesses are still hoping the federal government will reverse course and extend it for another year...
Nov 07, 2023
Canadians in Gaza could soon cross into Egypt after names appear on official list
Canadians looking to flee Gaza might soon be able to cross into Egypt, after a new document containing names of Canadians was published by the General Authority for Crossings and Borders in Gaza. The ...
Nov 07, 2023
Funding for housing, food banks expected in Quebec economic update today
Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard is scheduled to present the province's fall economic update this morning. Girard has said he plans to address issues of housing, homelessness and climate change ada...
Nov 07, 2023
Indigenous soldiers determined to carry on family legacies
Indigenous Peoples have been part of Canada's military history dating back to the War of 1812, when it's estimated more than 10,000 First Nations people fought. More than 7,000 Indigenous people later...
Nov 07, 2023
Crown and defence say driver should serve 3 years after killing two UBC students
RICHMOND, B.C. - The man who killed two University of British Columbia students in a high-speed crash sobbed in court as the mother of one of his victims described her grief as "woven into my DNA." Ti...
Nov 06, 2023
Feds put $5M toward security for community groups who fear hate-motivated crimes
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the government is spending $5 million on private security and other safety measures for community groups worried about an increase in hate-fuelled ...
Nov 06, 2023
Stamp of Mona Parsons, jailed by Nazis for aiding aircrews, unveiled in Nova Scotia
WOLFVILLE, N.S. - A Canadian woman who was jailed in Nazi Germany for helping Allied aircrews escape the occupied Netherlands is being honoured on a postage stamp. The Remembrance Day stamp showing a ...
Nov 06, 2023
