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Vigil held in New York state for nine-year-old Montreal girl found in pond

Vigil held in New York state for nine-year-old Montreal girl found in pond

TICONDEROGA — Residents of an upstate New York town gathered Tuesday night to shed tears and light candles for a nine-year-old Montreal girl whose body was found in their community over the weekend.
In the news today: Convoy leaders to be sentenced, festival attack suspect in court

In the news today: Convoy leaders to be sentenced, festival attack suspect in court

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
Judge set to deliver ruling after turbulent sexual assault trial of five hockey players

Judge set to deliver ruling after turbulent sexual assault trial of five hockey players

Seven years after an encounter that put sports culture under a national microscope and sparked a new wave of conversations about consent, a judge is set to rule this week on whether the actions of five hockey players inside a London, Ont.
Canada should follow U.K.'s move to lower voting age to 16, says senator

Canada should follow U.K.'s move to lower voting age to 16, says senator

OTTAWA — Now that the British government has vowed to lower its voting age to 16 by the next general election, one Canadian senator says it's past time for Canada to do the same. The U.K.
Hockey players' sex assault trial: What court heard about each of the 5 accused

Hockey players' sex assault trial: What court heard about each of the 5 accused

An Ontario judge is set to deliver her ruling Thursday in the case of five hockey players accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a London, Ont., hotel room seven years ago.
Canadian researchers create tool to remove anti-deepfake watermarks from AI content

Canadian researchers create tool to remove anti-deepfake watermarks from AI content

OTTAWA — University of Waterloo researchers have built a tool that can quickly remove watermarks identifying content as artificially generated — and they say it proves that global efforts to combat deepfakes are most likely on the wrong track.
A timeline of sexual assault allegations against former Hockey Canada junior players

A timeline of sexual assault allegations against former Hockey Canada junior players

A timeline of events that led to former Canada world junior hockey team players Michael McLeod, Alex Formenton, Carter Hart, Dillon Dube and Cal Foote being charged with sexual assault. Jan.
Three more murder charges laid in Vancouver festival attack, police say

Three more murder charges laid in Vancouver festival attack, police say

VANCOUVER — The man accused of plowing a vehicle through a crowd at a Vancouver street festival faces more charges of second-degree murder.
Canadians proud to be considered 'nasty' in defending sovereignty, Eby says

Canadians proud to be considered 'nasty' in defending sovereignty, Eby says

Wedad Bishara says she's seen more clients interested in exploring Canada this year than in her three previous decades as a travel agent. Based in Vancouver, B.C., Bishara said U.S.
Autopsy shows Montreal girl, 9, drowned in New York state, father charged

Autopsy shows Montreal girl, 9, drowned in New York state, father charged

MONTREAL — A nine-year-old Montreal girl whose body was found in a shallow pond in Upstate New York on the weekend died from asphyxia due to drowning, New York State Police said Tuesday as they continued their homicide investigation.
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