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Montreal's transit agency says too expensive to display 'Go Habs Go!' before winter

Montreal's transit agency says too expensive to display 'Go Habs Go!' before winter

MONTREAL — Montreal's transit agency says city buses won't be flashing the “Go! Canadiens Go!” NHL hockey slogan any time soon, despite getting the green light to do so by Quebec’s language watchdog.
Poilievre wants 'reasonable' self-defence defined in Criminal Code

Poilievre wants 'reasonable' self-defence defined in Criminal Code

OTTAWA — The federal government needs to amend the Criminal Code so the use of force, including lethal force, is considered reasonable to defend your home and family if someone breaks into it, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Friday.
Teenager charged in terror case faces new charge of assaulting a peace officer: Crown

Teenager charged in terror case faces new charge of assaulting a peace officer: Crown

MONTREAL — A 17-year-old boy who allegedly intended to carry out an attack on behalf of the Islamic State is facing a new charge of assaulting a peace officer, a federal Crown prosecutor said Friday.
Federal government posts $3.3 billion deficit from April to June

Federal government posts $3.3 billion deficit from April to June

OTTAWA — The federal government posted a $3.3 billion deficit in the first three months of its fiscal year. The result for the April-to-June period compared with a $2.9 billion deficit for the same stretch last year. Revenues increased $3.
Canada, India name new high commissioners as both countries restore relations

Canada, India name new high commissioners as both countries restore relations

OTTAWA — Canada and India named seasoned diplomats as their new high commissioners Thursday, as both gradually soothe diplomatic tensions over transnational repression and Sikh separatism 10 months after expelling each other's top envoys.
In the news today: StatCan to release GDP data for June and Q2 today

In the news today: StatCan to release GDP data for June and Q2 today

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
Co-ordinated plan needed to save 'alarmingly low' monarch butterfly population: study

Co-ordinated plan needed to save 'alarmingly low' monarch butterfly population: study

Researchers are urging Canada, United States and Mexico to take immediate action to save the monarch butterfly as the migratory insect faces a growing risk of extinction amid habitat loss.
Government says it accidentally deleted privacy provision in online streaming bill

Government says it accidentally deleted privacy provision in online streaming bill

OTTAWA — The federal government says it’s "looking into" what appears to be the accidental removal of a privacy provision in its Online Streaming Act.
'Moral imperative': Teachers say more climate change lessons needed in classrooms

'Moral imperative': Teachers say more climate change lessons needed in classrooms

As climate change becomes more evident in Canadians' daily lives, teachers across the country say the education system must better equip younger generations to deal with its fallout.
Police searching for B.C. woman Jessica Cunningham find body in her home; man charged

Police searching for B.C. woman Jessica Cunningham find body in her home; man charged

A man who police say was in an intimate relationship with missing Maple Ridge woman Jessica Cunningham has been charged with indignity to human remains after a body was found in the home they shared in a cul-de-sac in the community east of Vancouver.
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