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Ottawa man charged with promoting neo-Nazi terrorist group released on bail

OTTAWA — An Ottawa man who has been charged with terrorism offences for promoting a far-right group has been granted bail.

Aug 30, 2023 3:07 PM Read more >

Montreal will not return toppled John A. Macdonald statue that stood downtown

MONTREAL — The City of Montreal announced Wednesday that it won't put back a downtown statue of Canada's first prime minister that was toppled and beheaded three years ago by protesters. Sir John A.

Aug 30, 2023 2:30 PM Read more >

Canadian Armed Forces doing away with mandatory duty to report policy

OTTAWA — The Canadian Armed Forces will end its "inflexible and inhuman" mandatory reporting policy this winter, its chief of professional conduct and culture said on Wednesday. Lt.-Gen.

Aug 30, 2023 1:37 PM Read more >

'Freedom Convoy' leaders' criminal trial goes beyond mischief charges

OTTAWA — The leaders of the "Freedom Convoy" are preparing to answer to criminal charges next week for their part in the massive demonstration that gridlocked Ottawa last year — but the stakes go beyond the actions of two protest organizers.

Aug 30, 2023 11:48 AM Read more >

Quebec transport minister apologizes after being photographed without seatbelt

Quebec Transport Minister Geneviève Guilbault is apologizing after photos emerged of her not wearing her seatbelt while on the road.

Aug 30, 2023 11:05 AM Read more >

Preliminary hearing postponed for Quebec man charged with killing 3 people with truck

AMQUI, Que. — A preliminary hearing for a Quebec man charged with killing three people with his truck has been postponed until January 2024.

Aug 30, 2023 9:53 AM Read more >

Trudeau to visit Indonesia, Singapore and India next week as Canada seeks trade deals

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is headed to Asia next week for a whirlwind tour of Indonesia, Singapore and India.

Aug 30, 2023 7:41 AM Read more >

No more 'Forest Fridays': B.C. pupils to return to school in fire-ravaged communities

VANCOUVER — Alesha Campbell's five-year-old daughter Maddie used to look forward to "Forest Fridays," when she and kindergarten classmates would walk through the woods behind Rose Valley Elementary in West Kelowna.

Aug 30, 2023 7:14 AM Read more >

In the news today: Universities pull course info and BC kids head back to school soon

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...

Aug 30, 2023 2:15 AM Read more >

Mohawk-language Bible published after decades-long effort by one Quebec man

KANESATAKE — Harvey Satewas Gabriel still remembers the first time he heard a preacher read Bible passages in the Mohawk language back in the 1950s.

Aug 30, 2023 2:00 AM Read more >