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Predicted surge in patients prompts B.C. to reopen hospital emergency centres

Predicted surge in patients prompts B.C. to reopen hospital emergency centres

VANCOUVER — As the number of patients in British Columbia hospitals spikes, with the typical post-holiday surge still to come, the province's health minister said it will reactivate 20 emergency operation centres initially set up to deal with COVID-1
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'Have your wits about you': Travel advice for Canadians visiting Mexico

'Have your wits about you': Travel advice for Canadians visiting Mexico

The federal government says 1.8 million Canadians travelled to Mexico in 2022. Some of the more popular tourist spots include Cabo San Lucas, Cancun, Mazatlan, Playa Del Carman and Puerto Vallarta.
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Alberta government won't release data on snowpack contamination from coal mines

Alberta government won't release data on snowpack contamination from coal mines

EDMONTON — The Alberta government is refusing to release information on toxic contaminants in snowpacks downwind from mountaintop removal coal mines.
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'No reason' Canadians detained in Syria should still be there, lawyer tells court

'No reason' Canadians detained in Syria should still be there, lawyer tells court

OTTAWA — A lawyer for citizens detained in northern Syria who want to return to Canada says the federal government will continue to create obstacles and reverse decisions unless it is ordered to bring them home.
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Police associations to examine issues behind officer killings after recent deaths

Police associations to examine issues behind officer killings after recent deaths

TORONTO — Some of Canada's largest police associations pledged Friday to work to end what they called an "unacceptable wave of violence" following the killings of five police officers in four months.
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'Stunning lack of judgment': Nunavut prosecutor, Mountie acquitted of contempt

'Stunning lack of judgment': Nunavut prosecutor, Mountie acquitted of contempt

IQALUIT, Nunavut — A Nunavut judge has acquitted a prosecutor and an RCMP officer of criminal contempt but says their joint actions in the arrest of a man outside a courtroom were a "direct and public insult to the integrity of the Nunavut Court of J
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Quebec woman returned from ISIS detention camp in northeastern Syria granted bail

Quebec woman returned from ISIS detention camp in northeastern Syria granted bail

MONTREAL — A Quebec woman facing terrorism charges after returning to Canada from a detention camp in northeastern Syria last October has been granted bail.
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Man who died near Quebec migrant crossing had been trying to enter U.S., police say

Man who died near Quebec migrant crossing had been trying to enter U.S., police say

MONTREAL — The man whose body was found this week near an unofficial border crossing south of Montreal likely died of hypothermia while trying to enter the United States, Quebec provincial police said Friday.
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No Fighter Jets Coalition protests Canada's planned F-35 purchase

No Fighter Jets Coalition protests Canada's planned F-35 purchase

OTTAWA — A group called the No Fighter Jets Coalition is holding weekend rallies to oppose Ottawa's plans to buy F-35 strike fighters.
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In The News for Jan. 6, 2023: Are there toxic contaminants in some Alberta snowpacks?

In The News for Jan. 6, 2023: Are there toxic contaminants in some Alberta snowpacks?

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Friday, Jan. 6, 2023 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
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