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Pierre Poilievre doesn't like anti-Trudeau flags, but understands anger behind them

Pierre Poilievre doesn't like anti-Trudeau flags, but understands anger behind them

OTTAWA — Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he doesn't like the expletive-laden flags some Canadians are using to denounce Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, but that he understands the anger fuelling such displays.
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Researchers warn of bias as Montreal health network to use AI to reduce wait times

Researchers warn of bias as Montreal health network to use AI to reduce wait times

MONTREAL — Artificial intelligence researchers say a Montreal hospital's plan to reduce emergency room wait times with an AI algorithm is an appropriate use of the technology — if it’s done carefully.
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Governor General remembers death of Queen Elizabeth II in annual New Year's address

Governor General remembers death of Queen Elizabeth II in annual New Year's address

OTTAWA — Canada's Governor General says 2022 was a "difficult and monumental year" marked by the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Gov. Gen.
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Body of OPP officer to be brought to hometown today : In The News for Dec. 30

Body of OPP officer to be brought to hometown today : In The News for Dec. 30

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 Dec. 30 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
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'It's going to change the Bugaboos forever': large rockfall found on Snowpatch Spire

'It's going to change the Bugaboos forever': large rockfall found on Snowpatch Spire

INVERMERE, B.C. — Mountain guide James Madden was flying over Snowpatch Spire in Bugaboo Provincial Park last week surveying weather conditions when he saw dust clouds.
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First Nations police chief hopes federal bill will come with adequate funding

First Nations police chief hopes federal bill will come with adequate funding

The head of the First Nations Chiefs of Police Association says he hopes a federal bill in the works that aims to make Indigenous policing an essential service will come with adequate funding to ensure those forces can attract enough officers.
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Eby resolves to keep spending in new year, making most of forecast budget windfall

Eby resolves to keep spending in new year, making most of forecast budget windfall

VICTORIA — Premier David Eby took office in B.C. amid a whirlwind of spending announcements and he's not making any resolutions of frugality in the new year.
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Cannabis-infused figs in Quebec may be delicious, but black market still thriving

Cannabis-infused figs in Quebec may be delicious, but black market still thriving

MONTREAL — Cauliflower, garden beet, reishi mushroom — these are some of the odd flavours of edibles for sale at Quebec's provincially owned cannabis stores.
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Man accused of killing OPP officer had been initially denied bail in other case

Man accused of killing OPP officer had been initially denied bail in other case

HAMILTON — The man accused of killing an Ontario Provincial Police officer had been initially denied bail in a previous case and was later granted it upon review in the months before this week’s shooting, court documents show.
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Throw out 'misconceptions' and buckle up on buses, RCMP officer says after B.C. crash

Throw out 'misconceptions' and buckle up on buses, RCMP officer says after B.C. crash

KELOWNA, B.C. — An RCMP officer who interviewed survivors of the deadly Christmas Eve bus crash near Merritt, B.C., says it's time for passengers to throw out their false sense of security on buses and buckle up.
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