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Trudeau tours B.C. cherry farm, where weather events have affected crop

Trudeau tours B.C. cherry farm, where weather events have affected crop

The prime minister got a first-hand look at how heat and wildfires in British Columbia last year combined with mild temperatures in the earlier months of 2022 have left fruit growers with a lighter than normal crop
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Catholic dioceses failed in past to raise money promised to survivors. Will they now?

Catholic dioceses failed in past to raise money promised to survivors. Will they now?

When 48 Catholic church entities signed on to fundraise $25 million for survivors under the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, it was spelled out they would do so through their 'best efforts.' Did they?
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Ottawa to provide $870 million to support B.C. flood, landslide recovery efforts

Ottawa to provide $870 million to support B.C. flood, landslide recovery efforts

VANCOUVER — The federal government is providing $870 million to support recovery efforts after destructive flooding in British Columbia last November, Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair announced Monday.
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Ex-PQ leader André Boisclair sentenced to two years less a day for sex assaults

Ex-PQ leader André Boisclair sentenced to two years less a day for sex assaults

MONTREAL — Former Parti Québécois leader André Boisclair was sentenced on Monday to two years less a day in jail after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting two young men in his Montreal apartment.
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Coalition Avenir Québec under fire for 'taking advantage' of woman in election ad

Coalition Avenir Québec under fire for 'taking advantage' of woman in election ad

MONTREAL — Quebec's governing party defended itself Monday against accusations it underpaid and took advantage of a woman who appeared in a widely promoted election advertisement.
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'Freedom Convoy' organizer Pat King granted bail

'Freedom Convoy' organizer Pat King granted bail

OTTAWA — Pat King, an organizer of the "Freedom Convoy" that paralyzed downtown Ottawa for three weeks last winter, has been granted bail. The decision was delivered in an Ottawa courtroom Monday by Superior Court Justice Anne London-Weinstein.
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Patrick Brown says he will seek re-election in Brampton mayoral race this fall

Patrick Brown says he will seek re-election in Brampton mayoral race this fall

Weeks after his bid for the federal Conservative leadership came to an abrupt end over allegations of wrongdoing, Patrick Brown announced Monday he will seek to stay on as mayor of Brampton, Ont.
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Transportation Safety Board of Canada investigates fatal seaplane crash in Quebec

Transportation Safety Board of Canada investigates fatal seaplane crash in Quebec

MONTREAL — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating a seaplane crash in Quebec's Mauricie region that killed a 63-year-old man. Provincial police say they were called around 3:45 p.m.
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Shootings, abortion, Trump: are fed-up Americans getting serious about getting out?

Shootings, abortion, Trump: are fed-up Americans getting serious about getting out?

WASHINGTON — It's not just the relentless parade of deadly mass shootings, the draconian assault on abortion rights or even the prospect of a Donald Trump comeback that has Mackenzie Fresquez exploring a move to Canada.
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Church fundraising questions, politician private plane use: In The News for July 18

Church fundraising questions, politician private plane use: In The News for July 18

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 July 18 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
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