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RCMP working with international police amid new slew of threats targeting synagogues

RCMP working with international police amid new slew of threats targeting synagogues

OTTAWA — Mounties say they are responding to additional bomb threats made across Canada today that they believe are linked to similar threats made the day before.
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Japanese Canadian paper, pillar for community during war, saved from digital oblivion

Japanese Canadian paper, pillar for community during war, saved from digital oblivion

VANCOUVER — More than eighty years ago, Japanese Canadians came together to sustain The New Canadian, the only newspaper specifically for the community that was allowed to be published through the Second World War.
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In the news today: Lockout could derail Canadian supply chains and disrupt commuters

In the news today: Lockout could derail Canadian supply chains and disrupt commuters

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
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Despite efforts to turn the tide, Quebec's education system struggling with shortages

Despite efforts to turn the tide, Quebec's education system struggling with shortages

MONTREAL — Lately, Karine Boudreau has toyed with the idea of quitting. For most of her 18-year career as a school psychologist, the thought of doing something else never crossed her mind.
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One-third of Canadians report being personally impacted by severe weather: poll

One-third of Canadians report being personally impacted by severe weather: poll

OTTAWA — A new poll suggests more Canadians are feeling the direct impacts of extreme weather, but that has not changed overall opinions about climate change.
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Crown wants closed-door hearings in lawsuit of Canadian who was detained in Sudan

Crown wants closed-door hearings in lawsuit of Canadian who was detained in Sudan

OTTAWA — The Crown wants at least six current and former security officials to testify behind closed doors in the lawsuit of a Montreal man who was detained in Sudan — a move the man's lawyer calls a serious infringement of the open court principle.
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Municipalities say Alberta oilpatch policies harming tax base, public interest

Municipalities say Alberta oilpatch policies harming tax base, public interest

EDMONTON — Alberta's United Conservative government is trying to increase production from the province's declining conventional oil and gas fields at the expense of local tax bases, environmental oversight and the public interest, says the group repr
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'The right team:' Tim Walz leans into Midwestern football coach roots during speech

'The right team:' Tim Walz leans into Midwestern football coach roots during speech

CHICAGO — Democrats cheered on the party's new coach as Tim Walz leaned into his Midwestern roots during a speech at the national convention in a pivotal moment for the Minnesota governor to introduce himself to his party and American voters ahead of
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As rail shutdown looms, business groups warn of dire consequences unless feds step in

As rail shutdown looms, business groups warn of dire consequences unless feds step in

MONTREAL — Hours away from an unprecedented potential shutdown at the country's two biggest railways, business groups ratcheted up their pleas for Ottawa to step in and prevent a work stoppage that would upend supply chains — while the prime minister
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'Gut wrenching' report: B.C. First Nations life expectancy plunges by six years

'Gut wrenching' report: B.C. First Nations life expectancy plunges by six years

VANCOUVER — Life expectancy for British Columbia's First Nations people has dropped by more than six years since 2017, says a report tracking Indigenous health issues.
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