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Financial intelligence agency hands down $7.4M penalty to Royal Bank of Canada

Financial intelligence agency hands down $7.4M penalty to Royal Bank of Canada

OTTAWA — Canada's financial intelligence agency has levied a $7.4-million penalty against the Royal Bank of Canada for non-compliance with anti-money laundering and terrorist financing measures.
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Calls intensify for Canada to bring extended family of Canadians safely out of Gaza

Calls intensify for Canada to bring extended family of Canadians safely out of Gaza

OTTAWA — Canadians whose relatives are struggling to survive in the Gaza Strip are losing faith the federal government will step in to save the lives of their loved ones, and are joining an NDP call for Canada to help get their extended family member
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In the news today: Quebec Laurentians residents await answers after dike evacuation

In the news today: Quebec Laurentians residents await answers after dike evacuation

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...
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Quebec pork farmers reeling as a 'perfect storm' creates economic crisis

Quebec pork farmers reeling as a 'perfect storm' creates economic crisis

ST-SEBASTIEN, QUE. — Over the last two years, François Nadeau has chosen to do something rare among his fellow Quebec pork farmers: invest in the future.
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'That mountain is shaking': First-of-its-kind assessment considers Indigenous stories

'That mountain is shaking': First-of-its-kind assessment considers Indigenous stories

BANFF, Alta. — An Indigenous elder sits at a table telling a Blackfoot story about the Frank Slide in southern Alberta's Crowsnest Pass.
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1,000 homes evacuated in Quebec's Laurentians region over fears dike could burst

1,000 homes evacuated in Quebec's Laurentians region over fears dike could burst

MONTREAL — Hundreds of residents of two municipalities in Quebec's Laurentians region have been ordered to leave their homes because of the risk a nearby dike could burst.
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Family of suspected hostage, Jewish groups and MPs rally on Hill against antisemitism

Family of suspected hostage, Jewish groups and MPs rally on Hill against antisemitism

OTTAWA — The family of the only Canadian believed to be held by Hamas joined a Monday rally on Parliament Hill, where a large crowd gathered to call for an end to antisemitic violence in Canada and for solidarity with Israel.
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Hong Kong democracy activist Agnes Chow jumps bail to stay in Toronto

Hong Kong democracy activist Agnes Chow jumps bail to stay in Toronto

TORONTO — A prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist says she's decided to live permanently in Canada, after jumping bail from the Chinese territory.
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B.C. community prepares to stickhandle removal of world's largest hockey stick

B.C. community prepares to stickhandle removal of world's largest hockey stick

DUNCAN, B.C. — Vancouver Island's Cowichan Valley Regional District wants to know who is willing to take a shot at owning the world's largest hockey stick.
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Speaker apologizes for message to former interim Ontario Liberal leader at convention

Speaker apologizes for message to former interim Ontario Liberal leader at convention

OTTAWA — House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus apologized Monday, and is now facing calls to step down, after a video message he recorded to thank the departing interim leader of the Ontario Liberals was played at the provincial party's leadership con
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