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Coroner to hold inquest into officer cadet's suicide at Royal Military College

Coroner to hold inquest into officer cadet's suicide at Royal Military College

OTTAWA — The Ontario coroner will hold an inquest into the death of an officer cadet who took his own life while attending Royal Military College last year, a move the family's lawyer says is rare — and welcome.
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National security committee submits classified report about RCMP federal policing

National security committee submits classified report about RCMP federal policing

OTTAWA — A committee of parliamentarians that oversees national security has submitted a report to the prime minister about the RCMP's federal policing mandate.
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Quebec government says it is open to studying whether to relaunch nuclear reactor

Quebec government says it is open to studying whether to relaunch nuclear reactor

MONTREAL — Quebec Energy Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon said Monday he agrees with Hydro-Québec's decision to study a possible reopening of the province's only nuclear power plant.
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'Operation Jagdakommando': U.S. agency's airborne northern-border migration sweep

'Operation Jagdakommando': U.S. agency's airborne northern-border migration sweep

WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection is saying little about an operation earlier this year that used helicopters and a fixed-wing airplane to round up 124 people in the vicinity of the Canada-U.S. border.
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Recently shuffled federal cabinet to hold three-day retreat in Prince Edward Island

Recently shuffled federal cabinet to hold three-day retreat in Prince Edward Island

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a three-day federal cabinet retreat that is set to take place in Prince Edward Island next week will focus on the economy and affordability issues.
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Border officers at Edmonton airport find tarantulas in plastic container, toy plane

Border officers at Edmonton airport find tarantulas in plastic container, toy plane

EDMONTON — The Canada Border Services Agency says officers discovered two live tarantulas hidden inside plastic containers at the Edmonton International Airport earlier this year.
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Sexual assault trial for Haydn Edmundson, former head of military HR, delayed

Sexual assault trial for Haydn Edmundson, former head of military HR, delayed

OTTAWA — A sexual-assault trial for the military's former head of human resources has been delayed.
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In the news today: Heat wave in B.C., wildfires prompt evacuation in NWT

In the news today: Heat wave in B.C., wildfires prompt evacuation in NWT

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Heat wave expected to expand into B.C.
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As B.C. temperatures soar, advocates call for rules to keep rental housing cool

As B.C. temperatures soar, advocates call for rules to keep rental housing cool

VANCOUVER — Advocates for renters in British Columbia say it's time to consider setting a maximum temperature for rental housing to protect vulnerable tenants from dangerous heat.
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Two years into Taliban rule, Afghan women ask Canada for education and accountability

Two years into Taliban rule, Afghan women ask Canada for education and accountability

OTTAWA — More than 70 people gathered in front of the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill Sunday afternoon to call on Canadians to join them in protecting girls' education in Afghanistan and resisting legitimacy for the Taliban regime currently in power i
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