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Saskatchewan mass stabbing sparks law to suspend benefits for offenders at large
REGINA - Saskatchewan says it wants to suspend government benefits to violent offenders who have warrants out for their arrest. The Saskatchewan Party government introduced legislation today that woul...
Dec 1, 2022
Canada-wide warrant issued for Calgary man in human trafficking investigation
CALGARY, AB - Police are asking Canadians to be on the lookout for a Calgary man wanted in connection to incidents of human trafficking.The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) Human Traffick...
Dec 1, 2022
Joly ups cash for International Criminal Court sex-crime probes, as Russia rift grows
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is announcing another $1 million for the International Criminal Court. The money is meant to support the court's investigations into sexual and gender-bas...
Dec 1, 2022
Winter Light Festival opens at Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - For a seventh year, the Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden will host the Winter Light Festival.The annual holiday tradition is set to welcome back thousands of guests to explore the grand dis...
Dec 1, 2022
'Maybe tomorrow will be too late.' War adds urgency for Ukrainian artists
KYIV, Ukraine - At first glance, the space looks like any other trendy gallery in a western country: faded walls, a stylish caf where regulars chat quietly, all in a neighbourhood that wouldn't look t...
Dec 1, 2022
Inquiry into Emergencies Act urged to recommend greater political oversight of police
OTTAWA - A political scientist says there is virtue in clearly defining the difference between government oversight of law enforcement and the independence of police, although it is not as straightfor...
Dec 1, 2022
Case of Quebec man charged in plot to overthrow Haitian government put off to January
QUEBEC - The case of a Quebec man charged with planning a terrorist act to overthrow the Haitian government of Jovenel Mose has been put off to the new year. Grald Nicolas was not in court as lawyers ...
Dec 1, 2022
Former Expos reporter Richard Milo honoured by Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame
ST. MARYS, ONTARIO, CANADA - Longtime Canadian Press writer Richard Milo has been named the winner of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum's 2022 Jack Graney Award. The honour is given annual...
Dec 1, 2022
Parti Québécois barred from Quebec legislature after refusing to take oath to King
QUEBEC - The three recently elected Parti Qubcois members who have steadfastly refused to swear the oath of office to the King were barred today from taking their seats in the legislature. PQ Leader P...
Dec 1, 2022
In The News for Dec. 1: Canada gains on U.S. in permanent resident race
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. 1 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Dec 1, 2022