Canada

Three people trapped in B.C.'s Red Chris mine, Premier David Eby says

HUNTSVILLE, ONT. - Three miners have been trapped underground at British Columbia's Red Chris copper and gold mine. B.C. Premier David Eby released the news at the end of the premiers' gathering in On...

Jul 23, 2025

Military Police Complaints Commission investigates botched shooter drill on CAF base

OTTAWA - The Military Police Complaints Commission is investigating what happened during a botched active-shooter drill on a Canadian Forces base last fall that reportedly left an employee injured and...

Jul 23, 2025

Outgoing antisemitism envoy calls out business, religious leaders for lack of action

OTTAWA - Ottawa's outgoing envoy for tackling antisemitism is accusing Canada's business sector and civil society of failing to call out a rising tide of hate against Jews and other minorities. In an ...

Jul 23, 2025

Trump announces more trade deals as deadline looms for higher tariffs on Canada

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump announced more trade deals this week as his deadline for Canada and the United States to negotiate a new economic and security partnership draws closer. Trump ...

Jul 23, 2025

In the news today: Convoy leaders to be sentenced, festival attack suspect in court

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Sentencing begins for 'Freedom Convoy' leaders The sentencing hearing for "Freedom Convoy" leaders Tamara Lich...

Jul 23, 2025

A timeline of sexual assault allegations against former Hockey Canada junior players

A timeline of events that led to former Canada world junior hockey team players Michael McLeod, Alex Formenton, Carter Hart, Dillon Dube and Cal Foote being charged with sexual assault. Jan. 5, 2018 -...

Jul 23, 2025

Canadian researchers create tool to remove anti-deepfake watermarks from AI content

OTTAWA - University of Waterloo researchers have built a tool that can quickly remove watermarks identifying content as artificially generated - and they say it proves that global efforts to combat de...

Jul 23, 2025

Premiers entering final day of meetings with public safety, internal trade on agenda

Canada's premiers are set to meet for the third and final day of their gathering in Ontario's cottage country, with internal trade, public safety and health care on the agenda. The premiers met with P...

Jul 23, 2025

Hockey players' sex assault trial: What court heard about each of the 5 accused

An Ontario judge is set to deliver her ruling Thursday in the case of five hockey players accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a London, Ont., hotel room seven years ago. Michael McLeod, Carter H...

Jul 23, 2025

Canada should follow U.K.'s move to lower voting age to 16, says senator

OTTAWA - Now that the British government has vowed to lower its voting age to 16 by the next general election, one Canadian senator says it's past time for Canada to do the same. The U.K. announced la...

Jul 23, 2025