Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Evidence complete in Quebec Halloween murders trial, final arguments on Wednesday
QUEBEC - The presentation of evidence is complete at the trial of the man accused of stalking the streets of Old Quebec on Halloween 2020 and stabbing to death two people and injuring five others. Fin...
May 09, 2022
Waive patents for COVID-19 vaccines, treatment to end pandemic, committee told
OTTAWA - Experts say Canada needs to turn its COVID-19 aid attention to expanding vaccine production everywhere or the virus will continue to run wild, mutate and bring new waves of disease. Dr. Madhu...
May 09, 2022
Marine mammal group confirms sighting of wayward minke whale in Montreal area
MONTREAL - The head of a marine mammal research group is confirming that for the second time in two years a whale has been spotted in the Montreal area. Robert Michaud of the Rseau qubcois d’urg...
May 09, 2022
B.C. boy’s mom, stepdad facing first-degree murder charges in ‘tragic’ case: RCMP
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - RCMP say the mother and stepfather of a little boy are being held in custody on first-degree murder charges following painstaking efforts by police on Vancouver Island to get all ...
May 09, 2022
B.C. boy’s mom, stepdad facing first-degree murder charges in ‘tragic’ case: RCMP
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - RCMP say the mother and stepfather of a little boy are being held in custody on first-degree murder charges following painstaking efforts by police on Vancouver Island to get all ...
May 09, 2022
City of Ottawa recovers stolen $558,000 after fraud scheme involving Salvation Army
OTTAWA - The City of Ottawa’s treasurer says the municipality has recovered more than half a million dollars it lost in a fraud scheme carried out against the local Salvation Army homeless shelt...
May 09, 2022
Weather, eased COVID-19 restrictions fuel spike in irregular Canada-U.S. migration
WASHINGTON - Warmer weather and fading fears about COVID-19 have immigration experts warning of more irregular migration at the Canada-U.S. border. Even during the cold winter months, police have so f...
May 09, 2022
Remote Quebec homes getting high-speed internet access with Elon Musk’s Starlink
MONTREAL - Quebec says it will use the services of Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk to connect thousands of remote homes in the province to high-speed internet by the end of September. The provincial g...
May 09, 2022
Governor General begins tour of Nunavik meeting with local officials in Kuujjuaq
KUUJJUAQ, Que. - Gov. Gen. Mary Simon is beginning her tour of the Nunavik region of northern Quebec today by meeting with local officials, including the Kuujjuaq mayor and council, the Kativik region...
May 09, 2022
Trudeau visits Ukraine, Governor General tours northern Quebec: In The News for May 9
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 May 9 … What we are watching in Ca...
May 09, 2022