Category Archives: The Canadian Press

REGINA - Prominent Saskatchewan lawyer Tony Merchant, well known for spearheading class-action lawsuits across the country, has died at the age of 80. His wife, retired senator Pana Merchant, said he ...

An American man was sentenced Tuesday to four years in prison after pleading guilty to cyber extortion in the mass data breach of a student information system used across Canada. Court documents show ...

OTTAWA - Documents detailing Canada's effort to help citizens and permanent residents leave Lebanon last year on commercial flights and charters show there was huge interest in the first few days of t...

OTTAWA - The Canadian Security Intelligence Service says it's committed to "ongoing review and improvement" of its use of new technologies following a critical spy watchdog report. The National Securi...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney used a hastily convened meeting with world leaders at U.S. President Donald Trump's peace summit in Egypt on Monday to push for deeper trade ties with several count...

A leading Canadian climate scientist says a new report showing planet-warming carbon dioxide levels have soared to record amounts in 2024 is the latest sign Canada must resist pressure to backslide on...

MONTREAL - A former researcher at Quebec's electric utility charged with economic espionage for the benefit of China set off an internal probe after the publication of an academic paper in March 2022 ...

DAWSON CREEK - A severe and prolonged drought has set off a declaration of a state of local emergency in Dawson Creek, B.C. Mayor Darcy Dober says in a statement that despite years of conservation the...

Youth at risk of suicide in B.C. are facing a strained health-care system, particularly in rural and remote communities, says a report commissioned by British Columbia's chief coroner The 70-page repo...

OTTAWA - The head of CBC/Radio-Canada says the public broadcaster's plan to reach out to "dissatisfied" audiences means a new focus on rural areas and Western Canada. In a five-year plan released Tues...