Category Archives: CP Canada
Quebec watchdog submits report into police shooting of 15-year-old Nooran Rezayi
MONTREAL - Just over five months after police shot dead a 15-year-old boy on Montreal's South Shore under circumstances that are still unclear, Quebec's independent police watchdog submitted its repor...
Mar 11, 2026
Idlout says she felt she was 'betraying' her constituents by staying with NDP
OTTAWA - Nunavut MP Lori Idlout said Wednesday feedback from constituents calling on her to join the Liberal government ultimately convinced her to cross the floor. In her first interview as a Liberal...
Mar 11, 2026
In the news: Nunavut MP Idlout join Liberals, Carney edges closer to majority
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Nunavut MP Idlout defects from NDP to Liberals The NDP says Nunavut MP Lori Idlout has crossed the floor to j...
Mar 11, 2026
Lower colorectal cancer screening age to 45 from 50, Canadian Cancer Society urges
TORONTO - Michael Groves thought he had appendicitis. In January 2021, he went to the emergency department with abdominal pains, but after testing, medical staff ruled it out and he went home. A coupl...
Mar 11, 2026
Carney inching closer to majority with NDP floor-crossing ahead of byelections
OTTAWA - Nunavut MP Lori Idlout's decision to quit the NDP caucus to join the Liberals puts Prime Minister Mark Carney's government just two seats short of a majority ahead of three crucial byelection...
Mar 11, 2026
Gun control groups 'disappointed' by lack of information on Tumbler Ridge firearms
OTTAWA - Five gun control advocacy groups have told the RCMP they're "alarmed and disappointed" the force has not yet disclosed basic information about the models and legal status of the firearms used...
Mar 11, 2026
MPs reject bill to close U.S. loophole for arms exports, with some Liberal dissent
OTTAWA - MPs voted Wednesday to reject a bill that sought to close a loophole in Ottawa's weapons export regime that allows Washington to send Canadian arms to countries that would otherwise be blocke...
Mar 11, 2026
Newfoundland and Labrador overhauls procurement after report errors thought to be AI
ST. JOHN'S - The Newfoundland and Labrador government has overhauled its process for awarding contracts after false citations thought to be generated by artificial intelligence turned up in two report...
Mar 11, 2026
Nunavut MP Lori Idlout crosses floor from NDP to Liberals
OTTAWA - The NDP says Nunavut MP Lori Idlout has crossed the floor to join the Liberals, pushing Prime Minister Mark Carney's government closer to a majority. Idlout's move follows defections to the L...
Mar 10, 2026
Vancouver moves closer to no-snow winter despite chilly blast
VANCOUVER - Vancouver has moved closer to an official snowless winter after a chilly blast failed to result in the benchmark one centimetre of accumulation at the city's airport. As much as four centi...
Mar 10, 2026