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Hong Kong man arrested after paying tribute to queen
HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong police said Tuesday they have arrested a man who paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II near the city's British Consulate for alleged sedition. Police said the 43-year-old man w...
Sep 20, 2022
Dental care details and inflation update: In The News for Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022
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 Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022. What we are watching ...
Sep 20, 2022
Liberals put inflation help, disability benefit at top of fall parliamentary agenda
OTTAWA - The Liberals are signalling that their fall priority will be helping Canada's most vulnerable as the House of Commons resumes sitting today. Many will be watching to see if sparks fly between...
Sep 20, 2022
Justin Trudeau slightly favoured over Pierre Poilievre for prime minister: new poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests a plurality of Canadians still believe Justin Trudeau is still the best man for the job of prime minister, but he has only a slight lead over new Conservative Leader Pierr...
Sep 20, 2022
In New York, Trudeau prioritizing global growth, food security at UN General Assembly
WASHINGTON - A likely jetlagged Justin Trudeau is shifting gears from mourning a monarch to making the world safer for democracy - and it's only Tuesday. The prime minister finds himself in New York C...
Sep 20, 2022
Quebec election: CAQ leader to visit riding where his candidate was threatened
MAGOG, Que. - Coalition Avenir Qubec Leader Franois Legault is visiting a riding in Quebec's Eastern Townships where his candidate was allegedly threatened. The incumbent premier is starting the day i...
Sep 20, 2022
Sentencing hearing begins for Dutch man convicted of extorting B.C. teen Amanda Todd
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A sentencing hearing is expected begin today for a Dutch man found guilty of harassing British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd in the years before her suicide. A B.C. Supreme Cou...
Sep 20, 2022
Sex assault trial continues for military officer who led COVID-19 vaccine campaign
GATINEAU, Que. - The sexual assault trial of Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, who led the federal government's COVID-19 vaccine campaign, continues in a Gatineau, Que., courtroom today. The complainant in the c...
Sep 20, 2022
Dental-care legislation one of the first bills on the docket as parliament resumes
OTTAWA - Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos is expected to table dental-care legislation today that will allow the government to send cheques to low- and-middle income families to help them pay for thei...
Sep 20, 2022
Strengthening Fiona barrels toward Turks and Caicos Islands
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - A strengthening Hurricane Fiona barreled toward the Turks and Caicos Islands on Tuesday as it threatened to strengthen into a Category 3 storm, prompting the government to...
Sep 19, 2022