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Ottawa to provide $870 million to support B.C. flood, landslide recovery efforts

VANCOUVER — The federal government is providing $870 million to support recovery efforts after destructive flooding in British Columbia last November, Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair announced Monday.

Jul 18, 2022 4:16 PM Read more >

Ex-PQ leader André Boisclair sentenced to two years less a day for sex assaults

MONTREAL — Former Parti Québécois leader André Boisclair was sentenced on Monday to two years less a day in jail after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting two young men in his Montreal apartment.

Jul 18, 2022 3:37 PM Read more >

Coalition Avenir Québec under fire for 'taking advantage' of woman in election ad

MONTREAL — Quebec's governing party defended itself Monday against accusations it underpaid and took advantage of a woman who appeared in a widely promoted election advertisement.

Jul 18, 2022 3:24 PM Read more >

'Freedom Convoy' organizer Pat King granted bail

OTTAWA — Pat King, an organizer of the "Freedom Convoy" that paralyzed downtown Ottawa for three weeks last winter, has been granted bail. The decision was delivered in an Ottawa courtroom Monday by Superior Court Justice Anne London-Weinstein.

Jul 18, 2022 3:01 PM Read more >

Patrick Brown says he will seek re-election in Brampton mayoral race this fall

Weeks after his bid for the federal Conservative leadership came to an abrupt end over allegations of wrongdoing, Patrick Brown announced Monday he will seek to stay on as mayor of Brampton, Ont.

Jul 18, 2022 2:20 PM Read more >

Transportation Safety Board of Canada investigates fatal seaplane crash in Quebec

MONTREAL — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating a seaplane crash in Quebec's Mauricie region that killed a 63-year-old man. Provincial police say they were called around 3:45 p.m.

Jul 18, 2022 10:07 AM Read more >

Shootings, abortion, Trump: are fed-up Americans getting serious about getting out?

WASHINGTON — It's not just the relentless parade of deadly mass shootings, the draconian assault on abortion rights or even the prospect of a Donald Trump comeback that has Mackenzie Fresquez exploring a move to Canada.

Jul 18, 2022 6:43 AM Read more >

Church fundraising questions, politician private plane use: In The News for July 18

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 July 18 ... What we are watching in Canada ...

Jul 18, 2022 2:15 AM Read more >

Canada's Rogers wins historic silver in women's hammer throw at world championship

EUGENE, Ore. — Canada's Camryn Rogers spun four times in the circle, then unleashed a hammer throw that soared straight into the history books. The 23-year-old from Richmond, B.C., threw 75.

Jul 17, 2022 5:21 PM Read more >

'Be brave like Ukraine': Stick to sanctions in turbine strife, protesters tell Canada

Protesters called on Canada to 'be brave like Ukraine' and uphold economic sanctions against Russia on Sunday, just hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered essentially the same message to the Prime Minister

Jul 17, 2022 4:01 PM Read more >