The Canadian Press

Michelle Rempel Garner exits Patrick Brown campaign to consider UCP leadership run

OTTAWA — Michelle Rempel Garner, a longtime Conservative MP from Calgary, says she’s stepping back from the federal Conservative leadership race to consider running for Jason...

Quebec RCMP searching properties allegedly connected to neo-Nazi terrorist group

PLESSISVILLE, Que. — RCMP announced Thursday they were searching properties southwest of Quebec City that are allegedly connected to a neo-Nazi terrorist group. The police said...

Money laundering report points to government, RCMP failures, but finds no corruption

VICTORIA — Money laundering in British Columbia reached “staggering” levels due to inadequate efforts by police, politicians and regulators to curtail the crime, but there was...

Pope’s health is an ‘extreme concern’ but trip to Canada remains unchanged: Miller

OTTAWA — Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller said Wednesday Pope Francis’s upcoming trip to Canada remains unchanged at the moment, but the pontiff’s health is an...

Flood of atmospheric rivers in B.C. cost $675 million in insured damage: bureau

VANCOUVER — November’s floods in British Columbia that swamped homes and farms, swept away roads and bridges and killed five people are now the most costly...

Officer who killed Quebec teen who was holding weapon said police were patient

SHERBROOKE, Que. — The provincial police officer who shot and killed a Quebec teenager who was holding an air pistol testified on Wednesday that he had...

MPs pass bill removing mandatory minimum sentences from some criminal offences

OTTAWA — Members of Parliament voted to adopt the Liberal government’s proposed legislation on mandatory minimum penalties Wednesday, bringing it another step closer to becoming law....

MPs rush over 150 amendments to streaming bill; Senate says it won’t be pressured

OTTAWA — MPs have been forced to rush through over 150 amendments to the online streaming bill to meet a deadline imposed by the government, prompting...

Trudeau to travel to Rwanda, Germany and Madrid for world leader summits next week

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will embark on a round-the-world tour next week to meet with global leaders for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting,...

Prisons are failing to comply with solitary confinement reforms: senators