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Pakistan's Supreme Court orders release of former PM Imran Khan, after his arrest sparks violence
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, whose arrest earlier this week sparked a wave of violence across the country by his suppo...
May 11, 2023
Slain officer identified, two others in hospital after shooting east of Ottawa: OPP
BOURGET, Ont. - One officer is dead and two others were injured early Thursday morning after they were shot in a village east of Ottawa, Ontario Provincial Police said. The OPP commissioner said he an...
May 11, 2023
In The News for May 11 : RCMP to start field-testing body-worn cameras
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 May 11 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
May 11, 2023
Official: Explosion at residential building in Germany injures 12 first responders
BERLIN (AP) - An explosion at a residential building in western Germany injured at least a dozen people Thursday, some of them seriously, a senior security official said. The interior minister of Nort...
May 11, 2023
Announcement expected from feds over safe sport in Canada
OTTAWA - The federal sport minister is expected to announce changes to improve accountability and encourage sustainable culture change in Canadian sports. Pascale St-Onge is due to outline specifics o...
May 11, 2023
Five things to know about the NHL playoffs
The Toronto Maple Leafs stayed alive and the Edmonton Oilers avoided a Leafs-like deficit with a win on Wednesday. Here are five things to know as we head into Thursday's post-season action: LEAFS SUR...
May 11, 2023
Agency struggled to get pharma companies to engage in drug-price reform: memo
OTTAWA - Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos was warned that pharmaceutical companies had steadfastly refused to engage on drug-price reforms before he urged an independent federal agency to pause those ...
May 11, 2023
Controversy after Quebec teachers replace Mother's Day with celebration of parents
MONTREAL - The controversial decision by teachers at a Quebec school to replace Mother's Day events with a celebration of parents has caused ripples all the way to the provincial legislature, but supp...
May 11, 2023
RCMP to begin field-testing body cameras ahead of national rollout
OTTAWA - The RCMP says it expects officers in three parts of the country to start field-testing body-worn cameras in the coming days. Members of the RCMP in Nova Scotia, Nunavut and Alberta will have ...
May 11, 2023
Efforts underway to improve internet access in Nunavut
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Several projects are underway to improve internet access in Nunavut, which has long been slow, unreliable and costly for many residents. Quintillion and CanArctic Inuit Networks Inc...
May 11, 2023