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Coyote killed after attack on two-year-old child in Port Coquitlam, B.C., park

Coyote killed after attack on two-year-old child in Port Coquitlam, B.C., park

PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. — A coyote has attacked a two-year-old child in the Metro Vancouver community of Port Coquitlam, resulting in the toddler being sent to hospital with minor injuries. The B.C.
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Efforts underway to improve internet access in Nunavut

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.
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'System of sexual exploitation': Alleged victim of Quebec businessman sues for $8M

'System of sexual exploitation': Alleged victim of Quebec businessman sues for $8M

MONTREAL — An alleged victim of a prominent Quebec businessman accused of sexually exploiting minors and young adults has filed a lawsuit claiming he victimized her for nearly 20 years and first recruited her for sex when she was under 18.
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Cattle seized from Quebec farm that was home to herd that went on the run for months

Cattle seized from Quebec farm that was home to herd that went on the run for months

MONTREAL — Quebec's agriculture department says it has seized 38 cattle from the central Quebec farm that was home to a group of fugitive cows that escaped last summer and went on the run for months.
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Indian authorities aim to have Canadians sent to face charges in border deaths

Indian authorities aim to have Canadians sent to face charges in border deaths

Indian authorities have started the process to have two Canadians extradited to face charges after four members of the same family froze to death in southern Manitoba while trying to cross into the United States, says a police officer.
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Disaster risk profile warns Canada ill-prepared for a major earthquake

Disaster risk profile warns Canada ill-prepared for a major earthquake

OTTAWA — The first draft of a new national disaster risk assessment report warns that a major earthquake in British Columbia or parts of Ontario and Quebec could swiftly become the most costly natural disaster Canada has seen.
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Agency struggled to get pharma companies to engage in drug-price reform: memo

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 reforms in favour of more consultation, a 2021 mem
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Top Tory strategist accuses Liberals of dropping the ball on foreign interference

Top Tory strategist accuses Liberals of dropping the ball on foreign interference

OTTAWA — The former deputy chief of staff to Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper told members of Parliament Thursday that the Liberal government isn't doing enough to combat foreign interference, echoing similar testimony from national-securit
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As Liberals' grocery rebate bill becomes law, one-time payments will land this summer

As Liberals' grocery rebate bill becomes law, one-time payments will land this summer

The government has billed the one-time payment as targeted inflation relief for some 11 million low- and modest-income households.
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In The News for May 11 : RCMP to start field-testing body-worn cameras

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 ...
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