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Ontario reports almost 200 new measles cases as virus spreads across Canada
By Canadian Press on May 8th, 2025
TORONTO — Health officials say measles infected 197 more people in Ontario over the last week as the highly contagious disease emerged in new parts of the country. That brings the province’s tally of probable and confirmed cases to 1,440 since an outbreak began in October. Public Health Ontario’s measles report says there have been ... Read More »
1 responseVolunteer in missing children search urges caution against speculation on their fate
By Canadian Press on May 8th, 2025
HALIFAX — A police investigation is continuing into the disappearance of two young children reported missing last week from their home in northeastern Nova Scotia. On Wednesday, RCMP Staff Sgt. Robert McCamon, a senior major crime investigator, confirmed detectives have been involved in the case since last Saturday, a day after six-year-old Lily Sullivan and ... Read More »
1 responseVictory in Europe Day commemorations underway in Toronto, Ottawa
By Canadian Press on May 8th, 2025
OTTAWA — Veterans, members of the Armed Forces and political leaders are gathering at events commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe. Veterans Affairs Canada says Canadians and Allied soldiers accepted the surrender of the German forces in the Netherlands on May 5, 1945. Remaining German forces then ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bodycam footage relinquished in fatal officer-involved shooting in northern Quebec
By Canadian Press on May 8th, 2025
KANGIQSUALUJJUAQ — The Nunavik Police Service in Quebec’s Far North says officers involved in a fatal shooting on Tuesday night were wearing body cameras. Quebec’s police oversight agency announced Wednesday it was investigating the shooting in Kangiqsualujjuaq, and the police service confirmed bodycam video had been shared with the agency. The police watchdog — Bureau ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec reports high immigration, record low fertility in 2024
By Canadian Press on May 8th, 2025
MONTREAL — Quebec is reporting a near-record rate of immigration in 2024, with the province’s population increasing to more than 9.1 million at the start of this year. A new report from Quebec’s statistics institute says nearly 160,000 immigrants arrived in Quebec last year, the second-highest number recorded after 2023. The majority of the newcomers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Homes destroyed, people fleeing as wildfires rage in eastern Newfoundland
By Canadian Press on May 8th, 2025
ST. JOHN’S — More people are fleeing their homes this morning as wildfires rage in Newfoundland along the western shore of Conception Bay, about about 45 kilometres northeast of St. John’s. Local resident Gerry Roger says about a dozen homes have been destroyed since the fire broke out yesterday afternoon. Rogers was emotional this morning ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Blood Services says it needs 1 million new blood donors over next 5 years
By Canadian Press on May 8th, 2025
TORONTO — Marc Parravano has donated blood 146 times. He remembers regularly going to the blood collection centre with his mother when he was a kid and followed in her footsteps after he turned 17 and was able to donate himself. “I get a sense of accomplishment and reward because I’m helping others,” Parravano, now ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Former NDP MP warns: tough times ahead in parliament for the party
By Canadian Press on May 8th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… NDP faces ‘Parliament from hell,’ says ex-MP The NDP will return to the House of Commons without official party status at the end of May. The last time this happened was after the 1993 election — a time ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP faces ‘Parliament from hell’ without official party status, says former MP
By Canadian Press on May 8th, 2025
OTTAWA — The NDP will return to the House of Commons without official party status at the end of May. The last time this happened was after the 1993 election — a time one former New Democrat MP remembers as “the Parliament from hell.” Svend Robinson represented Burnaby, B.C., in the House of Commons from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Defence continues cross-examining complainant at hockey players’ sex assault trial
By Canadian Press on May 8th, 2025
Defence lawyers are expected to continue cross-examining the complainant today in the sexual assault trial of five hockey players. The woman, who cannot be identified under a publication ban, agreed under cross-examination Wednesday that she took on a “porn star persona” as a coping mechanism while in a hotel room with the men in June ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!This pilot is honoured every year in a U.K. town. Will Canada recognize his bravery?
By Canadian Press on May 8th, 2025
There is a street named after him in a British town. A plaque at the local hospital tells the story of how the 29-year-old pilot saved many lives while sacrificing his own during the Second World War. There are even talks of building a statue of Darlington’s “Gallant Airman” to honour his life and death. ... Read More »
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