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CP NewsAlert: Woman charged with attempted murder of hostage in law office

CP NewsAlert: Woman charged with attempted murder of hostage in law office

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Police in Lethbridge, Alta., say a woman has been charged with attempted murder after a worker in a law office was taken hostage and stabbed multiple times in the neck. More coming. The Canadian Press
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Liberal ministers expected to testify at committee on gas turbines export

Liberal ministers expected to testify at committee on gas turbines export

OTTAWA — Opposition MPs demanded Friday that senior Liberal ministers show up at a special foreign affairs committee meeting next week to explain Canada's controversial decision to send repaired parts of a Russian natural gas pipeline back to Germany
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Rogers outage committee meeting, BC ruling on private care : In The News for July 15

Rogers outage committee meeting, BC ruling on private care : In The News for July 15

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 15 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
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Rooftop parking lot collapses into office space below in Vancouver

Rooftop parking lot collapses into office space below in Vancouver

VANCOUVER — Emergency crews are on scene in Vancouver where a rooftop parking lot has collapsed into office space below, injuring several people.
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Ripudaman Singh Malik, man acquitted in Air India bombing, killed in B.C.: son

Ripudaman Singh Malik, man acquitted in Air India bombing, killed in B.C.: son

SURREY, B.C. — Ripudaman Singh Malik, one of two men acquitted in the 1985 Air India terrorist bombing, has been killed in a targeted shooting in Surrey, B.C.
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Feds approve nine Living Labs to involve ag producers in reducing greenhouse gases

Feds approve nine Living Labs to involve ag producers in reducing greenhouse gases

CALGARY — The federal government has expanded a program to include the agricultural sector in coming up with solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Feds should make coerced sterilization a criminal offence: Senate report

Feds should make coerced sterilization a criminal offence: Senate report

OTTAWA — Forced and coerced sterilization should be a criminal offence and those subjected to it deserve an apology and compensation, a Senate committee said in a report Thursday.
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Judge rejects $28-million class-action settlement in Catholic church sex abuse case

Judge rejects $28-million class-action settlement in Catholic church sex abuse case

MONTREAL — A Quebec Superior Court judge has rejected a $28-million settlement in a sex abuse lawsuit against a Catholic religious order because of the high legal fees associated with the agreement.
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Sheldon Kennedy appreciates Hockey Canada's language, wants to see action

Sheldon Kennedy appreciates Hockey Canada's language, wants to see action

Former NHL player and victims rights advocate Sheldon Kennedy says he appreciates the language and tone of an open letter from Hockey Canada in the aftermath of the federation's bungled handling of an alleged sexual assault four years ago
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Canada bringing back mandatory random testing of travellers arriving at main airports

Canada bringing back mandatory random testing of travellers arriving at main airports

OTTAWA — The federal government announced plans Thursday to start randomly testing travellers at Canada's four main airports for COVID-19 again next week, but intends to move the actual swabbing off-site.
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