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Canadian who says he was tortured in Syria wants court to force Ottawa’s hand
By Canadian Press on February 3rd, 2026
OTTAWA — A Canadian man who says he has been tortured in Syria is asking the Federal Court to order Ottawa to decide whether to help bring him home. The man, known publicly only as SS, is one of several Canadians held in prison camps and jails in northeastern Syria run by the Kurdish-led forces ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Billionaire Frank Stronach’s sexual assault trial set to begin today in Toronto
By Canadian Press on February 3rd, 2026
TORONTO — The Toronto sexual assault trial of Canadian auto parts magnate Frank Stronach is set to begin today before a judge alone. Stronach faces 12 charges involving seven complainants for alleged incidents dating back as far as the 1970s. The 93-year-old billionaire, who has denied all allegations against him, initially chose to be tried ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A timeline of key events leading up to Frank Stronach’s Toronto sexual assault trial
By Canadian Press on February 3rd, 2026
Canadian business tycoon Frank Stronach is set to face the first of two sexual assault trials on Tuesday. The founder of the auto parts giant Magna, now in his 90s, will stand trial in Toronto before a judge alone. A separate trial is expected to take place later this year in Newmarket, Ont. Stronach has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Grieving together’: 3 players on Alberta junior hockey team dead in vehicle crash
By Canadian Press on February 2nd, 2026
STAVELY — Three players on an Alberta junior hockey team were killed Monday in a vehicle crash while heading to practice. The Southern Alberta Mustangs in the small town of Stavely said in a Facebook post that they’re working closely with authorities and offering support to other players, staff and families. “There are no words ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Three players on Alberta junior hockey team dead in vehicle crash
By Canadian Press on February 2nd, 2026
STAVELY — Three players on an Alberta junior hockey team were killed Monday in a vehicle crash while heading to practice. The Southern Alberta Mustangs in the small town of Stavely said in a Facebook post that they’re working closely with authorities and offering support to other players, staff and families. “There are no words ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta junior hockey team says 3 players dead in vehicle crash
By Canadian Press on February 2nd, 2026
STAVELY — The Southern Alberta Mustangs junior hockey team says three players have been killed in a vehicle crash while heading to practice. The team says in a Facebook post that the crash happened Monday. No other details were provided about the crash. The Mustangs are based in Stavely, Alta., about an hour’s drive south ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Alberta junior hockey team says 3 players dead in vehicle crash
By Canadian Press on February 2nd, 2026
STAVELY — The Southern Alberta Mustangs junior hockey team says three players have been killed in a vehicle crash while heading to practice. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!She went missing in Canada in 1985. She may have been a Florida serial murder victim
By Canadian Press on February 2nd, 2026
It was in January of 1985 when the mixed skeletal remains of two people were discovered in a wooded area of Malabar, Fla., and while one woman was identified through dental records, the identity of the other person remained a mystery for 41 years. Police now say the mystery bones belonged to Jeanette Marcotte, who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Global Affairs confirms a Canadian has died in Japan
By Canadian Press on February 2nd, 2026
OTTAWA — Global Affairs Canada says the department is aware of the death of a Canadian citizen in Japan. Japanese media have identified the victim as 39-year-old Ashley Kay Bernice. Reports say she died on Sunday after falling into a waterfall basin while snowboarding off course at a ski resort in Japan. John Babcock, a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former minister Baird says he wasn’t consulted about Epstein’s invite to 2014 seminar
By Canadian Press on February 2nd, 2026
OTTAWA — The office of former foreign affairs minister John Baird says neither he nor the Canadian government were consulted on a 2014 seminar invitation list that included convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Baird’s name appears in documents related to Epstein recently released by the U.S. Justice Department, including work-related guest lists and a document ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rizqy says partisan use of legislature funds led to chief of staff firing
By Canadian Press on February 2nd, 2026
QUÉBEC — Marwah Rizqy is breaking her silence about what prompted her to fire her chief of staff, leading to her expulsion from the Quebec Liberal party caucus last year. In a statement of defence in a civil lawsuit brought by Geneviève Hinse, Rizqy claims Hinse tried to circumvent the rules of the national assembly ... Read More »
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