OTTAWA - Canada's foreign affairs minister is embarking on a five-day trip to the Middle East and the Mediterranean where she will focus on peacekeeping and aid. Global Affairs Canada says Mélanie Joly is set to leave today and will visit Cyprus, Lebanon, Turkiye and Greece where she will meet with her counterp...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Ontario to need 33K more nurses by 2032: ministry Ontario will need 33,200 more nurses and 50,853 more personal support workers by 2032, the government projects - figures it tried to keep secret but ...

OTTAWA - The criminal trial of Pat King, one of the most prominent figures associated with the 2022 Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa, is expected to begin Monday. King was part of the original group of organizers that brought thousands of big-rig trucks and other vehicles to Ottawa in January of that year to protest CO...

WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg trial of admitted serial killer Jeremy Skibicki is expected to hear testimony today from a police officer who examined video surveillance. Court has heard police collected video evidence showing someone placing several bags in various garbage bins in Skibicki's neighbourhood shortly before the r...

FORT NELSON, B.C. - A fire behaviour specialist with the B.C. Wildfire Service says an intense wildfire could hit Fort Nelson this morning, based on forecasts that have been calling for strong winds that have been fuelling the out-of-control blaze to continue throughout the day. Ben Boghean said in a video posted to so...

MONTREAL - Lawyers for McGill University will be going to court today seeking an injunction to dismantle the pro-Palestinian encampment that has been on its grounds since last month. In a judicial application for an injunction dated Friday, McGill says the encampment poses a "security, safety and public health ri...

Rob Fraser did not sugarcoat the situation facing Fort Nelson, B.C., as forecasts called for westerly winds to pick up in northeastern British Columbia late Sunday and turn a menacing nearby wildfire into a dire threat.Fraser, mayor of the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality based in Fort Nelson, said fire crews and...

Montreal pro-Palestinian activists say they've set up a new encampment at the Université du Québec à Montréal, as nearby McGill University prepares to go to court to clear the protest camp that has been on its grounds since April 27. Solidarité pour les droits Humains des Palestinienn...

MONTREAL - The Quebec government's framing of a new museum to be dedicated to the history of the Québécois nation is raising questions about how history is told and who it includes, two historians and the leader of a prominent First Nations group say. Premier François Legault was forced last week t...

Connor Bedard had two goals and one assist in helping lead Canada to a 5-1 win over Denmark on Sunday at the World Hockey Championship.Dylan Cozens, Dawson Mercer and Pierre-Luc Dubois also scored for Canada, which moved to 2-0 at the tournament to sit atop Group A.Jordan Binnington made 19 saves.Christian Wejse had th...