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How the rescue of three workers trapped underground in B.C. mine unfolded

How the rescue of three workers trapped underground in B.C. mine unfolded

Three contractors were rescued late Thursday after more than 60 hours trapped underground at the Red Chris gold and copper mine in northern B.C. Here is a timeline of how the situation unfolded (all times Pacific): July 22, 2025, 6 a.m.
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Murder case against father of nine-year-old Montreal girl moves to a grand jury

Murder case against father of nine-year-old Montreal girl moves to a grand jury

MONTREAL — The case against the father of a nine-year-old Montreal girl found dead in Upstate New York will move directly to the grand jury stage. The court in Ticonderoga, N.Y.
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Hockey players' acquittal reverberates in southwestern Ontario city after ruling

Hockey players' acquittal reverberates in southwestern Ontario city after ruling

LONDON — The acquittal of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team who were accused of sexual assault continued to reverberate Friday in the southwestern Ontario city where the trial — and the encounter that gave rise to it — took pla
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Quebec suspends directive restricting access to daycare for immigrant children

Quebec suspends directive restricting access to daycare for immigrant children

MONTRÉAL — The Quebec government has partially suspended a directive that would have expelled some children of immigrants from subsidized daycare.
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Federal government posts $6.5 billion deficit in April, May

Federal government posts $6.5 billion deficit in April, May

The federal government posted a $6.5 billion deficit in the first two months of the fiscal year. The result for the April-to-May period compared with a $3.8 billion deficit for the same stretch last year.
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In the news today: Three miners rescued from B.C. mine

In the news today: Three miners rescued from B.C. mine

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Three miners rescued from B.C.
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Montreal group takes campaign to restore U.S. foreign aid to Times Square

Montreal group takes campaign to restore U.S. foreign aid to Times Square

OTTAWA — A Montreal-based organization promoting democracy and digital rights is using a billboard in New York's iconic Times Square to urge Americans to resist cuts to U.S. foreign aid.
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Trapped miners named as rescue chief tells of air flow and stable route behind debris

Trapped miners named as rescue chief tells of air flow and stable route behind debris

Natural air is flowing to the area where three contractors are trapped in a northern British Columbia mine, the operator's safety chief said, adding that there appears to be a stable rescue route to them behind the massive rockfall that cut them off.
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Canada condemns Israel over humanitarian crisis in Gaza

Canada condemns Israel over humanitarian crisis in Gaza

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday accused the Israeli government of failing to prevent a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crisis in Gaza and of violating international law by denying aid.
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All five former junior hockey players acquitted in high-profile sexual assault trial

All five former junior hockey players acquitted in high-profile sexual assault trial

LONDON — The high-profile sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team ended Thursday with their acquittals, hailed by the defence as vindication after years of unjustified public condemnation and decried as "devas
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