Canada

Virani says new wrongful conviction commission will support women, racialized people

OTTAWA - The federal justice minister says a new commission that will review potential wrongful convictions will help racialized and Indigenous Peoples seek justice who are overrepresented in the crim...

Dec 19, 2024

Trudeau to shuffle cabinet Friday as pressure for him to resign remains

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will shuffle his cabinet on Friday morning. A government source confirms a swearing-in ceremony will take place at Rideau Hall. This comes at the end of a tumult...

Sheldon Spackman Dec 19, 2024

Quebec professor charged for stealing scholarship money intended for foreign students

MONTREAL - Quebec anticorruption police have arrested a former university professor for allegedly defrauding and extorting foreign students. Police say Ren Wamkeue used schemes to steal scholarship mo...

Dec 19, 2024

NDP seeks distance from Liberals, sees fight in next election is with Conservatives

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh began 2024 by propping up Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's minority government. He is ending the year calling for Trudeau's resignation. Singh's gradual effort to limi...

Dec 19, 2024

Nancy Karetak-Lindell, former MP, appointed as Nunavut Senator

OTTAWA - The first person to ever serve as the member of Parliament for Nunavut is being appointed to the Senate. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will announce the appointment of Nancy Karetak-Lindell t...

Dec 19, 2024

In the news today: Canada Post to start taking commercial mail again

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Canada Post to start accepting commercial mail as it ramps up post-strike operations Canada Post is set to sta...

Dec 19, 2024

'Running in fear': Documents depict chaos, confusion over Reclaiming Canada event

When the organizer of the We Unify Reclaiming Canada event contacted officials about booking the Victoria Conference Centre, he touted invitees from across the political spectrum, including liberal lu...

Dec 19, 2024

B.C. police officer charged with sexual assault dies by suicide, reports say

SHAWNIGAN LAKE, B.C. - Several British Columbia media reports say one of two Central Saanich Police officers charged with sexual assaulting a woman they met on duty has died by suicide. The Times Colo...

Dec 18, 2024

Campaign urges skilled labour to 'Stay with B.C.' to counter efforts from Alberta

VANCOUVER - The Business Council of British Columbia has launched an awareness campaign to counter the province's rising outward migration to Alberta. The business advocacy group says its "Stay with B...

Dec 18, 2024

Vancouver Island city looks to attract family doctors with municipal job offers

COLWOOD, B.C. - The suburban city of Colwood, B.C., on Vancouver Island, says it has hired its first family doctor in a new approach to easing the community's shortage of physicians. Colwood Mayor Ken...

Dec 18, 2024