Canada

Mother of teen victim in mass killing suing Manitoba's child welfare agency

WINNIPEG - The mother of a 17-year-old victim in a mass slaying in Manitoba is suing a child welfare agency for allegedly failing to protect the girl. Juliette Hastings claims in the lawsuit that Winn...

Oct 30, 2024

TSB says B.C. helicopter crashed in 2021 after rotors collided

Canada's Transportation Safety Board says the fatal crash of a British Columbia logging helicopter was caused when the chopper's rotor system broke up mid-flight. A final report from the board says th...

Oct 30, 2024

State adversaries getting 'bolder' in cyberspace, Canadian threat forecast warns

OTTAWA - A new federal threat forecast warns that foreign adversaries are becoming bolder and more aggressive with their tactics in cyberspace. The 2025-26 forecast from the Canadian Centre for Cyber ...

Oct 30, 2024

PM says he's trying to get Poilievre names of Tories linked to foreign interference

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's asked national security services to find a way to share information with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre about foreign interference affecting his ...

Oct 30, 2024

'Not going to play their games,' Singh won't help Tories, Bloc topple the Liberals

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his caucus will not cave to demands from the Bloc Qubcois and Conservative leaders to help them bring down the Liberal government. On Tuesday Bloc Leader Yves-Fr...

Oct 30, 2024

Former foreign ministry official recalls fear Abdelrazik would end up in Guantanamo

OTTAWA - A former senior official at Canada's foreign ministry says there were fears two decades ago that Montreal man Abousfian Abdelrazik might end up at a prison for suspected terrorists in Guantan...

Oct 30, 2024

B.C. NDP must 'adapt,' 'build bridges,' says Surrey MLA now nicknamed 'Comeback Kid'

VICTORIA - The New Democrat whose 27-vote, come-from-behind victory is being credited with giving B.C. Premier David Eby a razor-thin majority government says he's a bridge builder in his community an...

Oct 30, 2024

Liberals look to move past leadership drama with eye on next campaign

OTTAWA - The Liberal caucus is looking ahead to the party's plan for the next election after an unsuccessful attempt by some MPs to oust Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Longtime Liberal operative Andre...

Oct 30, 2024

Montreal City Hall removing welcome sign with hijab sends wrong message: Muslim group

MONTREAL - A national Muslim advocacy group says Montreal is sending the wrong message by removing a welcome sign at city hall that had on it a woman wearing a hijab. Stephen Brown, chief executive of...

Oct 30, 2024

Alzheimer Society supports advance MAID requests, but also good dementia care

TORONTO - The Alzheimer Society says people with dementia should have the right to request medical assistance in dying in advance - but it must not be a replacement for high-quality palliative care. A...

Oct 30, 2024