Canada

Montreal byelection candidates go door-to-door on early voting day

MONTREAL - Advanced voting kicked off on Friday in Montreal's LaSalle-mard-Verdun riding, and party leaders are helping get out the vote as the federal byelection on Sept. 16. draws nearer. Polls show...

Sep 07, 2024

Quebec begins granting early requests for MAID without requested federal changes

MONTREAL - Quebecers who want to arrange a medically assisted death before their condition leaves them unable to grant consent can do so as of next month, the province announced Saturday as it unveile...

Sep 07, 2024

Despite union protest, new hybrid work rules for federal employees kick in Monday

OTTAWA - On Monday, federal public servants will return to the office a minimum of three days a week- if grudgingly. Public service unions will start the week with an early-morning rally opposing the ...

Sep 07, 2024

Trudeau insists he's staying on as Liberal leader. But what if he changes his mind?

OTTAWA - The Liberal caucus is set to meet in Nanaimo, B.C., next week for a retreat ahead of the fall parliamentary sitting. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau insists he will lead his party into the next...

Sep 07, 2024

B.C. First Nation wants more say in forestry after Canfor mill closure announcement

FORT ST. JAMES, B.C. - A British Columbia First Nations leader says the province must rethink its approach to the forest industry in light of Canfor Corp.'s decision to shutter two sawmills and leave ...

Sep 06, 2024

Canadian resident arrested over alleged Oct. 7 New York terror plot

U.S. authorities say a Canadian resident has been arrested in Quebec over an alleged Islamic State terror plot to kill Jewish people in New York. The U.S. Department of Justice says Pakistani national...

Sep 06, 2024

NewsAlert: Manitoba Grand Chief Cathy Merrick dies after collapsing outside court

WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says Grand Chief Cathy Merrick of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs has died. Merrick, the first woman elected to the role, collapsed outside the Winnipeg Law Court...

Sep 06, 2024

Former Bank of Canada governor Carney to speak at Liberal caucus retreat next week

OTTAWA - The former governor of the Bank of Canada who has long been touted as a possible Liberal candidate or successor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will give the party some advice on the economy...

Sep 06, 2024

BC United to run some candidates to keep party name alive, despite halting campaign

VICTORIA - British Columbia's Official Opposition BC United party now says it will run some candidates in the Oct. 19 election, despite suspending its campaign last week to support the B.C. Conservati...

Sep 06, 2024

Involuntary mental health care must be 'dignified and humane,' B.C. premier says

VANCOUVER - Premier David Eby says mental health care in the province for those committed against their will needs to be "dignified and humane" to be effective, as his government works on a strategy a...

Sep 06, 2024