Canada

Trudeau should step down to prevent Poilievre from winning election: LGBTQ+ activists

LGBTQ+ activists say Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's pledge to remain the Liberal leader through to the next election, despite dwindling public support, is putting them at risk. Queer advocates say a ...

Sep 04, 2024

Quebec man accused in March 2023 truck attack returns to court in December

A Quebec man charged with killing three men with his truck will return to court in early December to learn when he will stand trial. Steeve Gagnon faces a total of 14 counts stemming from the alleged ...

Sep 03, 2024

Shots fired, vehicles burned at Punjabi musician AP Dhillon's Victoria-area home

VICTORIA - Police say someone set fire to two vehicles and fired multiple shots at a Greater Victoria home that property records show is owned by Indo-Canadian musician AP Dhillon. West Shore RCMP say...

Sep 03, 2024

McGill law professors on strike in protest of challenge to union certification

MONTREAL - Law professors at McGill University were on the picket line Thursday, forcing the cancellation of classes during the first week of the fall semester in protest of the school's challenge to ...

Sep 03, 2024

Racial profiling a 'systemic problem' in Montreal police, judge rules in class action

MONTREAL - A Quebec judge has ruled that racial profiling is a systemic problem in the Montreal police force and has awarded damages to victims in a class-action lawsuit. The case was brought by the B...

Sep 03, 2024

B.C. to open 13 new First Nation primary care clinics, 10 to open this fall

WEST VANCOUVER, B.C. - British Columbia is moving ahead with 13 new First Nations primary care centres in the province, with 10 scheduled to start operating this fall. The province's First Nations Hea...

Sep 03, 2024

B.C. Conservatives add, subtract candidates, as some complain of BC United moving in

A series of candidates for British Columbia's upcoming provincial election have disappeared from the B.C. Conservatives' online list of nominees, as some former BC United members move into the Conserv...

Sep 03, 2024

Pierre Fitzgibbon, Quebec political heavyweight, is stepping down as economy minister

QUBEC - Quebec Economy Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon, a central figure in the Coalition Avenir Qubec government, is stepping down. A government source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they we...

Sep 03, 2024

Rise in popularity of marathons across Canada attracting scammers online

MONTREAL - Leila Mekki Berrada, new to marathon running, had set her sights on Montreal's big race at the end of September. But she wasn't prepared to get swindled - twice - before securing a spot in ...

Sep 03, 2024

Resource crunch at federal emergency centre caused 'significant staff exhaustion'

OTTAWA - An internal government memo reveals budget and staff challenges have exhausted employees and sapped morale at the federal nerve centre for managing forest fires and other emergencies. The mem...

Sep 03, 2024