Category Archives: Canada
In the news today: Rain, cooler temperatures help Western wildfires
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Rain, cooler temperatures help Western wildfires The oilsands hub city of Fort ...
May 17, 2024
Kielburger mom's defamation lawsuit against Canadaland to go to trial
TORONTO - A defamation lawsuit filed by the mother of Marc and Craig Kielburger against the Canadaland podcast and its host will head to trial after an Ontario court rejected an application to have it...
May 17, 2024
Court to hear from former acquaintances of admitted Winnipeg serial killer
WINNIPEG - Two former acquaintances of an admitted serial killer are expected to testify today in the murder trial of Jeremy Skibicki. One of those is set to provide details about the behaviour of the...
May 17, 2024
Most Canadians support abortion, one-third see Tories as least supportive: poll
OTTAWA - Eight in 10 Canadians back a woman's right to an abortion and two in three don't want the notwithstanding clause used to restrict access to abortions, a new poll suggests. The Leger survey al...
May 17, 2024
Hard-working fire crews, rain help keep Fort McMurray wildfire from growing
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Every day since a wildfire began menacing the city of Fort McMurray, Alta., grimy, exhausted firefighters have been spilling of helicopters at the end of another one of the toug...
May 17, 2024
Mother, stepfather get 15 years for manslaughter in death of B.C. boy Dontay Lucas, 6
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - The mother and stepfather of six-year-old Dontay Lucas have been sentenced to 15 years each in prison by a B.C. Supreme Court judge. Mitchell Frank and Rykel Frank stood in shackl...
May 16, 2024
Poilievre would rather 'watch the country burn' than fight climate change: Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre's pledges to axe carbon pricing come at a time of wildfires and other disasters and Poilievre would rather "watch the country burn...
May 16, 2024
Canada sanctions four Israeli 'extremist settlers' accused of attacking Palestinians
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is imposing sanctions on Israelis she accuses of "extremist settler violence" in the West Bank, three months after pledging to do so. The sanctions apply ...
May 16, 2024
Trudeau calls New Brunswick's Conservative government a 'disgrace' on women's rights
CARAQUET, N.B. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has "issues" with the Progressive Conservative government of New Brunswick. Trudeau lashed out at New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs today, along...
May 16, 2024
Pat King trial to delve into controversial social media posts from 'Freedom Convoy'
OTTAWA - The criminal trial of "Freedom Convoy" organizer Pat King is expected to delve into some of the social media posts he made during the massive protest that gridlocked Ottawa in 2022. King has ...
May 16, 2024