Canada

Emergencies Act ruling reopens emotional debate two years after huge protests

OTTAWA - A judge's ruling that the federal Liberals were unjustified in using emergency law to quell a weeks-long protest in Ottawa has left the administrator of a downtown church feeling the court di...

Sheldon Spackman Jan 24, 2024

Conservatives call on Canada to restore visa requirement for Mexican tourists

OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives want the Trudeau government to restore a visa requirement for Mexican tourists as concerns mount about denied refugee claims. Asylum claims from Mexico have shot up ...

Jan 24, 2024

Reaction to the deadly plane crash near Fort Smith, N.W.T.

FORT SMITH, N.W.T. - Four passengers and two crew members were killed in a plane crash Tuesday near Fort Smith, N.W.T. The coroner's office in the territory says a lone survivor was airlifted to hospi...

Jan 24, 2024

Former Montreal mayor Denis Coderre on tour, eyeing run for Quebec Liberal leadership

MONTREAL - Former Montreal mayor and federal cabinet minister Denis Coderre says he's going on tour ahead of a possible run for the leadership of the Quebec Liberal party. Coderre, who lost the last t...

Jan 24, 2024

Quebec environmental group seeks court injunction against EV giant Northvolt

MONTREAL - A Quebec environmental group is in court today against Swedish manufacturer Northvolt, arguing that work on its future electric vehicle battery plant was allowed to begin without proper ana...

Jan 24, 2024

Universities say calling for genocide against Jews violates rules, silent on Israel

OTTAWA - The leaders of Canada's major universities say calling for the genocide of the Jewish people violates school policies on antisemitism, but are largely quiet on whether that extends to stateme...

Jan 24, 2024

Rio Tinto says Diavik diamond mine employees were on crashed NWT plane

The plane that crashed Tuesday near Fort Smith, N.W.T. was on its way to Rio Tinto's Diavik Diamond Mine. The mine is one of four operating diamond mines in Canada. The Diavik mine is located 300 kilo...

Jan 24, 2024

First Nations leaders hold emergency meeting in Ottawa on mental-health crisis

OTTAWA - First Nations leaders are holding an emergency meeting in Ottawa today to discuss a mental-health crisis they warn could get even worse without government help. Nishnawbe Aski (nish-NAH'-bay ...

Jan 24, 2024

Foreign interference inquiry signals plan to probe alleged meddling by India

OTTAWA - The federal commission of inquiry into foreign interference is looking to examine alleged meddling by India in the last two general elections. In a statement today, the commission says it has...

Jan 24, 2024

The latest on the deadly plane crash near Fort Smith, N.W.T.

FORT SMITH, N.W.T. - A passenger plane crashed early Tuesday near the town of Fort Smith, N.W.T., close the Alberta boundary. The coroner's office has confirmed there are fatalities. Global mining gia...

Jan 24, 2024