Canada

Quebec's electricity ambitions reopen old wounds in Newfoundland and Labrador

MONTREAL - As Quebec prepares to ramp up electricity production to meet its ambitious economic goals, the government is trying to extend a power deal that has caused decades of resentment in Newfoundl...

Dec 17, 2023

'Outrageous': Threats to Ibrahim Ali's lawyers spur court safety concerns in B.C.

VANCOUVER - The voice mail threatens to knock lawyer Kevin McCullough's teeth out, and as for his client, Ibrahim Ali, the anonymous caller says: "I'm gonna cut him." The Dec 1. recording was provided...

Dec 17, 2023

Ottawa youth facing terrorism charges in alleged plot against Jewish people: RCMP

OTTAWA - RCMP say an Ottawa youth has been arrested and charged with terrorism-related offences that allegedly targeted Jewish people. The Mounties say the young person arrested Friday was charged wit...

Dec 16, 2023

People's Party candidate must stop using 'engineer,' B.C. Supreme Court rules

VICTORIA - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ruled that a Vancouver Island People's Party of Canada candidate who ran against Elizabeth May in the last federal election must stop describing h...

Dec 16, 2023

National 'bring a friend to the mosque' event aims to foster dialogue and combat hate

MONTREAL - A Muslim group is organizing mosque visits across Canada this weekend in hopes of building bridges with other communities after an uptick in Islamophobic and antisemitic hate incidents nati...

Dec 16, 2023

Estranged spouse charged with murder of Newfoundland woman seven years after death

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Police have charged the estranged husband of a woman from Newfoundland's Great Northern Peninsula with first-degree murder in a case that stretches back seven years. Jennifer Hillie...

Dec 16, 2023

It's raining microplastics: Hurricane Larry dropped plastic particles all over N.L.

When hurricane Larry made landfall in Newfoundland and Labrador in 2021, the powerful storm brought heavy rain and wind across the province - and millions of microplastic particles originating from th...

Dec 16, 2023

Alberta's renewable energy pause could become lingering stumble, observers say

EDMONTON - It was just supposed to be a pause, a breather for an overburdened regulator and concerned public to catch up with an industry growing beyond expectations. But for those who study the renew...

Sheldon Spackman Dec 16, 2023

Toronto's homeless residents and frontline workers brace for bitter winter

TORONTO - In warmer weather, Jamie Lee Pauk is usually on the move searching for food or a job. But as winter closes in, she's mostly staying close to a downtown Toronto encampment squeezed into a chu...

Dec 16, 2023

Assault charge over car-swerving incident at Gaza protest near B.C. legislature

VICTORIA - A man who allegedly accelerated his car toward a pro-Palestinian protester near the British Columbia legislature earlier this month has been charged with assault and dangerous driving. Vict...

Dec 15, 2023