Canada

Jury retires in Ibrahim Ali's marathon B.C. murder trial

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court jury has retired to deliberate in the first-degree murder trial of Ibrahim Ali, more than eight months after he pleaded not guilty to killing a 13-year-old...

Dec 7, 2023

Death toll rises to five in cantaloupe salmonella outbreak, as cases almost double

OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada says the death toll has risen to five in a salmonella outbreak linked to Malichita and Rudy brand cantaloupes. It says 129 people have been confirmed with s...

Dec 7, 2023

National Chief Woodhouse thanks family, teachings for getting her to top job

Cindy Woodhouse, the new national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, says her relatives were her role models. The 40-year-old mother of three has said she grew up hearing the Anishinaabe language...

Dec 7, 2023

New AFN chief 'absolutely' supports Ontario chiefs in push for carbon price review

OTTAWA - The incoming leader of the Assembly of First Nations says she'll back demands by chiefs in Ontario for a judicial review of Canada's carbon price. Cindy Woodhouse, a former regional chief fro...

Dec 7, 2023

Liberals hike income requirement for foreign students, targeting 'puppy mill' schools

Ottawa will require foreigners applying to study in Canada to have double the amount of funds currently required, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said Thursday. He also threatened to cap visas in pro...

Dec 7, 2023

'Crossed my line': Calgary traffic reporter goes viral after response to body comment

CALGARY - TV traffic reporter Leslie Horton developed a thick skin over the years because of nasty feedback from viewers, but she unleashed a viral smackdown last week after she says one of them "cros...

Sheldon Spackman Dec 7, 2023

B.C. housing plans could deliver 293,000 new units over next decade, says premier

VANCOUVER - Premier David Eby says the New Democrat government's ambitious homebuilding agenda could result in up to 293,000 new housing units over the next decade. Eby provided details of the housing...

Dec 7, 2023

Two charged with murder of Quebecer Daniel Langlois and partner in Dominica

MONTREAL - The director of public prosecutions in the Caribbean nation of Dominica has confirmed that two men have been charged in the death of Quebecer Daniel Langlois and his partner. Sherma Dalrymp...

Dec 7, 2023

Manon Jeannotte from First Nation in Gaspé appointed Quebec lieutenant-governor

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has appointed Manon Jeannotte as the new lieutenant-governor of Quebec. Trudeau's office said in a news release that Jeannotte is originally from the Fir...

Dec 7, 2023

Tories forcing delay of government bills, spending as holiday recess nears

OTTAWA - The official Opposition continues to force the delay of government bills and billions in spending, in an attempt to get the Liberal government to remove the federal carbon-pricing plan from a...

Dec 7, 2023