Canada

What the jury didn't hear at the trial of the man accused in the London, Ont., attack

From alternate attack targets and extreme views on many populations to a near-resignation from a defence lawyer, there was plenty jurors at the trial of Nathaniel Veltman were barred from hearing as t...

Nov 15, 2023

Carbon price carve-out for heating oil muddied waters in Senate on other bill: Simons

OTTAWA - A Conservative private member's bill to exempt more fuel used by farmers from the carbon price is stirring up intense lobbying efforts in the Senate, and leaving the Liberals on the verge of ...

Nov 15, 2023

'Dances With Wolves' actor asks Nevada Supreme Court to drop all charges

LAS VEGAS - The lawyer for Nathan Chasing Horse has asked the Nevada Supreme Court to drop all charges against the former "Dances With Wolves" actor and self-described medicine man. Chasing Horse has ...

Nov 15, 2023

More competition needed in grocery to help stabilize food prices: Freeland

MASCOUCHE, Que. - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says more competition is needed in Canada's grocery sector as consumers grapple with the rising cost of living. Speaking at a press conference in M...

Nov 15, 2023

Soldier against vaccine mandates came close to mutiny, should face severe punishment: says court martial

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The prosecution at a military court martial says a former soldier who served in Afghanistan and Croatia should face severe punishment for using his military rank and uniform to...

Sheldon Spackman Nov 15, 2023

Notorious clubhouse owned by Nanaimo, B.C., Hells Angels being demolished: Farnworth

NANAIMO, B.C. - A clubhouse that once belonged to a Vancouver Island chapter of the Hells Angels is being demolished, just weeks after a court ruling confirmed the B.C. government has the right to sei...

Nov 15, 2023

Historic wreckage of plane discovered near Kamloops, B.C.: report

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The wreckage of a plane that authorities believe is decades old has been found south of Kamloops, B.C. The Transportation Safety Board says in a statement that it was made aware of th...

Nov 15, 2023

Cities facing 'unprecedented challenges,' Montreal mayor says as property taxes rise

Montreal is imposing the highest property tax increases in years as Mayor Valrie Plante says Canadian cities are facing "unprecedented challenges" linked to inflation and climate change. Today, Plante...

Nov 15, 2023

Prime Minister's Office gives mandate letters to two ministers, months after shuffle

OTTAWA - The Prime Minister's Office has quietly published mandate letters for two ministers who were given new portfolios in the Liberal government's summer cabinet shuffle, but it won't be updating ...

Nov 15, 2023

CP NewsAlert: 100 Vancouver police sent after protest surrounds Trudeau at restaurant

Vancouver police say 100 officers were sent to a restaurant where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was dining last night, after it was surrounded by protesters chanting for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hama...

Nov 15, 2023