Category Archives: Canada
Former Mountie tells court he was unaware of secrets sent to investigative targets
OTTAWA - A former RCMP investigator who worked on a money laundering probe says he was unaware at the time that someone had sent secret information to people who were of interest to authorities. Retir...
Oct 12, 2023
Supreme Court to rule if federal environmental impact assessment law can stand
Canada's highest court is slated to rule Friday on federal environmental legislation in a decision expected to settle - for now - the role of different levels of government in balancing the economic b...
Oct 12, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Saskatchewan tables school pronoun bill, invokes notwithstanding clause
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government has tabled legislation and the notwithstanding clause to prevent children under 16 from changing their names or pronouns at school without parental consent. A judg...
Oct 12, 2023
Loving, proud, kind, joyful: Who were the three Canadians killed by Hamas in Israel
OTTAWA - Friends and family have confirmed that at least three Canadians were killed last weekend when Hamas militants conducted a series of brutal attacks in Israel. Two Canadian men were killed by H...
Oct 12, 2023
Canadian police forces upping local patrols in response to Israel-Hamas war
TORONTO - Some Canadian police forces say they are increasing local patrols in response to the Israel-Hamas war while offering assurances they have not received any credible threats. Toronto police Ch...
Oct 12, 2023
Quebec premier inaugurates vast la Romaine hydro project on North Shore
HAVRE-ST-PIERRE, Que. - Quebec Premier Franois Legault is inaugurating la Romaine hydroelectric complex on the province's North Shore. Legault is accompanied at today's event by Jean Charest, who was ...
Oct 12, 2023
'What about Gaza': Canadian woman stuck in Gaza fears death, pleads for Ottawa's help
MISSISSAUGA - A Canadian woman trapped in Gaza says she is afraid she could die at any moment as Israeli warplanes drop bombs around her in the sealed-off Palestinian territory, and she's pleading for...
Oct 12, 2023
Canadian military flight leaves Tel Aviv with 130 people on board: defence minister
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Bill Blair says a Royal Canadian Air Force plane has left Tel Aviv with 130 people on board. The departures board at the airport shows that flight CFC 4169 left for Athens th...
Oct 12, 2023
Single-payer pharmacare would cost billions more a year, but save economy money: PBO
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says a single-payer universal drug plan would cost the federal and provincial governments $11.2 billion in the first year, and $13.4 billion in five years. Th...
Oct 12, 2023
Supreme Court of Canada refuses to hear Hells Angels appeal of B.C. forfeiture ruling
OTTAWA - A nearly two decade-long court battle over the fate of three Hells Angels clubhouses in British Columbia has likely been ended by the Supreme Court of Canada's refusal to hear an appeal from ...
Oct 12, 2023