Canada

Two Montreal Island towns file court challenge to Quebec language law reform

MONTREAL - Two Montreal suburbs filed a court challenge today to Quebec's 2022 language reform, seeking to be exempted from several articles of the law commonly known as Bill 96. Hampstead and Town of...

Sep 20, 2023

Canada 'gravely concerned' about Azerbaijan military escalation in Nagorno-Karabakh

OTTAWA - The Canadian government says it's "gravely concerned" about Azerbaijan escalating its military intervention in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, and the Tories are warning of ethnic cleansing. Bot...

Sep 20, 2023

Vancouver police boost security at Indian Consulate since Trudeau remarks on killing

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Police Department says it's beefing up security outside India's Consulate after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said this week there was credible intelligence about a potential...

Sep 20, 2023

Poilievre introduces housing bill, plan focuses on getting cities to build more homes

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has introduced a private member's bill in the House of Commons that outlines a plan to address the national housing crisis. The bill, which is unlikely to...

Sep 20, 2023

From Centre Ice Conservatives to Canadian Future, a new federal party takes shape

OTTAWA - The interim leader of Canada's newest federal party says he wants it to be an option for people who are tired of both the governing Liberals and the "rage farming" coming from the Conservativ...

Sep 20, 2023

Atlantic Liberals slam Tories for opposing offshore wind legislation

OTTAWA - The Atlantic Liberal caucus is slamming the Conservative party for opposing new legislation that would extend the Atlantic accords to include renewable energy. The accords are two separate pi...

Sep 20, 2023

Illegal tobacco growth costing three provinces $2.47 billion in taxes: retail report

VICTORIA - The governments of British Columbia, Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador lost up to $2.47 billion in tax revenues over four years due to the growth in illegal tobacco sales, says a conven...

Sep 20, 2023

Alberta set to release report on whether to ditch CPP for provincial pension plan

EDMONTON - The Alberta government is to release its long-promised report on whether the province should quit the Canada Pension Plan and pursue its own provincial program. Premier Danielle Smith, alon...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 20, 2023

Parents' doubts persist after forum on Montreal supervised drug-use site near school

MONTREAL - Several parents say they were left with serious doubts after a tense Tuesday evening information session about a supervised drug-use site opening near their children's Montreal elementary s...

Sep 20, 2023

Who was Hardeep Singh Nijjar, slain B.C. Sikh leader at heart of diplomatic crisis?

On June 18, Hardeep Singh Nijjar phoned his eldest son for the last time, to say he was on his way home for dinner. Baljar Singh Nijjar, 21, said his father had been in a good mood earlier that Father...

Sep 20, 2023