Category Archives: Canada
B.C. government announces new programs, police standards for sexual assault
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is updating policing standards in response to sexual assaults to ensure more effective investigations and improved outcomes for survivors. The province also...
Jul 24, 2023
Edmonton man appears in U.K. court after terrorism investigation
An Edmonton man arrested in a terrorism investigation in the United Kingdom appeared in a London court today. Khaled Hussein, who is 28, was charged under the Terrorism Act for allegedly being a membe...
Jul 24, 2023
Liberal minister Carolyn Bennett announces she will not stand for re-election
OTTAWA - Mental Health and Addictions Minister Carolyn Bennett has announced that she will not stand for re-election as a member of Parliament. Bennett said she met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ...
Jul 24, 2023
Search resumes for Ukrainian man missing after swimming in Quebec river
SAINT-ANSELME, Que. - Quebec provincial police continue to search the banks of a river southeast of Quebec City for a Ukrainian refugee missing since Wednesday. Sgt. Jean Raphal Drolet says officers a...
Jul 24, 2023
Mental health minister puts $156M toward launch of 988 crisis hotline in November
OTTAWA - Mental Health Minister Carolyn Bennett says the government is putting $156 million over three years toward a new three-digit suicide-prevention hotline. Starting on Nov. 30, people in crisis ...
Jul 24, 2023
Criminal trial for 'Freedom Convoy' organizer Pat King trial to begin in November
OTTAWA - "Freedom Convoy" organizer Pat King has been scheduled to stand trial beginning Nov. 27, and he says he wants to be judged by a jury of his peers. King was an influential figure in the convoy...
Jul 24, 2023
Canada hailed for focusing foreign aid on women's rights amid global backslide
OTTAWA - Canada is being hailed for funding initiatives in developing countries that aim to keep women who care for children or elders from being excluded from the economy. Ottawa announced projects t...
Jul 24, 2023
Six Ukrainian refugees who played at Quebec hockey tournament return for school
MONTREAL - Six Ukrainian refugees who took part in Quebec City's famed peewee hockey tournament earlier this year are returning to the provincial capital to attend school. One of the organizers who br...
Jul 24, 2023
Groups seek permission to appeal Quebec court ruling maintaining school prayer ban
MONTREAL - A Muslim organization and a civil liberties group are seeking to appeal a court ruling maintaining the province's ban on visible prayer in public schools. The Canadian Civil Liberties Assoc...
Jul 24, 2023
Ottawa reveals conditions for allowing future fossil fuel subsidies
MONTREAL - Ottawa is restricting the conditions under which it will allow subsidies to the fossil fuel industry. The federal government has released guidelines that will limit when public funds are us...
Jul 24, 2023