Canada

Large crowds expected as Toronto hosts Canada's largest Pride parade

TORONTO - Massive crowds are expected to pack the streets of downtown Toronto today for Canada's largest Pride parade. The annual event, which caps off weeks of festivities celebrating the city's LGBT...

Jun 25, 2023

Sikh protesters in Vancouver decry Nijjar shooting death as foreign interference

Protesters in Vancouver say many Sikh community members firmly believe the shooting death of a British Columbia temple president was linked to foreign interference. About 200 protesters from the Canad...

Jun 24, 2023

Quebec wildfires: more evacuations ordered in northwestern Quebec

MONTREAL - Officials in northwestern Quebec have ordered residents of two villages near the Ontario border to leave their homes as a wildfire continues to spread in the area. Residents of the villages...

Jun 24, 2023

Ottawa says it's monitoring tensions in Russia amid armed rebellion

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada's incident response group is meeting today to discuss the latest developments in Russia. Authorities in that country are trying to tamp down an armed...

Jun 24, 2023

Politicians point fingers on housing crisis, but calls growing for more co-operation

OTTAWA - Calls for co-ordinated action across levels of government to address Canada's housing crisis are growing as affordability deteriorates and the country risks falling even further behind on bui...

Jun 24, 2023

Sen. Victor Oh says Chinese Canadians need to fundraise to sue 'messy reporters'

OTTAWA - A Canadian senator said he wants Chinese Canadians to set up a national foundation that would focus on raising money to fund lawsuits against "messy reporters" and politicians who "try to sme...

Jun 23, 2023

Judicial oversight bill passes, creating new process for punishing judges

OTTAWA - A new process for how the Canadian Judicial Council will review misconduct allegations against judges has been written into the law. A bill that received royal assent Thursday evening amends ...

Jun 23, 2023

Military releases names of Air Force captains killed in Chinook helicopter crash

OTTAWA - The military has released the names of the two Royal Canadian Air Force members who were killed in a helicopter crash in eastern Ontario on Tuesday. Capt. David Domagala and Capt. Marc Larouc...

Josh Hall Jun 23, 2023

Sikh Liberal MPs meet with public safety minister over Surrey, B.C., killing

SURREY, B.C. - Member of Parliament Sukh Dhaliwal says the shooting death of a religious leader in the parking lot of a British Columbia temple has prompted a meeting with Public Safety Minister Marco...

Jun 23, 2023

Titan owner OceanGate will likely seek court protection, and soon: lawyer

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A maritime law professor at Louisiana's Tulane University says the owner of a small submersible that imploded Sunday on its way to the wreck of the Titanic will likely seek court pr...

Jun 23, 2023