Canada

Health care, housing and leadership top issues as P.E.I. heads toward April 3 vote

CHARLOTTETOWN - Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King called a provincial election for April 3 on Monday night, and political experts say the top issues on the campaign trail are expected to be hea...

Mar 7, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Prince Edward Island premier calls election for April 3

WINSLOE SOUTH, P.E.I. - Voters in Prince Edward Island will head to the polls for a provincial election on April 3. Premier Dennis King, leader of the Progressive Conservative Party, says he visited L...

Mar 6, 2023

B.C. proposes new law for sharing of intimate images online without permission

VICTORIA - British Columbia's attorney general has proposed a new bill to protect people against the sharing of their intimate images without permission, as police warn of the growing problem of so-ca...

Mar 6, 2023

Federal justice minister plans to talk bail reform with provincial counterparts

OTTAWA - Justice Minister David Lametti says he will discuss reforming Canada's bail system when he meets with his provincial counterparts this Friday. Earlier this year, the premiers called on the fe...

Mar 6, 2023

'Ripple effects:' Yellowknife sporting clubs on time out during labour dispute

YELLOWKNIFE - Some sporting clubs in the Northwest Territories capital are on the sidelines as a labour dispute between the city and its unionized employees nears the end of its fourth week. "There's ...

Mar 6, 2023

Alberta Energy Regulator ignored law by not disclosing oilsands leak, lawyer says

CALGARY - An Alberta lawyer says the province's energy regulator may have ignored provincial law by not publicly disclosing that waste from a large oilsands tailings pond was escaping containment and ...

Sheldon Spackman Mar 6, 2023

Crown to seek 17-year sentence for Quebec man convicted in kidnapping of U.S. couple

MONTREAL - A sentencing hearing is underway for a Quebec man found guilty in the 2020 kidnapping of a couple from Upstate New York. The Crown is seeking a 17-year sentence for Gary Arnold, who was fou...

Mar 6, 2023

Ottawa will pay for repairs to Navy's new Arctic ships due to expired warranty

OTTAWA - A senior defence official says Canadian taxpayers are on the hook when it comes to fixing at least two of the Royal Canadian Navy's new Arctic patrol vessels. Defence Department deputy minist...

Mar 6, 2023

RCMP says it is investigating recent leaks on alleged foreign interference

OTTAWA - The RCMP says it has opened an investigation into possible violations of the Security of Information Act concerning recent media reports about alleged foreign interference. In a statement to ...

Mar 6, 2023

Technical difficulties delay committee meeting that Google exec was set to attend

OTTAWA - A parliamentary committee that was set to hear from the head of Google Canada is hoping to reschedule her appearance for later this week. The heritage committee was set to hear from Sabrina G...

Mar 6, 2023