Canada

Counting ballots to determine next Conservative leader to begin Thursday

OTTAWA - The Conservative party is giving itself a head start on counting the hundreds of thousands of ballots it received to determine who will be its next leader. Tuesday was the deadline for party ...

Sep 7, 2022

NDP leader says party will 'force' government to move on dental care, housing

HALIFAX - Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he will use the upcoming sitting of Parliament to push the Liberals to move on dental care and housing, as laid out in the deal between the two parties....

Sep 7, 2022

RCMP resistant to change despite repeated calls for action: former senior Mountie

HALIFAX - The inquiry into the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia heard today from a former assistant commissioner of the RCMP who says the police force has a long history of ignoring calls for change....

Sep 7, 2022

'Like TNT': Experts say Saskatchewan attacks underscore need for justice support

A deadly stabbing rampage over the Labour Day weekend in rural Saskatchewan underscores a critical lack of social supports in Canada's justice system, experts say. RCMP have named Myles Sanderson, 32,...

Sep 7, 2022

Ukrainian Canadian Congress wants permit revoked as Russian turbine hearings continue

OTTAWA - The Ukrainian Canadian Congress is urging the Canadian government to revoke a permit that allowed the export of a turbine repaired in Montreal to a Russian energy giant. The permit granted Si...

Sep 7, 2022

Major telecoms agree to emergency outage deal: Minister Champagne

VANCOUVER - The federal industry minister says Canada's major telecom companies have reached a formal agreement to "ensure and guarantee" emergency roaming and other mutual assistance in the case of a...

Sep 7, 2022

Omicron vaccine available in Quebec starting Thursday, not recommended for under 30

MONTREAL - Quebec's public health director says the new COVID-19 vaccine that targets the Omicron variant will be available at vaccination centres starting Thursday at noon. Dr. Luc Boileau made the a...

Sep 7, 2022

B.C. government and public service union reach tentative deal for 33,000 workers

VICTORIA - The biggest union representing public service workers in British Columbia says it has reached a tentative contract agreement with the province covering 33,000 of its members. The B.C. Gener...

Sep 7, 2022

Saskatchewan stabbing alerts suggest RCMP learning from past mistakes: Experts

OTTAWA - Law enforcement experts say the RCMP appear to have learned from past mistakes by providing regular updates and information about the hunt for a stabbing suspect in Saskatchewan. The police f...

Sep 7, 2022

Quebec election: Liberals criticize wealth tax proposal as attack on farmers

SAINT-JACQUES-LE-MINEUR, Que. - Quebec Liberal Leader Dominique Anglade is calling the wealth and inheritance taxes proposed by Qubec solidaire an attack on farmers. On Day 11 of the Quebec election c...

Sep 7, 2022