Canada

Fraser Valley officials advocate for federal funding to upgrade dikes after floods

OTTAWA - The mayor of Abbotsford, B.C., says expecting local governments to shoulder the cost of infrastructure upgrades to protect their communities from flooding has been a "monumental mistake." Hen...

Apr 28, 2022

Judge dismisses Ontario MPP Randy Hillier's bail review request

OTTAWA - An Ontario judge has dismissed Ontario MPP Randy Hillier's request to have the terms of his bail conditions revised. Randy Hillier, an Independent member of Ontario's legislature, was in cour...

Apr 28, 2022

Conservative MP Scott Aitchison becomes sixth official candidate in leadership race

OTTAWA - The Conservative Party of Canada is now up to six contenders who are officially in the running for Erin O'Toole's former job. Rural Ontario MP Scott Aitchison has been confirmed as a verified...

Apr 28, 2022

CP NewsAlert: Calgary man admits to terrorism charges related to Islamic State

CALGARY - A Calgary man has pleaded guilty to terrorism-related activities with the militant group Islamic State. RCMP arrested Hussein Borhot in July 2020 after a seven-year investigation. He was cha...

Apr 28, 2022

N.L.'s Quidi Vidi village drops 'plantation' from building name ahead of royal visit

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A historic fishing neighbourhood in Newfoundland and Labrador's capital is renaming of one its buildings less than a month ahead of a visit by Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, ...

Apr 28, 2022

Info watchdog raps Justice Department over six-year access to information extension

OTTAWA - The federal information watchdog says the Justice Department should not have told an MP it would take six years to respond to his request for documents about plans to ensure online platforms ...

Apr 28, 2022

Poilievre's populism sees him vow to audit the Bank of Canada, ban digital currency

OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre took his campaign against Canada's central bank to its doors Thursday, vowing to have it audited and to bar it from using its own digital cu...

Apr 28, 2022

Supreme Court to examine First Nation's residency rule for council members

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will review a rule that requires members of a tiny First Nation in the Arctic Circle to live in the community if they want to serve on its council. Cindy Dickson h...

Apr 28, 2022

Feds enshrining right to healthy environment but no clarity on what that means

OTTAWA - The federal government is pushing legislation to enshrine the right to a healthy environment into law but is giving itself up to two more years to define what that means. The amendment to the...

Apr 28, 2022

Quebec Halloween sword attack suspect says 'bad' version of him committed murder

QUEBEC - The man accused of murdering two people with a sword in Quebec City on Halloween night 2020 insisted there were two competing versions of himself who were fighting for control. Under cross-ex...

Apr 28, 2022