Canada

Poilievre to address his caucus today, before they return to the House without him

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will address his caucus on Sunday as they prepare to return to the House of Commons without him in the chamber. Poilievre's remarks are scheduled to be op...

May 25, 2025

King's throne speech marks 'pivotal moment' in Canada's history, royal watchers say

OTTAWA - Crews were at work in downtown Ottawa on Friday morning, touching up the protective coating on bronze statues around the National War Memorial before a whirlwind royal visit gets underway on ...

May 25, 2025

Montreal police arrest five in distraction theft probe targeting seniors, jewelry

MONTREAL - Montreal police say they've arrested five people in a rash of recent distraction thefts in which seniors were targeted for their jewelry. The issue has risen in prominence in recent months,...

May 24, 2025

Fewer international students adding to university budget challenges

OTTAWA - Canadian universities are being forced to tighten their financial belts as they struggle with plummeting enrolment from international students who pay higher tuitions. Universities Canada say...

May 24, 2025

The Liberals promised a suite of crime measures. Here's what they're taking on

OTTAWA - After an election which saw the Conservatives campaign heavily on crime while the Liberals promised stricter measures for offences like violent car thefts, the new minority Liberal government...

Sheldon Spackman May 24, 2025

King Charles to follow in mother's footsteps in delivering throne speech

OTTAWA - King Charles is set to open a new session of Parliament on Tuesday, seated in a throne that incorporates a piece of English walnut from Windsor Great Park, a preserve of his mother, the late ...

May 24, 2025

Mounties investigate ostrich death at B.C. farm facing cull order

RCMP say they are investigating the death of an ostrich at a farm in Edgewood, B.C., where protesters have gathered to prevent a cull of the birds ordered by federal authorities. Katie Pasitney, whose...

May 23, 2025

Police arrest man for allegedly sending fentanyl from Vancouver to U.S.

SURREY - Police in British Columbia say a man has been arrested over an alleged cross-border trafficking operation in which fentanyl was sent from Vancouver to the United States. The province's Combin...

May 23, 2025

Alberta judge grants bail for man convicted of 1987 murder after new trial ordered

EDMONTON - Decades after Roy Allan Sobotiak was sentenced to life for the killing of an Edmonton woman, the 61-year-old is set to walk out of prison. Alberta Court of King's Bench Justice Eric Macklin...

May 23, 2025

Probation for ex-Mountie, convicted of obstruction after 'sexting' violence victim

KELOWNA - A former Okanagan RCMP officer who exchanged explicit messages with a victim of domestic violence has been given a conditional discharge and 12 months of probation for attempting to obstruct...

May 23, 2025