Category Archives: Canada
Supreme Court to review mandatory minimum sentence in prostitution case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to examine the constitutionality of a mandatory minimum sentence for purchasing sexual services from someone under age 18. The decision comes in a case ...
Apr 24, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Quebec court overturns out-of-province tuition hike
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has invalidated the provincial government's tuition hike for out-of-province students. The ruling also overturns a new requirement that 80 per cent of out-of-p...
Apr 24, 2025
Supreme Court of Canada agrees to weigh in on B.C. First Nations' title dispute
The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to weigh in on a dispute between First Nations that have overlapping land title claims in British Columbia. The overlapping claims involve the Gitanyow Nation, t...
Apr 24, 2025
Canada caught up in China-U.S. trade war as Trump claims fentanyl continues to flow
WASHINGTON - Pulling Canada into his trade war with China, U.S. President Donald Trump claims Chinese fentanyl continues to "pour" across both borders. Trump complained on social media today about Chi...
Apr 24, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Guilty pleas in case of E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares
CALGARY - A commercial kitchen company in Calgary has pleaded guilty to four charges after a massive E. coli outbreak at daycares led to hundreds of children falling ill. Fueling Minds Inc. was charge...
Apr 24, 2025
Court hears legal arguments in former world junior hockey players' sex assault case
LONDON - A London, Ont., court is hearing legal arguments today in the sex assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team. Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillo...
Apr 24, 2025
Montreal buses remove 'Go! Canadiens Go!' after complaint to language watchdog
MONTREAL - City buses in Montreal have dropped the expression "Go! Canadiens Go!" following a complaint to Quebec's language watchdog. Montreal's transit agency says it is now using the French express...
Apr 24, 2025
Government receives fourth extension to fix unconstitutional 'Lost Canadians' issue
OTTAWA - The federal government has received a fourth extension to pass legislation to grant citizenship to "Lost Canadians" after the existing law was ruled unconstitutional. "Lost Canadians" is a te...
Apr 24, 2025
Man shot by police at Toronto's Pearson Airport, police say no known threat to public
TORONTO - Officials say police shot a man at Toronto's Pearson International Airport this morning. Peel Regional Police say a man was shot in a "police-involved shooting" at Terminal 1 and the officer...
Apr 24, 2025
Party leaders campaigning across the country as election day nears
OTTAWA - Federal leaders are making campaign stops across the country today as election day inches closer. Liberal Leader Mark Carney will deliver remarks and hold a media availability in Port Moody, ...
Apr 24, 2025