Canada

BC Civil Liberties Association calls for review of MAID legislation

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association is calling on the provincial and federal governments to review medically-assisted dying legislation to ensure proper safeguards are in plac...

Dec 20, 2024

Nurse impersonator sentenced to four more years in prison by B.C. Supreme Court

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has sentenced a woman with an extensive criminal history of impersonating nurses in several provinces to four years in prison, tacking on more time t...

Dec 20, 2024

Pearson Airport travellers may have been exposed to measles on Dec. 8

TORONTO - Toronto's public health agency says people who travelled through Pearson Airport earlier this month may have been exposed to measles. Toronto Public Health says a person with a case of measl...

Dec 20, 2024

A look at the new faces in Justin Trudeau's cabinet

OTTAWA - A look at the new faces in Justin Trudeau's cabinet: Rachel Bendayan, official languages minister and associate minister of public safety: A Montreal MP first elected in 2019. Built a legal p...

Dec 20, 2024

Judge sentences Quebecer convicted of triple murder who showed 'no remorse'

LONGUEUIL, Que. - A Quebec judge today described a triple murderer as remorseless and "sadistic" as he confirmed a sentence of life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years. A jury this week co...

Dec 20, 2024

Man arrested in Quebec for alleged plot to kill Jews in NYC transferred to Montreal

MONTREAL - A Pakistani man arrested in Quebec for an alleged plot to kill Jews in New York City has been transferred to a provincial detention centre in Montreal from Rimouski, Que. Muhammad Shahzeb K...

Dec 20, 2024

Saskatchewan Appeal Court upholds thumbs-up emoji verdict in grain contract dispute

SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. - Saskatchewan's highest court has given a thumbs-down to an appeal in a legal case involving the use of an emoji. The Court of Appeal of Saskatchewan has upheld a verdict that fo...

Dec 20, 2024

Singh says NDP will bring forward a non-confidence motion to bring government down

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says New Democrats will bring forward a non-confidence motion to bring the government down in the next sitting of the House of Commons. The House rose Tuesday for the...

Dec 20, 2024

8 new faces in Trudeau's cabinet as PM shuffles deck ahead of Trump presidency

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to add eight fresh faces to his cabinet in a shuffle today, sources with knowledge of with the moves tell The Canadian Press. Trudeau is moving to pl...

Ashley Lavallee-Koenig Dec 20, 2024

The Latest: Justin Trudeau shuffles his cabinet as his future remains in question

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is shuffling his cabinet today, filling vacancies left by Liberals who have left their posts or don't plan to run in the next federal election. The shuffle comes...

Dec 20, 2024