Canada

B.C. court finds Criminal Code first-degree murder parole provision unconstitutional

The B.C. Supreme Court has found a section of the Criminal Code unconstitutional because it treats all offenders convicted of first-degree murder the same, regardless of the number of people they kill...

Jan 30, 2025

Liberal leadership candidate Gould wants to hike corporate taxes, slash GST

OTTAWA - Liberal leadership candidate Karina Gould says she would lower the GST by a point to four per cent for a year to give struggling Canadians some tax relief. Gould appeared at a campaign event ...

Jan 30, 2025

Alberta Premier Smith pitching joint Canada-U.S. NORAD military base in Arctic

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is calling for a joint Canada-U.S. NORAD base in northern Canada to bolster Arctic security. Smith says she pitched the idea at a recent meeting with fellow p...

Sheldon Spackman Jan 30, 2025

Fredericton MP Jenica Atwin says online hate helped push her out of federal politics

FREDERICTON - Jenica Atwin is leaving federal politics for the "time being" in part because of the online hate she receives, saying the level of toxicity she's had to face has been surprising. The Fre...

Jan 30, 2025

B.C. fires Victoria School Board over ban on police in schools

VICTORIA - British Columbia's education minister has fired the entire Victoria School Board in a dispute over a safety plan where the board barred police from schools except in emergencies. Minister L...

Jan 30, 2025

Montreal tightens rules for short-term rentals, including primary residences

MONTREAL - Montreal is further tightening restrictions around short-term vacation rental platforms by boosting the number of inspectors and limiting when people can rent out their primary residences. ...

Jan 30, 2025

Minister LeBlanc texted border security video to Trump's pick to lead tariff agenda

WASHINGTON - Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc sent a video of Canada's border security efforts to the man U.S. President Donald Trump has chosen to oversee his tariff agenda - part of Canada's pitch t...

Jan 30, 2025

Ottawa names a new chief adviser on combating human trafficking

OTTAWA - The federal government says it has appointed a new "chief adviser" on combating human trafficking. Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Gary Anandasangaree says Jennifer Richardson, who ser...

Jan 30, 2025

Armed Forces name former MP as first Indigenous Knowledge Keeper

WINNIPEG - The Canadian Armed Forces have named its first Indigenous Knowledge Keeper. The military is set to host a ceremony tonight in Winnipeg for Warrant Officer Robert-Falcon Ouellette, who is al...

Jan 30, 2025

Quebec immigration minister tables new bill aimed at better integrating newcomers

QUBEC - The Quebec government has tabled legislation that would modify the provincial charter of rights to state that the exercise of individual rights must comply with the province's model for integr...

Jan 30, 2025