Canada

RCMP conduct authority lawyer calls move to replace board 'desperate' legal manoeuvre

A lawyer for three British Columbia RCMP officers facing dismissal over alleged racist group chats says a conduct board panel should be replaced over "real or perceived" bias against the officers. Wes...

Feb 19, 2025

Quebec tables bill to limit strikes; union says it's a 'declaration of war'

QUBEC - The Quebec government has tabled a new bill to limit the duration of strikes and lockouts. Tabled today by Labour Minister Jean Boulet, the bill aims to protect services required to maintain "...

Feb 19, 2025

Canadian Armed Forces says it's on track to meet this year's recruitment goal

OTTAWA - More Canadians have expressed an interest in joining the military since U.S. President Donald Trump took office - but the Canadian Armed Forces isn't attributing that spike to Trump and his t...

Sheldon Spackman Feb 19, 2025

Alberta Premier Smith to give update on response to health corruption allegations

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is scheduled to provide an update today on the government's response to allegations of government interference in lucrative medical contracts. Health Minister ...

Sheldon Spackman Feb 19, 2025

Ottawa purchases 500,000 bird flu vaccine doses to help protect people most at risk

The federal government says it has purchased 500,000 doses of bird flu vaccine to ensure Canada is ready for potential health threats. The Public Health Agency of Canada says it secured supplies of GS...

Feb 19, 2025

Trudeau says democracy at stake as Ukraine kept away from peace talks

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ukraine must have a seat at the table in any peace talks, as Washington and Moscow discuss ways to end the war. Trudeau says Canada and most of its allies i...

Feb 19, 2025

Quebec 13-year-old in critical condition after being buried in snow

CHTEAUGUAY, Que. - A 13-year-old girl remains in critical condition in a Quebec hospital this morning after being buried in snow on Tuesday. Police in Chteauguay, Que., a suburb on Montreal's South Sh...

Feb 19, 2025

Implementing universal basic income could cut poverty rates up to 40%: PBO

OTTAWA - The government's fiscal watchdog says a guaranteed basic income program at the federal level could cut poverty rates in Canada by up to 40 per cent. In a new report, the parliamentary budget ...

Feb 19, 2025

Federal government moving ahead with high-speed rail: Trudeau

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is moving ahead with a high-speed rail network between Quebec City and Toronto. The Liberal government says the planned rail network ...

Feb 19, 2025

In the news today: Convoy organizer sentencing, CAF class action lawsuit falls short

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... 'Freedom Convoy' organizer faces sentencing Pat King, one of the organizers of the 2022 convoy protest in Otta...

Feb 19, 2025