Category Archives: Canada
Judge rejects federal bid to recoup legal expenses in Muslim charity court case
OTTAWA - A judge has rejected the federal government's request to recover legal costs it incurred during a major Muslim charity's court bid to halt an audit of its activities. In his ruling, handed do...
Jan 04, 2024
Senate ordered to reinstate executive who alleged he was fired because of racism
OTTAWA - A federal tribunal has ordered the Senate to restore an executive who said he was fired on the basis of racial discrimination. Darshan Singh served two years as the Senate's human-resources d...
Jan 04, 2024
Quebec Amber Alert: Father faces abduction charge after one-year-old found safe
MONTREAL - Quebec authorities say the father of a one-year-old girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert earlier this week was charged today with abduction. The child's mother appeared in court on We...
Jan 04, 2024
This glass ceiling-breaking Liberal mom is looking to give the Tories a time out
OTTAWA - Karina Gould knows how to throw a hefty political punch, and she often does it with a smile. Just six months into her role as government House leader, Gould has redefined what it means to be ...
Jan 04, 2024
Avian flu feared in Canadian polar bears after disease kills bear in Alaska
Scientists fear Canadian polar bears may be threatened by the spread of avian flu after officials confirmed the disease killed a bear in Alaska. University of Alberta polar bear expert Andrew Derocher...
Jan 04, 2024
1984 murder convictions overturned: Two N.B. men in court today to learn fate
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Two New Brunswick men whose 1984 murder convictions were recently overturned are expected to learn today in court whether they will face trial again. Robert Mailman and Walter Gille...
Jan 04, 2024
ER doctors don't want to deter people from seeking care amid crowding: association
TORONTO - The Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians says it is "concerned" about comments made by Quebec Health Minister Christian Dub in December suggesting that unnecessary emergency departme...
Jan 04, 2024
Heads of 17 Canadian environmental charities collecting major compensation packages
MONTREAL - A small group of leaders of Canadian charities in the environment, conservation, and animal protection sectors are taking home compensation packages equivalent to, and in some cases higher ...
Jan 04, 2024
In the news today: Canada warns against 'mass displacement' of Palestinians from Gaza
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Israel's peers warn against displacing Palestinians in Gaza to places like Cana...
Jan 04, 2024
Sentencing hearing today for man found guilty in London attack on Muslim family
LONDON, Ont. - A sentencing hearing is set to begin today for a man who killed four members of a Muslim family in London, Ont. Nathaniel Veltman, 23, was found guilty in November of four counts of fir...
Jan 04, 2024
