Category Archives: Canada
Quebec teachers accuse Legault of 'emotional blackmail' after plea to end strike
QUEBEC - A striking Quebec teachers union says it won't give in to "emotional blackmail" from the premier after he asked them to return to work for the good of their students. Premier Franois Legault ...
Dec 01, 2023
Ottawa didn't verify disputed Métis communities covered by federal bill: official
OTTAWA - A high-ranking federal official says Ottawa has not verified the legitimacy of disputed Mtis communities in Ontario that have been at the centre of heated debate over a government bill. Marti...
Dec 01, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Suspect pleads guilty to one charge in Calgary terrorism case
CALGARY - A 20-year-old Calgary man facing charges stemming from a TikTok video has pleaded guilty to one count of facilitating terrorist activity. Zakarya Rida Hussein was charged in June with two co...
Dec 01, 2023
Man charged with second-degree murder after four killed in Winnipeg shooting
WINNIPEG - A man who was on supervised probation stemming from a 2021 assault has been charged in a shooting that killed four people in Winnipeg. Officers were called early Sunday to a home in the Wes...
Dec 01, 2023
Supreme Court decisions forced some rethink of oil, gas emissions cap, minister says
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says two recent court decisions striking down some federal environment policies delayed plans to implement a cap on emissions from oil and gas productio...
Dec 01, 2023
Evidence admissible in drug case despite Charter concerns, Supreme Court rules
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld a man's drug-related conviction, saying evidence in his case is admissible despite concerns about violation of his Charter rights. In February 2017 near...
Dec 01, 2023
In the news today: CSIS whistleblower hoping for change in wake of rape allegations
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... CSIS whistleblower hopes they 'lit a match' with allegations of rape and harass...
Dec 01, 2023
Ocean noise strategy delayed, but whale report by military may sound out path forward
VANCOUVER - Marine scientist Kieran Cox calls it "probably the most pervasive, unregulated pollutant in Canada and globally." It's not plastic, petrochemicals or another chemical toxin. It's underwate...
Dec 01, 2023
Can Canadian downtowns find new purpose in a post-office era?
VANCOUVER - Kay Matthews doesn't mince words when asked about the state of businesses fighting to survive in downtown cores across Ontario. "We're struggling," said Matthews, executive director of the...
Dec 01, 2023
CSIS whistleblower hopes they 'lit a match' with allegations of rape and harassment
VANCOUVER - A CSIS officer who is among a group of whistleblowers raising allegations of sexual assault and harassment in the spy agency's British Columbia office says she hopes their actions have "li...
Nov 30, 2023
