Category Archives: Canada
Testimony from Ottawa police liaison set to continue in 'Freedom Convoy' trial
OTTAWA - A police liaison officer who was in touch with organizer Chris Barber during the "Freedom Convoy" protests last year is set to continue her testimony in his criminal trial today. Barber's def...
Oct 20, 2023
Edmonton police issue Amber Alert for blind, non-verbal woman
EDMONTON - Police in Edmonton have issued an Amber Alert for a 40-year-old woman who is blind and non-verbal. Edmonton police say Cindy Tin was abducted in a stolen vehicle in the evening, in the area...
Oct 19, 2023
Labour minister promises action to prevent repeat of B.C. port strike dispute
Canada's federal labour minister says the government's latest attempt to prevent disruptive disputes at British Columbia's ports will lead to change this time. Seamus O'Regan promised to follow throug...
Oct 19, 2023
Health expert says B.C. overdose crisis needs expanded, dignified treatment focus
VICTORIA - A British Columbia health expert says the province needs more overdose prevention sites and a renewed commitment to decriminalization as it tries to curb drug poisonings that kill six peopl...
Oct 19, 2023
Le Devoir latest Quebec media outlet to get registered journalism organization status
Montreal daily newspaper Le Devoir has become the latest Quebec media outlet to transform into a registered journalism organization - which can issue tax receipts for donations. The publication said t...
Oct 19, 2023
Ministers to address reports India has reportedly ordered Canadian diplomats to leave
OTTAWA - Foreign AffairsMinister Mlanie Joly and Immigration Minister Marc Miller are expected to speak with reporters today amid reports Ottawa has followed India's request to remove some of Canada's...
Oct 19, 2023
Judge probes eight-month wait in federal minister's owl protection recommendation
VANCOUVER - A Federal Court judge says he's "wrestling" with why the minister responsible for protecting the northern spotted owl waited eight months to recommend an emergency protection order to cabi...
Oct 19, 2023
McGill postpones French program as Quebec hikes tuition for out-of-province students
MONTREAL - McGill University has postponed a $50-million investment in French-language programs as a result of the provincial government's plan to nearly double tuition for out-of-province students. T...
Oct 19, 2023
Canada taking 'necessary time' to probe hospital blast in Gaza, says Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is working with allies to determine "exactly what happened" in the blast at a hospital in Gaza earlier this week that has become a flashpoint in the ...
Oct 19, 2023
Israel-Hamas war cannot become another 9/11 moment, says anti-Islamophobia envoy
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's special representative for combating Islamophobia is warning against allowing the Israel-Hamas war to become a catalyst for the stereotyping of Muslim Canadian...
Oct 19, 2023
