Category Archives: Canada

Accused cop killer has 'nuanced' understanding of trial, Crown tells fitness hearing
VANCOUVER - A prosecutor says the suspect in the killing of RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang has an "exceptionally nuanced and sophisticated understanding" of the trial process. But Colleen Smith says the Cro...
The Canadian Press Mar 13, 2026

Quebec Tories sour on Grapes as caucus members support Don Cherry for Order of Canada
OTTAWA - Opposition is mounting among Quebec's federal Conservatives to their own party's push to award the Order of Canada to controversial hockey commentator Don Cherry. In a social media post late ...
The Canadian Press Mar 13, 2026

Canada supplying 23.6 million barrels of oil under IEA release plan
OTTAWA - Canada plans to contribute 23.6 million barrels of oil to an International Energy Agency plan to help stabilize energy markets as the war in the Middle East continues to choke off tanker ship...
The Canadian Press Mar 13, 2026

Environment committee engaging in 'junior high behaviour': former climate advisers
OTTAWA - Two former advisers on Ottawa's climate policies say recent antics by parliamentarians at the House of Commons environment committee demonstrate why they resigned from Canada's independent ne...
The Canadian Press Mar 13, 2026

Canada rejects Iraqi government's claim that Ottawa will take detainees from ISIL era
OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada is rejecting a claim by the Iraqi government that Ottawa will bring home Canadian men detained during the rule of the Islamic State group. The Iraqi claim followed a mee...
The Canadian Press Mar 13, 2026

Questions linger about duties of incoming national security and intelligence adviser
OTTAWA - As Canada's national security and intelligence adviser prepares to leave her post, there are questions about the exact role her apparent successor will play. Early this month, Prime Minister ...
The Canadian Press Mar 13, 2026

Unions, MPs warn funding cuts could affect services for veterans
OTTAWA - Unions and MPs say a bureau at Veterans Affairs which provides free legal advice to veterans and RCMP members who have been denied disability benefits is about to see its workforce cut almost...
The Canadian Press Mar 13, 2026

Quebec minister says he's open to making police watchdog reports public
MONTRAL - Quebec's public security minister says he's open to publicly releasing the reports by the province's independent police watchdog, as is the case with police oversight bodies in other provinc...
The Canadian Press Mar 13, 2026

Conservative leader says his plan is 'the only hope' for Canada's auto industry
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre set off for a weekend of meetings in Michigan Friday promising to return to Windsor, Ont., in two days with details of a plan he said is "literally the on...
The Canadian Press Mar 13, 2026

Man charged in murder of Montreal store owner had stabbed to death B.C. woman in 2012
MONTREAL - A man charged with first-degree murder in the death on Thursday of a Montreal convenience store owner has a lengthy criminal record, which includes a conviction in 2015 for stabbing to deat...
The Canadian Press Mar 13, 2026

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