Canada

No new restrictions on B.C. sex offender Hopley, who went on run: parole board

VANCOUVER - High-risk B.C. sex offender Randall Hopley, who went on the run for 10 days in November, will still be allowed overnight community leave with the approval of his parole officer, after the ...

Feb 07, 2024

Quebec government to table bill extending notwithstanding clause for secularism law

QUEBEC - The Quebec government will table a bill Thursday aimed at ensuring the province's secularism law - known as Bill 21 - remains shielded from potential Charter challenges. Franois Legault's Coa...

Feb 07, 2024

Liberals intend to include sexually explicit deepfakes under online harms bill

OTTAWA - The Liberal government plans to ensure sexually explicit "deepfakes" like the images of Taylor Swift that generated global headlines last month are addressed by forthcoming legislation on onl...

Feb 07, 2024

Liberals devote $28M to beef up fight against stolen car exports on eve of summit

OTTAWA - The federal government is earmarking $28 million in new money to help fight the export of stolen vehicles. The government says the money will give the Canada Border Services Agency more capac...

Feb 07, 2024

Quebec wants Criminal Code exemption so people can request MAID in advance

Quebec is asking the federal government to change the Criminal Code so the province can begin allowing people to request medical assistance in dying before their condition renders them incapable of gi...

Feb 07, 2024

CFB Petawawa soldiers charged with drug, weapons offences after cocaine, meth seized

OTTAWA - Two Canadian soldiers are accused of trafficking cocaine and methamphetamines to military members at a Canadian Forces Base in Petawawa, Ont., and to civilians in the area. The Canadian Force...

Feb 07, 2024

Singh threatens end of pact with Liberals, but says it will be government's fault

OTTAWA - New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh says if the government doesn't make good on pharmacare legislation by March, that would kill the Liberal-NDP political pact. But he's making it clear that an...

Feb 07, 2024

B.C.'s dismal snow season is a glimpse of the future, says ski resort researcher

VANCOUVER - Views of Metro Vancouver's ski hills looming over the city are a sea of green after a winter of record-breaking warmth, sparse snow and torrential rain. Skiers and snowboarders have faced ...

Feb 07, 2024

Five climate protesters arrested after pink paint splashed on PM's office building

OTTAWA - Five people are facing mischief charges after the building that houses the Prime Minister's Office was doused with splashes of pink paint. It is the second such protest in less than a year by...

Feb 07, 2024

Two new charges for alleged Chinese spy who worked for Quebec hydro utility

MONTREAL - The RCMP say a former employee of Quebec's hydro utility who is accused of spying on behalf of China is facing two new charges. Yuesheng Wang is the first person to be charged with economic...

Feb 07, 2024