Canada

Fundraising scandal: Quebec governing party to stop collecting political donations

Quebec Premier Franois Legault says his Coalition Avenir Qubec party will no longer accept donations, and he is asking the other parties to do the same. His announcement today comes after several memb...

Feb 01, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Liberals delay expansion of assisted dying eligibility until 2027

OTTAWA - The Liberal government is delaying until 2027 the expansion of eligibility for assisted dying to those whose sole underlying condition is a mental illness. More coming. The Canadian Press

Feb 01, 2024

Bill to update impact assessment law coming in spring: Wilkinson

OTTAWA - Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says the government will have legislation ready by the spring to fix the constitutional problems the Supreme Court has with the federal Impact As...

Feb 01, 2024

In the news today: CSIS boss to talk foreign interference, BC rain to ease by Friday

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Interference inquiry to hear from CSIS director A commission of inquiry into fo...

Feb 01, 2024

B.C. to apologize to Doukhobor religious group, forcibly taken from parents in 1950s

CASTLEGAR, B.C. - British Columbia's attorney general is set to formally apologize to members of the Doukhobor religious group who were forcibly taken from their parents more than 70 years ago. Niki S...

Feb 01, 2024

Law expert concerned about vulnerable children, politicking in Alberta pronoun policy

CALGARY - A professor who specializes in the law and children's rights says policy changes affecting transgender Albertans are concerning. The changes include requiring parental consent for students 1...

Feb 01, 2024

CSIS director to testify about transparency at foreign interference inquiry

OTTAWA - A commission of inquiry into foreign interference will hear from national security officials today as it looks for ways to be transparent about a highly sensitive subject. David Vigneault, di...

Feb 01, 2024

Alberta to require parental consent for name, pronoun changes in schools

Premier Danielle Smith has announced a raft of changes affecting transgender Albertans, including requiring parental consent for students 15 and under who want to change their names or pronouns at sch...

Jan 31, 2024

A list of Alberta's new policies on gender and sexuality

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has posted a video to X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, announcing several new policies and guidelines dealing with gender and sexuality. Here is a l...

Jan 31, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Jury, coroner make recommendations in Saskatchewan mass killing inquest

MELFORT, Sask. - The jury at a coroner's inquest into a mass stabbing on a Saskatchewan First Nation has made 14 recommendations. They suggest improvements to locate offenders who are unlawfully at la...

Jan 31, 2024