Canada

Saskatchewan government lawyers argue pronoun law best for gender-diverse children

REGINA - Lawyers representing the Saskatchewan government are in court arguing a judge should dismiss a challenge over a law that requires parental consent when children under 16 want to change their ...

Jan 11, 2024

Probe into mass killer's release should be made public ahead of inquest: lawyer

SASKATOON - A lawyer representing a Saskatchewan First Nation says an investigation into the statutory release of a man who killed 11 people and injured 17 others should be made public ahead of a coro...

Jan 11, 2024

Black Montreal theatre performer files defamation suit after puppet called racist

MONTREAL - A Black Montreal theatre performer has filed a lawsuit against an anti-racism activist who he says falsely associated him with racism against Black people. Franck Sylvestre agues in the sui...

Jan 11, 2024

In the news today: UN court opens hearings on genocide allegation against Israel

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Top UN court opens hearings on South Africa's allegation that Israel is committ...

Jan 11, 2024

Loss and freedom intertwined for two New Brunswick men cleared of 1983 murder

SAINT JOHN, N.B. - It has been one week since a judge in New Brunswick cleared Walter Gillespie of a murder charge that hung over him for half his 80 years. But as he looked around his dark, cramped a...

Jan 11, 2024

Government was warned two years ago high immigration could affect housing costs

OTTAWA - Federal public servants warned the government two years ago that large increases to immigration could affect housing affordability and services, internal documents show. Documents obtained by...

Jan 11, 2024

Sentencing hearing to begin for ex-RCMP intel official convicted in secrets law case

OTTAWA - A judge is expected to hear sharply differing arguments about the punishment he should hand to former RCMP intelligence official Cameron Jay Ortis. A hearing scheduled for today and Friday wi...

Jan 11, 2024

Conservatives call for ethics probe into Justin Trudeau's free Jamaican holiday stay

OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives have asked the conflict of interest and ethics commissioner to probe Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's vacation in Jamaica and how his staff handled the detail that he...

Jan 10, 2024

Respiratory season hits parts of Canada as head of ER doctors' group wants better planning

VANCOUVER - The head of a national group of emergency room doctors says he's "disgusted" that provinces and territories have generally not planned for expected overcrowding in ERs, especially as respi...

Jan 10, 2024

Editor says reporter one of several arrests in Edmonton encampment raid

EDMONTON - An editor with an online media outlet says Edmonton police have arrested one of his reporters as they broke up a homeless encampment. Ethan Cox of Ricochet Media says the reporter, Brandi M...

Jan 10, 2024