Canada

Thousands of trees will be felled in Vancouver's Stanley Park due to moth infestation

VANCOUVER - The quiet of Stanley Park's forests has been splintered as chainsaws roar in a multi-year project to remove about one quarter of the trees that make up what's considered a Vancouver jewel....

Dec 02, 2023

Some facts about CSIS, Canada's spy agency, amid claims of sexual assault, harassment

The Canadian Security Intelligence Service says it's conducting a workplace assessment of its British Columbia office where a group of officers said they were subjected to sexual assault and harassmen...

Dec 01, 2023

Man with ties to Vancouver, Edmonton and Halifax killed in Calgary drive-by shooting

CALGARY - Police say a man with ties to Vancouver, Edmonton and Halifax has been killed in a drive-by shooting in Calgary. Officers responded to reports of gunshots in the Beltline neighbourhood, sout...

Dec 01, 2023

Montreal Chinese groups threaten to sue RCMP over 'secret police station' allegations

MONTREAL - Two Chinese community groups in the Montreal area say they will sue the RCMP if they don't apologize for alleging that the groups hosted secret Chinese government "police stations." In a la...

Dec 01, 2023

Flu season has officially started in Canada, public health agency says

TORONTO - The Public Health Agency of Canada says flu season is officially underway in this country. The rate of tests that were positive for flu stayed above the agency's threshold of five per cent f...

Dec 01, 2023

Lawyer in Ali murder trial says 13-year-old B.C. victim was not an 'innocent'

VANCOUVER - Ibrahim Ali's lawyer says the 13-year-old girl he's accused of murdering in a British Columbia park wasn't the "innocent" depicted in a "rose-coloured" portrayal by the Crown at trial. Kev...

Dec 01, 2023

Liberals say Tories delaying help for Ukraine as advocacy group pleads with Poilievre

OTTAWA - Liberals are accusing Conservatives of delaying help for Ukrainians, after a Tory motion prevented the House of Commons from voting today on a bill meant to modernize the Canada-Ukraine free ...

Dec 01, 2023

Minister tight-lipped on whether it's looking at new regulator to fight online harms

OTTAWA - Justice Minister Arif Virani is keeping tight-lipped about whether the federal government is considering a new regulator that would hold online platforms accountable for protecting users from...

Dec 01, 2023

Quebec teachers accuse Legault of 'emotional blackmail' after plea to end strike

QUEBEC - A striking Quebec teachers union says it won't give in to "emotional blackmail" from the premier after he asked them to return to work for the good of their students. Premier Franois Legault ...

Dec 01, 2023

Ottawa didn't verify disputed Métis communities covered by federal bill: official

OTTAWA - A high-ranking federal official says Ottawa has not verified the legitimacy of disputed Mtis communities in Ontario that have been at the centre of heated debate over a government bill. Marti...

Dec 01, 2023