Canada

Jury reaches verdict in criminal trial of ex-RCMP official Cameron Jay Ortis

OTTAWA - The jury in the criminal trial of Cameron Jay Ortis, a former RCMP official accused of breaching Canada's secrets law, has reached a verdict. The verdict to be delivered today comes after wee...

Nov 22, 2023

Police, Senate investigating threat over carbon pricing bill: Senate leader

OTTAWA - Two members of the Independent Senators Group say police and Senate security are investigating a threat that forced one of them to leave her home last weekend, following a social-media post t...

Nov 22, 2023

FBI confirms explosion at Canada-U.S. Rainbow Bridge border crossing in New York

WASHINGTON - Four of the busiest border crossing points between Canada and the United States are closed after a vehicle exploded at a U.S. checkpoint in Niagara Falls. The FBI confirmed it is investig...

Nov 22, 2023

Quebec court orders pause to ratification of McGill student union pro-Palestine vote

MONTREAL - Quebec Superior Court has issued an order temporarily blocking a McGill University student society from moving forward with a pro-Palestine policy approved in a recent referendum. The order...

Nov 22, 2023

Washington asks India about alleged assassination plot against US-Canadian activist

WASHINGTON - The U.S. government says it asked Indian authorities about allegations of a foiled assassination plot targeting a U.S.-Canadian citizen and it expects anyone deemed responsible to be "hel...

Nov 22, 2023

Non-binary Montrealer on hunger strike to get 'X' gender marker on Quebec health card

QUEBEC - Non-binary Montrealer Alexe Frdric Migneault is on Day 3 of a hunger strike to pressure Quebec's public health insurance board to add a third gender option to health cards. Migneault, whose p...

Nov 22, 2023

Debate begins on replacement workers bill, as Poilievre stays mum on Tory position

OTTAWA - A government bill banning the use of replacement workers in federally regulated workplaces is putting a spotlight on the federal Conservatives, who have yet to state their position in a debat...

Nov 22, 2023

Immigration minister welcomes news Canadians can get tourist visas to India again

OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marc Miller says he's happy to hear that Canadians can once again get electronic tourist visas to India after two months of diplomatic tensions. Word of the change came f...

Nov 22, 2023

Fighting inflation half-heartedly would be ‘huge mistake,’ BoC's Macklem warns

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem warns fighting inflation half-heartedly and living with its consequences would be a huge mistake. The governor is delivering a speech to the Sai...

Nov 22, 2023

No evidence to support conspiracy between 'Freedom Convoy' organizers: defence

OTTAWA - Tamara Lich's defence team says there's no evidence to support that she and a fellow "Freedom Convoy" organizer should be viewed as co-conspirators in court, because their actions were not il...

Nov 22, 2023