Canada

Organized crime figure Gregory Woolley killed in daytime shooting near Montreal

MONTREAL - An influential organized crime leader has been killed in a daytime shooting in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, southeast of Montreal. Police did not immediately identify the victim but The Canadian ...

Nov 17, 2023

B.C. plane wreck 'verified' by RCMP is revealed to be fake crash site for training

KAMLOOPS - Plane wreckage that made headlines this week when officials announced a hunter had stumbled on what police thought was a decades-old crash site in the B.C. Interior was actually placed ther...

Nov 17, 2023

Study finds Alberta underestimates methane emissions by 50 per cent

A study from one of Canada's premiere climate labs says methane emissions from Alberta's energy industry are underestimated by almost 50 per cent. The study from Carleton University's Energy and Emiss...

Nov 17, 2023

Asset freeze sought in proposed suit alleging Quebec billionaire paid minors for sex

MONTREAL - A lawyer representing dozens of women who say a Montreal billionaire paid them for sex while they were minors wants to freeze millions of dollars of the businessman's assets. Jeff Orenstein...

Nov 17, 2023

Former RCMP official's rationale for disclosing secrets can't be believed: Crown

OTTAWA - A Crown prosecutor says a former RCMP official's excuse for leaking secret information is flawed and should not be believed. In closing arguments today, federal lawyer Judy Kliewer told a jur...

Nov 17, 2023

Lawsuit accuses Concordia, student union of failing to address antisemitism on campus

MONTREAL - A proposed class-action lawsuit accuses Concordia University in Montreal and its student union of failing to meaningfully address antisemitism on campus. The lawsuit application seeks $15 m...

Nov 17, 2023

'Very grateful for things:' Woman who escaped Gaza appreciative of life in Canada

MISSISSAUGA - Rana Nassrawi has been appreciating the little things lately. After getting trapped in Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas war and narrowly dodging airstrikes with her two young sons, the 43-year...

Nov 17, 2023

EV battery subsidy deals to cost $5.8B more than government projections: PBO report

OTTAWA - A report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer says the total cost of provincial and federal support for electric vehicle battery manufacturing in Canada will be $5.8 billion more than govern...

Nov 17, 2023

Ottawa commits to honouring all-Black battalion that served during First World War

CHERRY BROOK, N.S. - The federal government announced today $2.25 million in funding to honour the legacy of No. 2 Construction Battalion, Canada's only all-Black unit to serve during the First World ...

Nov 17, 2023

The wait continues for Canadians wanting out of Gaza, approval list not yet updated

Canadians in the Gaza Strip, eager to escape the bloody conflict between Israel and Hamas, may have to wait a little longer to leave. As of 4 a.m. Eastern, the General Authority for Crossings and Bord...

Nov 17, 2023