Canada

Food insecurity worsened last year, more pronounced in racialized families: StatCan

Nearly seven million Canadians struggled with hunger last year, with some "going without food for days" amid rising inflation, says a Statistics Canada study. In 2022, 18 per cent of families in Canad...

Alex Rawnsley Nov 14, 2023

Nygard sentence to 'set the tone' for similar cases, expert says

TORONTO - Peter Nygard, the former Canadian fashion mogul who was found guilty of four counts of sexual assault, could face up to a decade or more behind bars as an Ontario court hands down a sentence...

Nov 14, 2023

Bloc challenges Liberals to nix 18-month wait from bill banning replacement workers

OTTAWA - Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet is challenging the federal Liberals to do away with a clause in their bill banning replacement workers that would cause the law to take effect after ...

Nov 14, 2023

Quebec to improve forest fire adaptation after record-beating wildfire season

Quebec's forest fire prevention agency says the area burned by wildfires this year was greater than the previous 20 years combined. SOPFEU director general ric Rousseau told reporters today that some ...

Nov 14, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Reservist pleads guilty on 2 charges over vaccine mandate criticisms

NEW WESTMINSTER - Canadian soldier Warrant Officer James Topp has pleaded guilty to two counts of conduct to the prejudice of good order and discipline in relation to videos posted on social media cri...

Nov 14, 2023

Poilievre should admit most farm fuels already exempt from carbon price: Guilbeault

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says if Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre had "any sense of moral decency," he would "admit" that 97 per cent of fuel used by Canadian farmers is alr...

Nov 14, 2023

Friends and family mourn the loss of Canadians killed by Hamas in Israel

Friends, family and government officials have confirmed that at least seven Canadians were killed when Hamas militants conducted a series of attacks in Israel on Oct. 7. Global Affairs Canada has said...

Nov 14, 2023

Blackstock sees 'imbalance' between $55M lawyers' bill, welfare victims' compensation

OTTAWA - Cindy Blackstock, one of the people responsible for bringing forward a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal case that led to a historic settlement agreement, says she is concerned about an "imbalan...

Nov 14, 2023

Police investigating as 16 Montreal métro stations hit with pro-Palestinian posters

Montreal police are investigating after the walls of 16 mtro stations were covered overnight with pro-Palestinian posters. A spokesperson for Montreal's transit authority says posters with the message...

Nov 14, 2023

Social-media creators, podcasts won't be regulated under Liberal online streaming law

OTTAWA - Canadian Heritage has released its final policy direction for the Liberals' controversial Online Streaming Act, which aims to modernize the country's broadcasting laws. The final direction fo...

Nov 14, 2023