Canada

B.C. sets out law to ban use of illegal drugs in many public places

VICTORIA - British Columbia is setting out new rules as it attempts to navigate a way to curb the overdose crisis with drug decriminalization. Possession of small amounts of many illicit drugs was dec...

Oct 05, 2023

Women's Equality Coalition applauds sex-work ruling, calls on Ottawa to do more

OTTAWA - A coalition of women's groups that support Canada's laws criminalizing some aspects of prostitution are calling on the federal government to do more to support and protect vulnerable people i...

Oct 05, 2023

Accused in secrets case was expected to achieve 'significant outcomes' for RCMP

OTTAWA - Evidence at the trial of a former RCMP intelligence official charged with breaching Canada's secrets law reveals he was in charge of a unit expected to work in a high-pressure environment. A ...

Oct 05, 2023

Quebec tables bill to sue drug companies for health-care costs linked to opioids

QUEBEC - The Quebec government has introduced a bill that would allow it to join a class-action lawsuit against more than 40 pharmaceutical companies accused of downplaying the harmful effects of opio...

Oct 05, 2023

Psychiatrist shortage denounced in aftermath of Quebec killing spree, coroner hears

MONTREAL - A Quebec doctor denounced to local health officials the severe lack of psychiatrists in a Montreal suburb, shortly after three men were gunned down by a man with mental health issues in Aug...

Oct 05, 2023

Trudeau says he never suggested those worried about 'parental rights' are hateful

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he never suggested that individuals concerned about their rights as parents were hateful when he issued a statement in response to the thousands who attende...

Oct 05, 2023

Canada will be there for Ukraine regardless of what happens on Capitol Hill: Trudeau

WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the leadership chaos gripping Capitol Hill will have no impact on Canada's ongoing support for Ukraine. Tuesday's unprecedented ouster of former House S...

Oct 05, 2023

Pat King will stand trial in Ottawa despite repeated attempts to move

OTTAWA - An Ontario judge has ruled that "Freedom Convoy" organizer Pat King will stand trial in Ottawa, dismissing his second request to the move the proceedings out of town. King's lawyer argued tha...

Oct 05, 2023

Ottawa not pressing Ukraine for wartime election, urges allies to keep unity for Kyiv

OTTAWA - Canada does not plan to press Ukraine to hold a wartime election, focusing instead on broader democratic efforts. A senior bureaucrat overseeing Europe for Global Affairs Canada told a Senate...

Oct 05, 2023

Canada focused on preventing sexual violence in Haiti as military intervention looms

OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada says Ottawa aims to support people in Haiti to prevent sexual violence, ahead of a multinational military intervention in the country. The United Nations Security Counci...

Oct 05, 2023