Canada

Saskatchewan judge to hear injunction application over school pronoun policy

REGINA - A Saskatchewan judge is to hear an injunction application that seeks to halt the province's policy affecting children who use different pronouns at school. Lawyers for UR Pride, an organizati...

Sep 19, 2023

Long-secret Canadian intelligence sealed Avro Arrow's cancellation, new paper says

OTTAWA - The Diefenbaker government's 1959 decision to scrap the fabled Avro Arrow was significantly influenced by Canadian intelligence that pointed to a diminishing need for the costly aircraft in t...

Sep 19, 2023

Girl found dead in B.C. park had 'blunt force' injuries: sexual assault expert

VANCOUVER - A sexual assault expert testifying at the British Columbia Supreme Court trial of a man accused of killing a 13-year-old girl six years ago says she believes the girl's injuries were "high...

Sep 18, 2023

Timeline of events surrounding killing of B.C. temple leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced in Parliament Monday that there is "credible" intelligence linking agents of the Indian government to the shooting death of a Sikh temple leader in Surrey, B.C....

Sep 18, 2023

Eby 'deeply disturbed' by CSIS briefing on Nijjar killing in Surrey, B.C.

VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says he's received a briefing from Canada's spy agency about the "assassination" of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar and he's "deeply disturbed" by what h...

Sep 18, 2023

House gives unanimous consent to rubber-stamp bail reform bill, send it to Senate

OTTAWA - The House of Commons has unanimously agreed to adopt the Liberal government's bail-reform bill at all stages and send it to the Senate for review. The decision came on MPs' first day back in ...

Sep 18, 2023

'A serious moment in the life of the world': Trudeau heads back to United Nations

WASHINGTON - At the annual UN General Assembly, that traffic-snarling symposium of international hand-wringing and high dudgeon now underway in New York City, the peril of climate change is always a p...

Sep 18, 2023

'Credible' intelligence links Indian government to B.C. Sikh leader's murder: Trudeau

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadian intelligence services are investigating "credible" information about "a potential link" between the government of India and the murder of British C...

Sep 18, 2023

B.C. health officer urges patience on drug crisis; delegates to vote on resolutions

VANCOUVER - Provincial Health Officer Bonnie Henry is urging patience from British Columbia's municipal leaders on drug decriminalization, saying the problem isn't something they can arrest their way ...

Sep 18, 2023

Gusty winds complicate B.C. wildfire fight, but human-caused blazes also a factor

VANCOUVER - Gusty winds and unsettled weather in parts of British Columbia helped kick up several wildfires over the weekend, forcing a number of evacuation orders and alerts. Four regional districts,...

Sep 18, 2023