Canada

Housing, food prices top of mind as MPs return to Ottawa following summer break

OTTAWA - MPs are returning to the House of Commons today determined to find relief for Canadians feeling the pinch of inflation. While some of the most heated debates this fall will surround bail refo...

Sep 18, 2023

Decision expected in sex workers' Charter challenge of criminal prostitution laws

TORONTO - The Ontario Superior Court is expected to release its decision this morning on a constitutional challenge launched by an alliance of groups advocating for the rights of sex workers. The Cana...

Sep 18, 2023

MLA Adam Walker ousted from BC New Democratic Party, Premier David Eby says

VICTORIA - Premier David Eby has announced MLA Adam Walker has been ousted from the BC New Democratic party. In a statement issued today, Eby says the BC New Democrat caucus conducted a thorough inter...

Sep 17, 2023

Parliament resuming as parties jockey for position on cost of living, housing fixes

OTTAWA - Members of Parliament will return to their seats in the House of Commons on Monday as the governing Liberals lay out major new housing and cost-of-living initiatives. The Liberals are hoping ...

Sep 17, 2023

N.B. couple proceeds with wedding amid onslaught from post-tropical storm Lee

ST. STEPHEN, N.B. - Post-tropical storm Lee may have thrown a wrench into Sarah and Dave Roy's wedding plans, but the newlyweds feel the upheaval it caused on their big day is nothing but a positive s...

Sep 17, 2023

Debate over pronouns pits parental rights against the rights of children, experts say

OTTAWA - Politicians and others who support policies that would require parental permission for teachers to use a student's preferred pronouns at school say they are about including parents in the liv...

Sep 17, 2023

Group hopes to resurrect 128-year-old Cyclorama of Jerusalem, near Quebec City

MONTREAL - The last cyclorama in Canada has been hidden from public view since it closed in 2018, but a small group of people are hoping to revive the unique Quebec-based attraction. The Cyclorama of ...

Sep 17, 2023

Now a post-tropical storm, Lee expected to move into Gulf of St. Lawrence today

Tens of thousands of hydro customers remain without power as Lee, now a strong post-tropical storm, begins moving out of the Maritimes into the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Environment Canada says New Brunsw...

Sep 17, 2023

The Latest on post-tropical storm Lee's impact on Atlantic Canada

Post-tropical storm Lee is moving through Nova Scotia and into New Brunswick, bringing high winds, heavy rains and power outages in its wake. Here are the latest developments. All times Atlantic unles...

Sep 16, 2023

Trudeau calls for better progressive messaging at summit in Montreal

MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says progressive politicians need to do a better job bridging their lofty aspirations with people's day-to-day struggles in order to counter the right wing. He...

Sep 16, 2023