Canada

'There is this blemish': Man charged in bathhouse raid calls expungement move lacking

TORONTO - Ron Rosenes remembers Toronto police officers knocking on the door of his room at a downtown bathhouse on Feb. 5, 1981, during co-ordinated raids that targeted four gay clubs in the city tha...

Mar 10, 2023

'Recovery scams' targeting sextortion victims are on the rise, experts warn

VANCOUVER - A panicked 14-year-old from British Columbia and his family paid $1,500 to a company that claimed it would recover intimate images that were being used to extort him. It didn't. Darren Lau...

Mar 10, 2023

Canadian time changes may be a thing of the past if U.S. passes 'sunshine' law

Legislation in the United States that could trigger an end to seasonal time changes in Canada is moving forward again, as Canadians get ready to wind their clocks ahead an hour before going to bed Sat...

Mar 10, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond speaks out after award revoked over heritage

VANCOUVER - Former judge Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond says she is satisfied in her "past work, identity and self-worth" after the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association stripped her of an award beca...

Mar 09, 2023

Federal Court approves 'historic' $2.8B residential day schools settlement

VANCOUVER - A Federal Court judge has approved a $2.8 billion settlement agreement between the Canadian government and plaintiffs representing 325 First Nations whose members went to residential day s...

Mar 09, 2023

Liberals set to begin consultation on creation of foreign influence registry

OTTAWA - The Liberal government is poised to take the next step toward creating a registration system to help prevent foreign meddling in Canadian affairs. Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino plans...

Mar 09, 2023

Canadians can experience several means of foreign interference: expert

OTTAWA - Allegations of foreign interference in Canada's democracy have dominated discussions on Parliament Hill for the past week, with the prime minister unveiling new measures aimed at investigatin...

Mar 09, 2023

Law delaying expansion of assisted dying regime to March 2024 passes

OTTAWA - A Liberal bill to delay the planned expansion of Canada's medically assisted dying regime has passed third reading in the Senate. The expansion, which was originally slated for March 17, woul...

Mar 09, 2023

U.S. President Joe Biden's long-awaited Canada visit to happen March 23-24

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden will travel to Ottawa on March 23 for his first in-person visit to Canada since taking office in 2021. The White House says Biden will spend two days in Canada, d...

Mar 09, 2023

RCMP watchdog investigates force how B.C. unit handles resource project protests

OTTAWA - The RCMP watchdog has launched a systemic investigation of the national police force's British Columbia unit that deals with protests against logging and pipeline projects. Civilian Review an...

Mar 09, 2023