Canada

Halifax jury deliberating for third day in murder trial of William Sandeson

HALIFAX - A jury is in its third day of deliberations today in the trial of a former Halifax medical student charged with first-degree murder in the 2015 shooting death of a fellow student. During the...

Feb 18, 2023

Time in Canada to debate whether notwithstanding clause should exist, says Liberal MP

OTTAWA - A Liberal MP from Montreal says it is for the country to debate whether the notwithstanding clause should be on the books. Sameer Zuberi's comments come after a week where the Bloc Qubcois fo...

Feb 18, 2023

CSIS failed to fully consider human toll when disrupting threats, watchdog says

OTTAWA - A new report from the federal spy watchdog says the Canadian Security Intelligence Service failed to adequately consider the potentially serious adverse effects on people and their families w...

Feb 18, 2023

Judge lifts limit on number of workers who can picket in Yellowknife

YELLOWKNIFE - The Union of Northern Workers says it is pleased with a ruling by a Northwest Territories Supreme Court judge to lift restrictions on the number of people who can picket outside city fac...

Feb 17, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Fisheries Department to shut 15 salmon farms off B.C.'s coast

VICTORIA - Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray says the government will not renew licences for 15 open-net Atlantic salmon farms around British Columbia's Discovery Islands. Murray says the Discovery Isla...

Feb 17, 2023

Former MP says Canada has become 'open market' for foreign interference in elections

RICHMOND, B.C. - A former British Columbia member of Parliament says he fears Canada has become an "open market" for foreign governments to sway elections after being named in a newspaper report as th...

Feb 17, 2023

Quick Quotes: Canada reacts to report that says use of Emergencies Act was justified

OTTAWA - Nearly one year after the "Freedom Convoy" demonstrators blocked traffic at Canadian border crossings and occupied the nation's capital, an independent commission released a report saying the...

Feb 17, 2023

Justice Rouleau calls for more time, transparency in future Emergencies Act inquiries

OTTAWA - The Public Order Emergency Commission has made 56 recommendations after investigating the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act to quell protests at border crossings and in downtown...

Alex Rawnsley Feb 17, 2023

Trudeau says Canadians decided 2021 election outcome in spite of Chinese meddling

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is playing down a report that China tried to sway the last federal election, saying Canadian voters alone decided the outcome. The Toronto-based Globe and Mail n...

Feb 17, 2023

In his own words: Justice Paul Rouleau's conclusion about the 'Freedom Convoy'

OTTAWA - Justice Paul Rouleau, the head of the public inquiry that examined the federal Liberal government's decision to invoke the Emergencies Act in February 2022, concluded in his final report the ...

Feb 17, 2023