Canada

Senate motion to strip 'Honourable' title could affect at least two former senators

OTTAWA - At least two former senators could be stripped of the title of "Honourable" following a motion the upper chamber passed Tuesday. Former senator Don Meredith, who is facing criminal charges fo...

Nov 30, 2022

Coroner refuses Montreal family's request for new investigation into woman's ER death

MONTREAL - The Quebec coroner's office has rejected a request by a Montreal family for a new investigation into the death of an 86-year-old Filipino woman found lifeless on the floor of an emergency r...

Nov 30, 2022

Gun group says firearms ban driven by ideology as government stresses public safety

OTTAWA - A firearm advocacy group says the Liberal government's effort to ban a wide variety of rifles is being driven by ideology, not public safety. But the government says it's all about prohibitin...

Nov 30, 2022

Conditions improving after snow and windstorm hammers southern B.C.

VANCOUVER - A fierce storm blanketed Vancouver Island and much of British Columbia's south coast with 10 to 25 centimetres of snow, causing traffic gridlock, power outages and airport delays. Environm...

Nov 30, 2022

Largest recorded Alberta earthquake probably natural, scientist says

EDMONTON - A geologist says the largest earthquake ever recorded in Alberta was probably due to natural causes. Rebecca Salvage of the University of Calgary says the 5.6-magnitude quake that rattled w...

Nov 30, 2022

Ministerial staff shared information about soldiers' role in "Freedom Convoy"

OTTAWA - Emails released through a public inquiry suggest federal Liberal political aides were scrambling earlier this year to figure out the extent of support members of the Canadian Armed Forces had...

Nov 30, 2022

Ottawa to spend $1.2 million to replace and repair homes after mass stabbing

JAMES SMITH CREE NATION - The federal government is to spend $1.2 million to repair and replace houses damaged during a mass stabbing in Saskatchewan nearly three months. Eleven people died and 18 wer...

Nov 30, 2022

Canada finishes issuing $500M in government-backed bonds for Ukraine

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says $500 million in five-year bonds issued by Canada to support the Ukrainian government have been fully subscribed. Trudeau announced the results of the bond d...

Nov 30, 2022

Trudeau says nothing is off the table when it comes to Smith's new sovereignty act

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says nothing is off the table when it comes to responding to new legislation that would give Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government broad powers. Trudeau st...

Nov 30, 2022

CSIS definition of security threat not relevant to cabinet decision: ex-CSIS director

OTTAWA - A former Canadian Security Intelligence Service director says the spy agency's interpretation of what constitutes a national security threat is not relevant when it comes to a government's de...

Nov 30, 2022