Canada

After guilty pleas, ex-PQ leader André Boisclair to be sentenced for sex assaults

MONTREAL - Former Parti Qubcois leader Andre Boisclair will find out today whether a judge will accept a jointly recommended sentence stemming from his guilty plea in two sexual assault cases. Boiscla...

Jul 18, 2022

Catholic dioceses failed in past to raise money promised to survivors. Will they now?

OTTAWA - When 48 Catholic church entities signed on to fundraise $25 million for survivors under the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, it was spelled out they would do so through their ...

Jul 18, 2022

Montreal Children's Hospital says it's overcrowded, urges to avoid emergency room

Montreal Children's Hospital says a surge in patients is putting strain on its emergency services, forcing families to be redirected elsewhere. The hospital sent a release earlier today, asking young ...

Jul 17, 2022

Canada's Rogers wins silver in women's hammer throw at world championship

EUGENE, Ore. - Canada's Camryn Rogers won a silver medal in women's hammer throw at the world track and field championships on Sunday. It's Canada's first-ever world medal in the event. The 23-year-ol...

Jul 17, 2022

Feds propose to cap oil, gas emissions using industry-specific carbon pricing system

OTTAWA - The federal government is proposing to use an industry-specific cap-and-trade system or a modified carbon pricing system to set a ceiling for emissions from the oil and gas sector and drive t...

Jul 17, 2022

Mental health experts say Canada should have a three-digit suicide crisis hotline

Pressure is mounting for Canada to establish a three-digit suicide crisis hotline similar to the one implemented by the United States this weekend. The new 988 mental health hotline American authoriti...

Jul 17, 2022

Trudeau, Zelenskyy to talk turbines as Ukrainian supporters ready to protest

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to speak with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy today as relations between the two countries have been strained by Canada's controversial decisio...

Jul 17, 2022

Shootings, abortion, Trump: are fed-up Americans getting serious about getting out?

WASHINGTON - It's not just the relentless parade of deadly mass shootings, the draconian assault on abortion rights or even the prospect of a Donald Trump comeback that has Mackenzie Fresquez explorin...

Jul 17, 2022

Early rise for those attending Pope's mass near Quebec City during Canadian visit

QUEBEC - Those with tickets to attend the Pope's mass northeast of Quebec City at the end of this month will have a very early start to their day, but a spokesman who questioned whether the schedule w...

Jul 17, 2022

Decision to exempt gas turbines from sanctions right thing to do: Freeland

Canada's decision last week to send repaired parts of a Russian natural gas pipeline back to Germany was difficult but necessary, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said Saturday. The Liberals ar...

Jul 16, 2022