Canada

Tory insider says Brown's exit raises questions about how ballots will be counted

OTTAWA - A Conservative party insider says Patrick Brown's exit won't likely change the outcome of the leadership vote, but it may encourage candidates to change their strategies as the race winds dow...

Jul 07, 2022

Quebec health officials say there are 248 confirmed monkeypox cases in the province

MONTREAL - Quebec health officials are reporting a dozen new cases of monkeypox for a total of 248 since the outbreak began in the province. Earlier this week, authorities had reported 236 declared ca...

Jul 07, 2022

Federal watchdog probing allegations against disqualified Tory hopeful Patrick Brown

OTTAWA - Canada's elections commissioner is reviewing information related to the campaign of disqualified Conservative leadership candidate Patrick Brown's alleged breach of financing rules. A spokesp...

Jul 07, 2022

How polarization in the U.S. thwarts state-level efforts to toughen red flag laws

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. - Monday's deadly mass shooting in Illinois is proof that not even some of the most stringent gun control measures in the U.S. can prevent mass violence. The Giffords Law Center to...

Jul 07, 2022

Montreal drag queen to meet with elected officials after library storytime cancelled

MONTREAL - A well-known Montreal performer whose drag queen storytime event at a local library was cancelled says he's been invited to meet with elected officials. Sbastien Potvin, who performs as Bar...

Jul 07, 2022

Ousting of U.K. PM Boris Johnson won't affect ties with Canada, trade talks

OTTAWA - The Canadian government says the ousting of U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson by his party will not affect Canada's negotiations on a free-trade agreement. A spokeswoman for International Tra...

Jul 07, 2022

Driver who killed woman and three daughters seeks to appeal conviction, sentence

A driver who struck and killed a woman and her three young daughters in Brampton, Ont., two years ago is challenging his conviction on drug-impaired driving charges as well as his sentence. In a notic...

Jul 07, 2022

Péladeau family quarrel over inheritance ends as high court rejects brothers' appeal

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada is refusing to hear an appeal by Quebec media mogul Pierre Karl Pladeau and his brother of a ruling that awarded $36 million in inheritance to their sister. Canada...

Jul 07, 2022

Quebec enters 7th wave of COVID-19, officials urge prudence during summer vacations

MONTREAL - Quebec's public health director says the province is into a seventh wave of COVID-19. Despite the uptick in COVID-19 indicators, officials told a news conference today they don't plan to re...

Jul 07, 2022

Feds urged to crack down on fake Indigenous art, copyright breaches

OTTAWA - First Nations art, from hand-carved masks to totem poles, draws on generations of tradition and skill and can take months to craft. But a flood of fakes and commercial knock-offs produced in ...

Jul 07, 2022