Canada

RCMP apprehension unit wasn't searching for Sask. suspect before stabbing rampage

OTTAWA - RCMP say a special unit dedicated to apprehending fugitives was not actively searching for a Saskatchewan man they say is responsible for a stabbing rampage that left 11 people dead and 18 ot...

Sep 14, 2022

Quebec election: Liberals to correct costed platform after underestimating debt

MONTREAL - The Quebec Liberals today removed their costed platform from their website after a media report noted its debt figures were off by $12 billion. La Presse reported that the Liberals underest...

Sep 14, 2022

Some Indigenous leaders concerned about reconciliation with new monarch

Some Indigenous leaders and community members say they're concerned about making progress on reconciliation with King Charles III. Treaty 8 Grand Chief Arthur Noskey says the Queen's death last week w...

Sep 14, 2022

Temporary boost to GST rebate appropriate amid high inflation: economists

OTTAWA - The federal government's newly announced inflation relief for lower-income Canadians through the GST rebate stacks up as a better policy than some of the cash payments issued by provinces, ec...

Sep 14, 2022

'Out of control': Quebec politicians facing repeated intimidation on campaign trail

MONTREAL - Gilles Blanger, a candidate for the Coalition Avenir Qubec, recently moved his children and partner out of his house, and he makes sure the doors are always locked. The drastic steps come a...

Sep 14, 2022

UN human rights officials press Canada on case of overseas detainee Jack Letts

OTTAWA - The federal government has told United Nations officials that international human rights law does not obligate Canada to actively facilitate the return of its citizens detained in northern Sy...

Sep 14, 2022

Poilievre's leadership win could signal change for social conservative wing of party

OTTAWA - Pierre Poilievre's crushing win to become leader of the Conservative Party of Canada raises questions about the status and power of the party's social conservatives. That well-mobilized part ...

Sep 14, 2022

First national gathering to discuss unmarked graves to wrap in Edmonton

EDMONTON - The office of Canada's interlocutor for unmarked graves at residential schools is scheduled to wrap up its first national gathering today in Edmonton. Kimberly Murray was appointed earlier ...

Sep 14, 2022

Indigenous Services minister attends funeral at site of mass killing in Saskatchewan

JAMES BAY CREE NATION, SASK. - The federal minister of Indigenous Services is speaking out after visiting the site of a mass killing in Saskatchewan. Patty Hajdu attended the funeral Tuesday of one of...

Sep 13, 2022

B.C. to close schools, give public workers day off to mourn Queen on Sept. 19

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it will follow the federal government's lead and honour the national day of mourning to mark the funeral for Queen Elizabeth II on Monday, Sept. 19. It ...

Sep 13, 2022