Canada

B.C. Liberal leader hopes to gain a seat in legislature through byelection

VANCOUVER - Voters in an upscale Vancouver neighbourhood will head to the polls today in a byelection that could put the new leader of the British Columbia Liberals back in the province's legislature....

Apr 30, 2022

Former Tory MP Leona Alleslev misses fundraising deadline for leadership race

OTTAWA - Former Conservative MP Leona Alleslev says she has failed to raise the thousands of dollars needed to make it as a candidate in the party's leadership race Alleslev announced she was no longe...

Apr 29, 2022

MPs debate Keira's Law to require judicial training on domestic violence

OTTAWA - Judges will have to undergo regular training on domestic violence and coercive control if a bill known as Keira's Law passes through Parliament. It is named in honour of four-year-old Keira K...

Apr 29, 2022

B.C. scraps controversial plan to involuntarily treat youth after overdose

VANCOUVER - British Columbia has ditched a controversial plan forcing youth to undergo treatment for up to seven days after an overdose and will now develop a new strategy with First Nations groups. M...

Apr 29, 2022

Man charged in Quebec Halloween sword attack was suffering from delirium: doctor

QUEBEC - The man accused in Quebec's Halloween 2020 stabbing attacks that left two people dead was in a state of psychosis and suffering from delirium, a psychiatrist testifying for the defence said F...

Apr 29, 2022

Day 11 of search: First Nation calls for Amber Alert to help find Saskatchewan boy

RED EARTH CREE NATION - Indigenous leaderswere urging police Friday to issue an Amber Alert for a five-year-old Saskatchewan boy missing for 11 days. Red Earth Cree Nation, the Prince Albert Grand Cou...

Apr 29, 2022

Canadian faces deportation for alleged naked dance on sacred Bali volcano

VANCOUVER - A Vancouver man is facing deportation from Bali, Indonesia, over allegations that he danced naked on a sacred volcano in violation of the country's laws. A translated news release from the...

Apr 29, 2022

P.E.I. asking Ottawa to change name of Confederation Bridge to Epekwitk Crossing

CHARLOTTETOWN - Members of the Prince Edward Island legislature have voted unanimously to ask the federal government to change the name of the Confederation Bridge to Epekwitk Crossing. Epekwitk is th...

Apr 29, 2022

Moderna seeks Health Canada approval for COVID-19 vaccine for kids under six

OTTAWA - The first COVID-19 vaccine for infants and very young children is now under review by Health Canada. Moderna Canada President Patricia Gauthier said Friday the company sent an application to ...

Apr 29, 2022

Police breached accused man's right to counsel, Supreme Court rules

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says police breached a Quebec man's constitutional right to counsel by undermining the advice given by his lawyer. The unanimous decision comes today in the case o...

Apr 29, 2022