Canada

First round of talks between Russia & Ukraine end as Canada ensures delivery of military aid

The first round of talks between Ukraine and Russia lasted for nearly five hours Monday but did not end Russia's invasion.An aide to President Vladimir Putin said the two sides "found certain points o...

Feb 28, 2022

CP NewsAlert: Alberta justice minister removed from post, becomes labour minister

EDMONTON - Alberta Justice Minister Kaycee Madu is being moved to another cabinet post following a third-party report into his phone call to Edmonton's police chief over a traffic ticket. Madu takes o...

Feb 25, 2022

Canadian liquor stores pull Russian products amid conflict in Ukraine

TORONTO - Crown liquor stores in several Canadian provinces were pulling Russian products from their shelves Friday in light of Russia's invasion of neighbouring Ukraine. In Ontario, Finance Minister ...

Feb 25, 2022

RCMP were short on officers in rural N.S. county before 2020 mass shooting: review

HALIFAX - An RCMP review says that a county where the Nova Scotia mass shooting occurred had a shortage of officers needed to meet the force's policing standards in the year leading up to the 2020 ram...

Feb 25, 2022

Some Canadians stay on in Ukraine amid Russian invasion

Chad Martz has spent the last few days in a mountainous region of western Ukraine purchasing food and basic supplies for those who've fled their homes due to the Russian invasion of the country. But t...

Feb 25, 2022

Group involved in Ottawa protest forges ahead with Emergencies Act injunction hearing

OTTAWA - A group involved in the recent protest in Ottawa against COVID-19 measures pressed ahead today in asking a court to halt federal use of the Emergencies Act, even though the government has alr...

Feb 25, 2022

Public health mandates could return, Tam warns, but favours lighter touch in future

OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says governments should be prepared to bring back public health measures in case of another serious variant of COVID-19. Several provinces have begun to s...

Feb 25, 2022

Crown asks court to reopen bail hearing for convoy organizer Pat King

OTTAWA - Prosecutors are asking an Ottawa court to reopen the bail hearing for a prominent organizer of the three-week convoy protest near Parliament Hill. Pat King was arrested last Friday and faces ...

Feb 25, 2022

Ceasefire urged as group says three children killed during Russian attack on Ukraine

OTTAWA - The head of Save the Children Canada says at least three children have been killed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine and is calling on both sides to cease their fighting. Danny Glenwrigh...

Feb 25, 2022

Documents show Trudeau warned of issued linked to 'build back better' pledge

OTTAWA - Newly released documents show Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was given warnings about the complexity of plans to "build back better" from the pandemic that could lead to economic uncertainty. ...

Feb 25, 2022