Canada

Images from Quebec high school homework assignment called out as racist

MONTREAL - A homework assignment distributed to high school students on Montreal's south shore is being called racist because it asks them to describe two "gangsters" who resemble racialized people. G...

Feb 02, 2022

Erin O'Toole is out as Conservative leader -- a look at some potential replacements

OTTAWA - Erin O'Toole has been voted out as leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. A look at some potential contenders to replace him: Pierre Poilievre - The Ottawa-area MP and finance critic is ...

Feb 02, 2022

Online streaming act covers streaming giants, promotes Canadian content

OTTAWA - The Liberal government is reviving proposed legislation that would subject streaming companies, such as Netflix, to the same rules as traditional broadcasters. The Online Streaming Act introd...

Feb 02, 2022

'Hold tight. We're here': Constables recall helping Calgary officer after hit and run

CALGARY - A police constable became emotional Wednesday as he described to a murder trial how he knelt down and comforted a fellow officer lying on a road after a car hit him following a hit and run. ...

Feb 02, 2022

Erin O'Toole voted out as leader by Conservative MPs

OTTAWA - Erin O'Toole has lost a vote to remain as leader of the Official Opposition after a majority of his fellow Conservative MPs cast a ballot in favour of pushing him out of the top job. The part...

Feb 02, 2022

Canada in talks about sending more forces to eastern Europe: Anand

OTTAWA - Defence Minister Anita Anand says the government believes in the importance of bolstering NATO's eastern flank in response to Russia's military buildup, and that discussions are underway arou...

Feb 02, 2022

O'Toole out as leader of federal Conservative party

OTTAWA - Erin O'Toole has lost a vote to remain leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.The party's members of Parliament met virtually today to cast secret ballots after about one-third of them si...

Feb 02, 2022

'Everything is becoming kind of logjammed': What it's like inside an ER amid Omicron

TORONTO - Eight patients on gurneys line a hallway of a Toronto emergency department one Tuesday afternoon in January. Three more rest down another hall. "Help me, help me," a patient moans. "Lady, be...

Feb 02, 2022

Hundreds of air travellers using special code to avoid Canadian no-fly list snags

OTTAWA - More than 850 people have been assigned a special number to help avoid being inadvertently ensnared by Canada's no-fly list. A dozen of these travellers have been cleared to board an aircraft...

Feb 02, 2022

Unvaccinated Quebec caregivers in court today to gain access to long-term care homes

MONTREAL - A Montreal lawyer is in court today contesting a COVID-19 health order that prevents unvaccinated people from entering long-term care homes and private seniors homes to care for residents. ...

Feb 02, 2022