Canada

Punish Russia for sex crimes against Ukrainian women and children: Ukraine ambassador

OTTAWA - Ukraine's ambassador-designate to Canada says Russia must be held accountable for its troops committing sex crimes, including against children. Yulia Kovaliv told MPs at a House of Commons co...

May 02, 2022

Feds, Ontario invest $1B to retool Stellantis plants to make electric vehicles

OTTAWA - Canada and Ontario are jointly investing more than $1 billion to help Stellantis retool its Canadian auto plants to make electric vehicles. Stellantis, the new company created a year ago by t...

May 02, 2022

Psychiatrist says Quebec Halloween stabbing suspect fell between cracks in system

QUEBEC - A psychiatrist told jurors today that the man accused of Quebec City's Halloween 2020 sword attacks was not considered dangerous enough before the killings to be forced into treatment. Dr. Gi...

May 02, 2022

‘Democratic crisis’: Electoral reform debate resurfaces ahead of Quebec fall election

MONTREAL - The debate over electoral reform has resurfaced in Quebec, with opposition parties raising alarm over projections indicating the ruling Coalition Avenir Qubec could walk away with 100 of th...

May 02, 2022

Quebec pension fund pulls out of Montreal rapid transit project, province takes over

MONTREAL - Quebec's provincial government and the City of Montreal are taking over a controversial rapid transit project from Quebec's pension fund manager. Premier Franois Legault said today it's cle...

May 02, 2022

New legal restrictions needed on police use of facial recognition: privacy watchdogs

OTTAWA - Canada's privacy commissioners say it should be illegal for police to use facial recognition technology to monitor people involved in peaceful protest. In a joint statement today, federal, pr...

May 02, 2022

It's official: Who's in, who's out of the Conservative leadership race

OTTAWA - The Conservative party says there are six official candidates in the leadership race that will culminate with a winner announced Sept. 10. Candidates had to submit the full $300,000 required ...

May 02, 2022

Biker protest cost up to $3M to police, sustainable solution needed: board chair

OTTAWA - The chair of Ottawa's police services board says the weekend's "Rolling Thunder" protest in the capital cost an estimated $2.5 to $3 million to police. Eli El-Chantiry says a sustainable solu...

May 02, 2022

Sex assault trial getting underway for Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard

TORONTO - The sex assault trial of Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard is getting underway after multiple delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Hoggard is in a downtown Toronto courtroom today where a j...

May 02, 2022

Six verified candidates vying to lead the Conservative Party of Canada

OTTAWA - The Conservative party has confirmed that six candidates have been verified as leadership contenders after passing the final hurdles to getting their names on the ballot. Pierre Poilievre, th...

May 02, 2022