Canada

Under Liberal changes, hearings for refugees just 'glorified interview': NDP

OTTAWA - NDP immigration critic Jenny Kwan says she is dismayed by newly published guidelines for asylum seekers who fall under a controversial new admissibility law - guidelines she believes sho...

Aug 15, 2019

In the news today, Aug. 13

Five stories in the news for Tuesday, Aug. 13 --- TRUDEAU, TORONTO MAYOR TO DISCUSS GUN VIOLENCE Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the mayor of Toronto will meet today to discuss the recent ...

Aug 15, 2019

In the news today, Aug. 15

Four stories in the news for Thuesday, Aug. 15 --- QUESTION PLAGUE BROTHER OF B.C. HOMICIDE VICTIM The eldest brother of homicide victim Chynna Deese says he's not expecting the criminal inv...

Aug 15, 2019

Liberal measures on gun control will be shared during election campaign:Trudeau

TORONTO - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will consider additional gun control measures, but voters will have to wait for the Liberals' election platform to learn a...

Aug 15, 2019

Brother of B.C. homicide victim says he may never know why she was killed

The eldest brother of homicide victim Chynna Deese says he's not expecting the police investigation to provide a definitive answer as to why she was killed in such a seemingly random act. The RCM...

Aug 15, 2019

Defence minister to announce military will be sending plane to Uganda

VANCOUVER - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is to announce today that a Canadian Forces Hercules transport plane will be sent to Uganda to take part in a United Nations peacekeeping mission. ...

Aug 15, 2019

Federal government apologizes for historic sled dog killings in the North

IQALUIT, Nunavut - The Canadian government has apologized for the killings of thousands of sled dogs decades ago. Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett delivered the apology in Iqal...

Aug 14, 2019

'Naive': Police chiefs say handgun ban won't stop flow of weapons into Canada

CALGARY - The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police won't be supporting a ban on handguns despite concerns about gun violence in a number of major cities including Toronto. Vancouver police Ch...

Aug 14, 2019

For the record: Wilson-Raybould statement on ethics commissioner's report

OTTAWA - Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion released a report Wednesday that found Prime Minister Justin Trudeau violated the Conflict of Interest Act by improperly pressuring former attorney general...

Aug 14, 2019

Hunky Bill, B.C. perogy pioneer, restaurateur, PNE mainstay, dies at 88

VANCOUVER - Bill Konyk, a legendary Vancouver businessman who fought a human rights battle to maintain his nickname Hunky Bill, has died. He was 88. His youngest son, Mark Konyk, says his da...

Aug 14, 2019