Category Archives: Canada
'Culture of skepticism': B.C. election report cites weather manipulation claims
VICTORIA - A recent report on British Columbia's 2024 election found no evidence of foreign interference, but described a "broader culture of skepticism and conspiracy," saying misinformation and spec...
Sep 10, 2025
B.C. stabbing suspect didn't think he'd avoid criminal responsibility: prosecutor
VANCOUVER - A prosecutor says the man accused of stabbing three people at a Vancouver Chinatown festival two years ago told a doctor after his arrest that he didn't believe he'd avoid criminal respons...
Sep 10, 2025
Environment groups calls for swift climate policies ahead of fall Parliament session
OTTAWA - Environment groups are calling on the federal government to move swiftly on climate policies in the upcoming session of Parliament. The calls are coming as the Liberal government sends unclea...
Sep 10, 2025
Elections Canada apologizes to Kativik Regional Government for voting day problems
OTTAWA - Elections Canada apologized Tuesday to the Kativik Regional Government in Quebec for problems community members faced while voting in the last federal election. Chief Electoral Officer Stphan...
Sep 10, 2025
Former Nunavik police officer sentenced to seven years for sex crimes
MONTREAL - Quebec's police watchdog says a former Nunavik police officer has been sentenced to seven years in prison for sexual offences against four victims. The Bureau des enqutes indpendantes says ...
Sep 10, 2025
Artist Norval Morrisseau's estate wants dismissal of lawsuit alleging sexual assault
VANCOUVER - The estate of Indigenous artist Norval Morrisseau is seeking dismissal of a lawsuit alleging he sexually assaulted a fellow painter, saying the accuser is engaged in a "defamation campaign...
Sep 10, 2025
Tensions between police and prosecutors spill out in Edmonton manslaughter plea deal
EDMONTON - An Edmonton woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to manslaughter in the killing of an eight-year-old girl in a case that exposed in public long-standing tensions between police and Crown prosecut...
Sep 10, 2025
Thousands sign parliamentary petition to make fibbing politicians pay political price
OTTAWA - A Toronto man wants to make honesty the best political policy by passing a bill that would hold members of Parliament more accountable for telling lies. Federico Sanchez has initiated an elec...
Sep 10, 2025
Suspect arrested after Montreal concertgoers report needle pricks, dizziness
MONTREAL - Montreal police say a 33-year-old man was arrested last month after reports that people at an electronic music festival were allegedly pricked with needles. Police spokesperson Vronique Dub...
Sep 10, 2025
Anand says Canada is 'evaluating the relationship with Israel' after Qatar strike
OTTAWA - Canada is "evaluating the relationship with Israel", Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Wednesday after Prime Minister Mark Carney called the country's strike on Qatar "an unprovoked a...
Sep 10, 2025