Canada

Supreme Court of Canada declines to hear appeal from former fashion mogul Nygard

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal from former fashion mogul Peter Nygard. The high court has rejected a leave to appeal request concerning Nygard's extradition to the United...

Nov 28, 2024

Supreme Court to hear challenge of law that curbs spy watchdog members

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will weigh the constitutionality of legislation that limits members of a spy watchdog from using their parliamentary immunity to speak out. The top court's decisio...

Nov 28, 2024

Northern Ontario site selected for nuclear waste underground repository

TORONTO - A region in northern Ontario has been chosen as the site to hold Canada's nuclear waste in a deep geological repository. The Nuclear Waste Management Organization announced its decision toda...

Nov 28, 2024

In the news today : Liberals' GST break expected to pass today

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Liberals, NDP expected to pass GST holiday in House of Commons today Legislation to create a two-month-long GS...

Nov 28, 2024

Liberals, NDP expected to pass GST holiday in House of Commons today

OTTAWA - Legislation to create a two-month-long GST holiday is expected to pass today. The bill was introduced on behalf of Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland in the House of Commons on Wednesday afte...

Nov 28, 2024

Canadian soldier dies of medical complications while serving in Belgium

OTTAWA - A Canadian soldier deployed to Europe has died of medical complications. The Canadian Armed Forces says Lt.-Col. Kent Miller was serving in Casteau, Belgium, when he died Monday. It says he w...

Nov 27, 2024

Longtime P.E.I. mayor resigns after a contentious vote for pickleball courts

KENSINGTON, P.E.I. - A feud over proposed pickleball courts in Prince Edward Island has prompted a longtime mayor to throw in the towel. Rowan Caseley says there was lots he still wanted to accomplish...

Nov 27, 2024

Liberal candidate in B.C. byelection seeks Métis membership after identity questioned

The Liberal candidate in a federal byelection in British Columbia says she is applying for Mtis membership after a local group questioned her claims of Indigenous identity. Madison Fleischer says in a...

Nov 27, 2024

Liberal GST holiday expected to pass soon as government introduces solo bill

OTTAWA - The federal government has introduced a stand-alone bill to implement the proposed GST holiday, hours after the NDP threatened to not pass the legislation if it was linked to a $250 rebate fo...

Nov 27, 2024

Canada didn't live up to its values on immigration in recent years, Carney says

OTTAWA - Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney says Canada didn't live up to its values on immigration over the last few years as it allowed more people into the country than it could absorb. Car...

Nov 27, 2024