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Supreme Court to hear appeal of Quebec ruling that invalidated random police stops
MONTREAL - The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear a case about whether it's constitutional for police to make a random traffic stop without reasonable suspicion the driver has committed an off...
May 01, 2025

Weekend round of nuclear talks between US and Iran are postponed, Oman says
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Planned negotiations between Iran and the United States this weekend over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program have been postponed, Oman announced Thursday. A ...
May 01, 2025

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Canadian Tire bidding on Hudson's Bay assets, sources say
TORONTO - Beleaguered retailer Hudson's Bay has attracted a bid from Canadian Tire, two sources familiar with the sales process say. The sources, who are not being named because they were not authoriz...
May 01, 2025

NBA House to be set up in Calgary for league finals June 5-8
CALGARY - NBA House, an immersive basketball experience and fan event, will return to Canada in downtown Calgary. The exhibit will be held June 5 through June 8 at the same time as the NBA Finals. NBA...
May 01, 2025

Trump's health agency urges therapy for transgender youth, not broader gender-affirming health care
President Donald Trump's administration released a lengthy review of transgender health care on Thursday that advocates for a greater reliance on behavioral therapy rather than broad gender-affirming ...
May 01, 2025

NHL player to continue testimony at former world junior teammates' sex assault trial
LONDON - The sex assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team is expected to hear more testimony today from Taylor Raddysh, an NHL player who was also on the 2018 world ju...
May 01, 2025

Advocate fears mental health stigma after Vancouver festival tragedy
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia advocate says people with mental illness and those who work with them are afraid of the consequences that could come in reaction to the festival tragedy that killed 11 p...
May 01, 2025

Canada's top court to decide today whether to hear youth-led climate case
Canada's highest court is set to decide today whether it will hear arguments in a trailblazing climate change lawsuit that could clarify whether governments are constitutionally required to tackle pla...
May 01, 2025

Victim impact statements today in trial of accused in fatal Quebec daycare bus crash
LAVAL - Families affected by a deadly bus crash at a Montreal-area daycare in 2023 are scheduled to read victim impact statements today in court. Earlier in the week a Quebec Superior Court judge acce...
May 01, 2025

Advocate fears mental health stigma after Vancouver festival tragedy
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia advocate says people with mental illness and those who work with them are afraid of the consequences that could come in reaction to the festival tragedy that killed 11 p...
May 01, 2025