Canada

Trudeau says he's 'still waiting' for Quebec premier's plan on temporary immigration

MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is accusing Quebec's premier of saying things that he "knows aren't true" about immigration as the two leaders continue to clash over the issue. His response c...

Sep 26, 2024

CSE should make changes or stop using polygraphs: watchdog report

OTTAWA - A new watchdog report says there are fundamental issues with the use of polygraphs for security screening by Canada's cyberspy agency. It calls for the Communications Security Establishment a...

Sep 26, 2024

Canadian musician K'naan charged with 2010 sexual assault in Quebec City

QUBEC - Canadian rapper K'naan, known for the global hit "Wavin' Flag," has been charged for an alleged sexual assault in Quebec City dating back more than 14 years. A charge sheet filed at the courth...

Sep 26, 2024

Wasp in fatal encounter with David Eby on B.C. campaign trail

CHILLIWACK, B.C. - British Columbia NDP leader David Eby has been upstaged by a wasp that flew down his shirt and stung him during a news conference. Eby was delivering remarks in Chilliwack on Thursd...

Sep 26, 2024

Quebec police arrest man after body of missing woman found southwest of Montreal

Quebec provincial police arrested a man in connection with the disappearance of 29-year-old Kelsey Watt, who was reported missing over the weekend southwest of Montreal. Police say they found a woman'...

Sep 26, 2024

Grand Forks, B.C., remains on alert due to Washington State wildfire

GRAND FORKS, B.C. - The wildfire that prompted a now-rescinded evacuation order for the community of Grand Forks, B.C., has grown to about four square kilometres in size. That's up from two square kil...

Sep 26, 2024

Quebec seeks injunction against dumping of contaminated soil in Kanesatake

MONTREAL - The Quebec government is going to court to fight the dumping of contaminated soil along a shoreline in the Mohawk community of Kanesatake, west of Montreal. The Environment Department is se...

Sep 26, 2024

NDP MP introduces bill to criminalize residential school denialism

OTTAWA - An NDP MP has introduced a bill that would criminalize residential school denialism, saying it would help stop harm caused toward survivors, their families and communities. If the bill is pas...

Sep 26, 2024

MPs debate another Tory non-confidence motion after Liberals survive first vote

OTTAWA - Less than 24 hours after the Conservatives lost their first attempt to topple the government the Tories are trying again. A new motion being debated this morning states that the House of Comm...

Sep 26, 2024

Trudeau, French president Macron meet in Ottawa as trade deal challenges continue

OTTAWA - French President Emmanuel Macron is in Canada for a brief visit to Ottawa and Montreal. Macron arrived last night from New York and had an informal dinner at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's h...

Sep 26, 2024