Canada

RCMP feared they didn't have enough evidence to hold terror suspect sought by U.S.

MONTREAL - Court documents filed in the case of a Pakistani man arrested in Quebec for an alleged plot to kill Jews in New York City reveal the RCMP didn't have enough evidence to hold him in Canada. ...

Sep 18, 2024

N.B. election campaign to kick off Thursday, with economy and health major themes

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs is expected to officially kick off a provincial election campaign Thursday morning with a visit to the lieutenant-governor. Opposition parties have got...

Sep 18, 2024

All 16 soldiers injured in CFB Valcartier training accident released from hospital

SAINT-GABRIEL-DE-VALCARTIER, Que. - All 16 Canadian soldiers sent to hospital after they were injured on a Quebec military base have been released. The Canadian Armed Forces said two armoured vehicles...

Sep 18, 2024

Construction wraps on indoor supervised site for people who inhale drugs in Vancouver

VANCOUVER - Construction of Vancouver's first indoor supervised site for people who inhale illicit drugs is complete in the city's Downtown Eastside and its executive director says people could start ...

Sep 18, 2024

Canada ambassador to China says relations at 'yellow light' but not adversarial

OTTAWA - Canadian ambassador to China says Ottawa's complex relationship with Beijing means some facets of the relationship are speeding along while others are in reverse. In a French-language speech ...

Sep 18, 2024

B.C. short-term rental restrictions reducing rents, saving tenants millions: study

VANCOUVER - A report led by the Canada Research Chair in Urban Governance says restrictions on short-term rentals in British Columbia have reduced rents by 5.7 per cent, saving tenants more than $600 ...

Sep 18, 2024

Montreal police arrest two people in connection with 15-year-old's opioid overdose

MONTREAL - Montreal police have arrested two people on drug charges following an investigation into the death of a 15-year-old boy from a synthetic opioid overdose last December. Laxshan Mylvaganam, 2...

Sep 18, 2024

Legal groups file three complaints over VPD treatment of Palestine protesters

VANCOUVER - The Pivot Legal Society and the BC Civil Liberties Association say they've launched three complaints against the Vancouver Police Department alleging illegal surveillance and police brutal...

Sep 18, 2024

Canada abstains from UN motion calling on Israel to end occupation of Gaza, West Bank

OTTAWA - Canada abstained today from a high-profile United Nations vote demanding that Israel end its "unlawful presence" in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank within a year. Canada's ambassado...

Sep 18, 2024

Ottawa announces it's further reducing the number of international student permits

OTTAWA - The Liberal government will slash the number of international student visas it issues by another 10 per cent. The government says the new target for 2025 and 2026 will be 437,000 permits. In ...

Sep 18, 2024