Category Archives: Canada

Court orders protesters to take down UofT encampment
TORONTO - The University of Toronto has suffered irreparable harm from a pro-Palestinian protest encampment that has seized control of part of its downtown campus, an Ontario judge said Tuesday in ord...
Jul 02, 2024

Helicopter pilot dies fighting wildfire in Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE - A helicopter pilot has died while fighting a wildfire in the Northwest Territories. Transportation Safety Board officials had said an aircraft operated by Great Slave Helicopters crashed...
Jul 02, 2024

Jewish teachers file antisemitism complaint against B.C. Teachers' Federation: lawyer
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver labour lawyer says a group of British Columbia teachers has launched a human rights complaint against their union, saying the BC Teachers' Federation "has engaged in and enable...
Jul 02, 2024

Trudeau missing Calgary Stampede this summer, his only absence outside COVID-19 years
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's summer campaign circuit will not include a stop at the Calgary Stampede. The annual 10-day rodeo and festival is usually a must-do event for politicians and Tr...
Jul 02, 2024

Manitoba murder conviction deemed likely a miscarriage of justice by federal minister
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba man convicted of murder 50 years ago is getting another court date and a chance to clear his name. Clarence Woodhouse was found guilty in 1974 of fatally beating and stabbing a r...
Jul 02, 2024

Quebec politician accused of 'interfering' in French elections
QUEBEC CITY, Que. - A Quebec provincial politician is being accused of engaging in "a form of interference" in French politics by a candidate for the far-right National Rally. Qubec solidaire member R...
Jul 02, 2024

Calgary lifts indoor water restrictions, outdoor ban remains after water main break
CALGARY - Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek says the city is no longer asking residents to restrict their indoor water use stemming from a major water main break. Gondek says residents can resume the normal ...
Jul 02, 2024

Concern as Quebec slashes number family reunification applications it will process
MONTREAL - A group representing Quebecers waiting to sponsor family members living abroad says the province is acting in bad faith by slashing the number of family reunification applications it will a...
Jul 02, 2024

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to attend NATO leaders' summit in Washington next week
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is heading to Washington, D.C., next week to take part in the NATO leaders' summit. The 32 NATO allies are set to mark the alliance's 75th anniversary in the sam...
Jul 02, 2024

Liberal MP suggests party needed stronger ground game in Toronto—St. Paul's vote
OTTAWA - The co-chair of the Liberals' Ontario campaign is suggesting the party's candidate in the Toronto-St. Paul's byelection needed more time to campaign before the vote. The Liberals had held the...
Jul 02, 2024