Canada

Federal judge says Ottawa must fix 'critical' issue of judicial vacancies

OTTAWA - A Federal Court judge says Ottawa must act swiftly to reduce a "critical" level of judicial vacancies as soon as possible. Justice Henry Brown issued a decision in a case brought by an Ottawa...

Feb 13, 2024

Quebec billionaire Robert Miller can be questioned about sex case before trial: judge

MONTREAL - A Quebec judge says a Montreal billionaire who faces a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging he paid underage girls for sex can be questioned before the case is authorized, but only in wri...

Feb 13, 2024

Vancouver medical health officer says climate change puts many at risk

Vancouver Coastal Health's chief medical health officer says every community within her region is at risk of harm because of the changing climate. Dr. Patricia Daly says those risks from climate extre...

Feb 13, 2024

NDP pushing Liberals to recognize state of Palestine as U.K., U.S. signal openness

OTTAWA - New Democrats are calling on the Liberal government to have Canada formally recognize Palestine as a state, saying it would help advance peace in the Middle East. NDP foreign-affairs critic H...

Feb 13, 2024

Quebec coroner's inquiry into police stabbing hears from doctor who treated killer

MONTREAL - A coroner's inquiry is hearing today from a psychiatrist who treated a Quebec man with a history of mental illness who killed a provincial police officer. Isaac Brouillard Lessard fatally s...

Feb 13, 2024

B.C. eyes community, non-profit, underused lands to build affordable rental units

VANCOUVER - B.C. Premier David Eby says the private market can't solve the province's housing crisis, as his government launches an almost $3 billion public housing program to build more affordable re...

Feb 13, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Alberta Mountie accused of accessing police records for 'foreign actor'

CALGARY - The RCMP's national security enforcement team says an Alberta Mountie has been arrested for allegedly accessing police records systems to assist a "foreign actor." More coming. The Canadian ...

Feb 13, 2024

Nearly three-quarters of Senate appointed on Trudeau's advice as Quebec senator joins

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the appointment of a new senator from Quebec. Manuelle Oudar is joining the Senate's ranks after most recently serving with a Quebec government com...

Feb 13, 2024

As pharmacare deadline looms, Singh mulls a future without NDP's deal with Liberals

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is mulling what it would mean for his party if the supply-and-confidence deal that ties his party to the Liberals should end prematurely. The NDP signed a political p...

Feb 13, 2024

Speaker suggests more guest screenings after MPs applauded man who fought for Nazis

OTTAWA - Speaker Greg Fergus is proposing that certain guests who are recognized in the House of Commons should be screened for their reputations as well as whether they pose a physical threat. Clerk ...

Feb 13, 2024