Canada

MP Han Dong serves Global News with libel notice over foreign interference report

OTTAWA - A lawyer for Han Dong has served Global News and its parent company Corus Entertainment with a libel notice after the media outlet published an allegation the Toronto MP spoke to a Chinese di...

Mar 31, 2023

A look at recent migrant deaths and close calls along the Canada-U.S. border

MONTREAL - The deaths this week of eight people of Indian and Romanian descent in the Mohawk Territory of Akwesasne have underscored the dangers related to illegal immigration. Over the past year, a n...

Mar 31, 2023

Inquiry into N.S. mass shooting says spouse of killer was revictimized by RCMP probe

HALIFAX - The final report of the public inquiry into the Nova Scotia mass shooting says the gunman's partner - a survivor of his violent domestic abuse - was revictimized by the RCMP investigation in...

Mar 31, 2023

Freeland says drop in foreign-aid spending is not a cut, Ukraine fight is pivotal

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland insists the government's projected $1.3-billion drop in foreign aid spending does not amount to a cut. The Liberal budget released this week projects that O...

Mar 31, 2023

Vancouver asks artist, vigil keepers to end Indigenous children's shoe memorial

VANCOUVER - Officials in Vancouver are meeting with the artist and volunteers who are keeping vigil on a children's shoe memorial on the steps of the city's art gallery in an effort to end the tribute...

Mar 31, 2023

Historic Trump indictment could open door to future political prosecutions: expert

WASHINGTON - It's standard Republican operating procedure these days to defend Donald Trump by accusing Democrats of weaponizing the U.S. Justice Department for political gain. One expert says Thursda...

Mar 31, 2023

Deadline for federal workers to go back to the office is here, as union holds rally

OTTAWA - The federal government's return-to-office deadline has arrived - and on cue, a major public-sector union is holding a rally in Ottawa to call attention to workers' concerns. The Public Servic...

Greg Fry Mar 31, 2023

Online-streaming bill closer to passing after House OKs most Senate amendments

OTTAWA - The Liberal government's controversial online-streaming bill is one step closer to passing after the House of Commons approved most of the Senate's amendments to the proposed legislation. If ...

Mar 31, 2023

Police say six bodies found near Akwesasne, Que., near U.S. border: Mohawk police

The search is expected to continue today after six bodies were discovered Thursday in the St. Lawrence River near Akwesasne, Que. The Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service says the first body was located ar...

Mar 31, 2023

Former Conservative leader Erin O'Toole not seeking re-election, leaving this spring

OTTAWA - Former Conservative leader Erin O'Toole says he will not seek re-election and plans to resign his seat this spring. The Ontario MP led the Conservatives and served as official Opposition lead...

Mar 31, 2023