Canada

Trump denounces 'unthinkable' indictment as evidence of 'political persecution'

WASHINGTON - Donald Trump has become the first former U.S. president to face a criminal indictment - and he's wasting no time trying to turn it to his advantage. Multiple media reports, citing anonymo...

Mar 30, 2023

Turpel-Lafond returns honorary degree granted by Simon Fraser University in B.C.

Officials at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, B.C., have accepted the return of an honorary degree awarded to Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, the former judge and law professor whose claims of Indigenous...

Mar 30, 2023

Non-profit organizations call on government to protect Muslim charities

OTTAWA - Several members of the non-profit sector, including the United Way and Imagine Canada, are calling on the federal government to take immediate steps to shield Muslim-led charities from potent...

Mar 30, 2023

Quebec pedophile hunters face child pornography distribution charges

GATINEAU, Que. - Members of a self-proclaimed group of Quebec pedophile hunters have been arrested and face 38 charges including distribution of child pornography. Gatineau police say six people were ...

Mar 30, 2023

Rush for diabetes and weight-loss drug Ozempic puts cross-border sales in spotlight

VANCOUVER - The Canadian Pharmacists Association says protecting Canadian drug supplies from mass exportation to the U.S. market remains a priority in light of British Columbia's recent move to limit ...

Mar 30, 2023

Liberal minister's sister-in-law appointed as interim ethics commissioner

OTTAWA - The sister-in-law of a Liberal cabinet minister has been named interim ethics commissioner as her office launches a search for a permanent new conflict-of-interest watchdog. Martine Richard, ...

Mar 30, 2023

Judicial council takes next step in review of complaint against Supreme Court's Brown

OTTAWA - The Canadian Judicial Council is taking the next step in its review of a complaint against Supreme Court of Canada Justice Russell Brown concerning alleged events at an Arizona resort. Christ...

Mar 30, 2023

Concerns raised over recommendation to phase out RCMP police training Depot in Regina

REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says a recommendation to phase out the RCMP Depot police training academy in Regina would make it harder to get more boots on the ground. A report into the 2020...

Mar 30, 2023

U.S. argues for immunity in MK-ULTRA mind-control case before Quebec Court of Appeal

MONTREAL - A lawyer for the United States government told Quebec's highest court today that the country should be immune from prosecution for the infamous brainwashing experiments at McGill University...

Mar 30, 2023

Major public-service union and to begin mediated negotiations with federal government

OTTAWA - The federal government and the Public Service Alliance of Canada, a union representing 165,000 federal public servants, are expected to begin mediated negotiations on Sunday as a possible str...

Mar 30, 2023