Canada

First Nations, environmentalists tired of government stonewalling over selenium probe

First Nations and environmentalists say they are angry the federal and British Columbia governments continue to stonewall American requests for a joint investigation of cross-border contamination from...

Oct 21, 2022

Cops at risk of violence when dealing with mentally ill, homeless: Vancouver officer

VANCOUVER - Police have become de facto social workers for people who lack support services while struggling with homelessness, mental illness and substance use, a spokesman for the Vancouver Police D...

Oct 21, 2022

Conservative Calgary MP Bob Benzen says he will retire from politics on Dec. 31

OTTAWA - Conservative Alberta MP Bob Benzen has announced he's retiring. The representative for Calgary Heritage says in a statement that he plans to leave at the end of the year. The member of Parlia...

Oct 20, 2022

Why B.C.'s NDP disqualified leadership contender, and how she responds

David Eby became British Columbia's premier-in-waiting on Wednesday when executives of the NDP disqualified his sole party leadership rival, Anjali Appadurai, on the strength of a report into her camp...

Oct 20, 2022

N.W.T., Ottawa to spend $4.6 million to enhance wages for early childhood educators

YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories and federal governments have announced $4.6 million in funding between 2022 and 2024 to enhance wages for early childhood educators in the territory. Licensed e...

Oct 20, 2022

Liberal mandatory minimums bill doesn't go far enough: Murray Sinclair

OTTAWA - The former chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission says Liberal legislation to remove some mandatory minimum penalties from the Criminal Code doesn't go far enough. Murray Sinclair s...

Oct 20, 2022

One-year sentence for Saskatchewan man convicted of hate speech against Jews

ESTEVAN, Sask. - The former leader of the Canadian Nationalist Party was handed a one-year sentence Thursday on a hate speech charge after he called for the genocide of Jewish people in a video posted...

Oct 20, 2022

Truss resignation likely to stall Canada-U.K. trade deal, experts say

OTTAWA - More political tumult in Britain is likely to further stall trade talks with Canada, experts say. U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss stepped down today after a mere six weeks in office following m...

Oct 20, 2022

Liberals want House speaker to investigate hidden tags on Poilievre YouTube account

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are demanding a formal investigation into the use of hidden tags embedded in Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's YouTube videos. A letter to House Speaker Anthony Rota...

Greg Fry Oct 20, 2022

Quebec City mosque that was targeted by gunman wants firearms-control bill adopted

OTTAWA - A spokesman for the Quebec City mosque where six men were shot to death in 2017 is calling on Ottawa to pass a gun-control bill being studied by MPs. Boufeldja Benabdallah told the House of C...

Oct 20, 2022