Canada

Quebec father charged in killings of two children remains unable to appear in court

LAVAL, Que. - A Quebec father accused of killing his two children in their home north of Montreal is still not able to appear before a judge. Kamaljit Arora, 45, was charged on Tuesday with two counts...

Oct 19, 2022

'Little window': Coal mine supporters hope for change under new Alberta premier

EDMONTON - Supporters of open-pit coal mining say there's a chance new mines could be built in Alberta's Rockies after comments from the province's new premier. "We're hoping with this little window w...

Oct 19, 2022

Vancouver task force on Indigenous rights releases report for city council

Vancouver could become the first city in Canada to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples with a plan developed alongside the three First Nations on whose territo...

Oct 19, 2022

Liberal GST rebate bill passes as government pushes cost-of-living measures

OTTAWA - People who receive the GST rebate can expect to see an extra cheque this year that will double the amount of the benefit for the next six months, after the Liberal government's Bill C-30 beca...

Oct 19, 2022

Arctic peers warn 'no return' to prewar times as Russia frozen from circumpolar talks

OTTAWA - Canada's allies are calling for a rethink in Arctic relations after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Washington's new Arctic policy calls for an increased American military presence in the Far N...

Oct 19, 2022

Second Quebec opposition party plans to refuse to swear loyalty oath to King Charles

MONTREAL - A debate over the oath that members of the legislature swear to the Crown is continuing in Quebec as an opposition party says it will refuse to swear it this afternoon. The Canadian Press h...

Oct 19, 2022

B.C. NDP leadership hopeful Appadurai expects exclusion, Eby poised to become premier

VANCOUVER - The campaign of B.C. New Democratic Party leadership hopeful Anjali Appadurai says an NDP report recommends she be disqualified from the race, a decision that would make David Eby the sole...

Oct 19, 2022

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to skip Parliamentary Press Gallery dinner

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has declined an invitation to attend the Parliamentary Press Gallery dinner on Saturday night, an event that was on a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19. It'...

Oct 19, 2022

Governments weren't always working in tandem during 'Freedom Convoy': Trudeau

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there were times during the "Freedom Convoy" protests last winter that the three levels of government were not working together as well as they could. But h...

Oct 19, 2022

Police chief said 'Freedom Convoy' would end by first Monday: ex-police board chair

OTTAWA - The former chair of Ottawa's police board says the chief of police told her in late January that he would be very surprised if the "Freedom Convoy" protesters stayed for longer than one weeke...

Oct 19, 2022