Canada

Liberals set to revive plan for Canada Border Services Agency watchdog

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are poised to rekindle a plan to allow travellers, immigration detainees and others who feel they have been mistreated by Canada's border agency to complain to an indepen...

May 19, 2022

UCP leadership race gears up after Alberta's Kenney announces resignation

The race for a new United Conservative Party leader is gearing up after Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announced he's stepping down. Kenney garnered 51.4 per cent support in a review of his leadership, ...

May 19, 2022

Residential school survivors didn't want to 'wear' decision to raise flag: documents

OTTAWA - Documents show some residential school survivors told Ottawa they didn't want to "wear" a decision to raise the Canadian flag, as the government spent months mulling how to lift the Maple Lea...

May 19, 2022

B.C. judge issues decision in fraud, breach of trust case of former legislature clerk

VANCOUVER - The former clerk of the British Columbia legislature is expected to hear a judge's ruling today following a Vancouver trial that ended in March. Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes, of ...

May 19, 2022

Five reasons Quebec's language law reform is stirring controversy

MONTREAL - A protest against Quebec's proposed overhaul of its language law drew a large crowd in Montreal on Saturday. The government says Bill 96 is a moderate reform that will improve protection fo...

May 19, 2022

Bulldog willpower and work ethic: Jason Kenney led Alberta through COVID, oil crash

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, at the founding convention of his United Conservative Party in 2018, said he'd consider members' input on policy but the bottom line was simple: "I hold the pe...

May 18, 2022

'A fine leader:' Reaction to Alberta Premier Jason Kenney resigning after UCP review

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said Wednesday he is stepping down as leader of the United Conservative Party after the party announced he had won a leadership review with just 51.4 per cent of votes. He...

May 18, 2022

Jason Kenney joins list of past Alberta premiers to resign amid party strife

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announced Wednesday that he is stepping down as United Conservative leader after winning 51.4 per cent support from members in a leadership review. Under party rules, a si...

May 18, 2022

CP NewsAlert: CFL, CFL Players' Association reach tentative collective agreement

TORONTO - The second strike in CFL history is over. Two sources told The Canadian Press that the CFL and CFL Players' Association reached a tentative seven-year collective bargaining agreement Wednesd...

May 18, 2022

Sven Spengemann resigns as Liberal MP for Mississauga-Lakeshore, accepts UN post

OTTAWA - Sven Spengemann has resigned as the Liberal member of Parliament for Mississauga-Lakeshore. In a statement Wednesday, Spengemann says he is stepping down to once again serve with the United N...

May 18, 2022