Canada

Neo-Nazi group member linked to attack plot pleads guilty

GREENBELT, Md. (AP) - A neo-Nazi group member whose talk of planning an attack at a Virginia gun rights rally was secretly recorded by the FBI pleaded guilty on Thursday to gun charges and obstruction...

Jun 10, 2021

Father of man accused in anti-Muslim attack in London, Ont., calls it 'senseless act'

LONDON, Ont. - The father of a man accused in the deadly attack against a Muslim family in southwestern Ontario is calling the incident "a senseless act." Mark Veltman says what happened was an "unspe...

Jun 10, 2021

NDP motion to see Commons recognize residential schools as genocide fails

OTTAWA - An NDP motion calling on the federal government to recognize the residential schools policy pursued by Canada for over a century as genocide against Indigenous Peoples was unsuccessful. NDP M...

Jun 10, 2021

Immigrant deaths early in pandemic about twice that of other Canadians: StatCan

VANCOUVER - Canadian neighbourhoods where visible minorities live had a COVID-19 death rate about two times higher than areas that had a low proportion of immigrants, says a study from Statistics Cana...

Jun 10, 2021

Quebec's new language bill creates 'charter-free zone,' anglo rights group warns

MONTREAL - An organization representing Quebec's English community says it has serious concerns about the potential impact of the province's new language bill. The Quebec Community Groups Network says...

Jun 10, 2021

Quebec's anti-corruption unit issues apology to member of legislature for 2017 arrest

Quebec's anti-corruption unit is apologizing to Independent legislature member Guy Ouellette for arresting him in October 2017 for allegedly leaking sensitive documents about an investigation to the m...

Jun 10, 2021

New Brunswick MP Jenica Atwin set to cross floor from Greens to Liberals

OTTAWA - Two sources say New Brunswick MP Jenica Atwin is set to join the Liberal caucus, leaving the Greens with just two lawmakers in the House of Commons. The move comes amid internal rifts in the ...

Jun 10, 2021

Supreme Court won't hear bid to challenge thalidomide settlement

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear a bid to challenge approval of a settlement agreement for Canadians born with birth defects because of the drug thalidomide. The Federal Court approv...

Jun 10, 2021

Budget officer says Liberals' student aid revamp may cost more than estimated

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget office is estimating that the Liberals' revamped student-aid package could end up costing half-a-billion dollars more than government expects. The Liberals proposed a...

Jun 10, 2021

Liberals table bill to make criminal pardons quicker, cheaper

OTTAWA - The federal government is tabling legislation to make it easier and less expensive to obtain a criminal pardon. Introduced in the House of Commons this morning, the bill to amend the Criminal...

Jun 10, 2021