Canada

No talk of custody when man was convicted of choking. Then, his ex-partner was killed

When James Plover was convicted on July 4 of choking someone and uttering threats, in a rage that also saw him destroy a table with a machete, his defence lawyer and the prosecutor took no issue with ...

Jul 15, 2025

Edmonton-based ceremonial mounted army troop guarding London

OTTAWA - Just over a month after King Charles expressed his support for a "strong and free" Canada in a visit to Ottawa, he invited Canadian soldiers to staff the ceremonial mounted troop which guards...

Jul 15, 2025

Advocate says progress being made since B.C. child torture death, more work required

British Columbia's representative for children and youth says some progress is being made to improve the child welfare system, but she's concerned "fiscal limitations" will prevent timely help from ge...

Jul 15, 2025

VIA Rail plans to use refurbished cars to improve service between Halifax-Montreal

HALIFAX - The CEO of Via Rail says the Crown corporation wants to use refurbished rail cars to improve service between Halifax and Montreal. Mario Ploquin made the comments after a ceremony marking th...

Jul 15, 2025

Number of Canadians with favourable view of U.S. has fallen, poll suggests

WASHINGTON - Amid months of tariffs and taunts from U.S. President Donald Trump, a new poll suggests the percentage of Canadians who have a favourable view of the United States has fallen and is now o...

Jul 15, 2025

Quebec urged to reconsider $30M fine against college over English-language enrolment

MONTREAL - The Quebec government is being urged to show leniency toward a Montreal college facing a $30-million fine for enrolling too many students in its English-language programs. An association re...

Jul 15, 2025

First Nations to launch legal challenge against Ontario, federal bills 5 and C-5

TORONTO - Lawyers representing nine Ontario First Nations say they are launching a constitutional challenge against provincial and federal laws meant to fast-track infrastructure projects that the Ind...

Jul 15, 2025

June price data coming from Statistics Canada as markets expect higher inflation

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is set to report inflation figures for June today. A Reuters poll of economists expect the annual pace of inflation rose to 1.9 per cent last month, up from 1.7 per cent in ...

Jul 15, 2025

Federal Court of Appeal to hear case of B.C. ostrich farm

OTTAWA - The B.C. ostrich farmers who lost 15 per cent of their herd in an outbreak of avian flu last winter are taking their fight to the Federal Court of Appeal today. The case is an appeal of a Jun...

Jul 15, 2025

Carney set to meet with cabinet to weigh response to Trump's 35% tariff threat

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with his cabinet today for the first time since U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose steep new tariffs on Canada. Trump said in a letter to Ca...

Jul 15, 2025