Canada

NDP leadership to begin in September, new leader chosen no later than March 29

OTTAWA - The NDP's leadership race to replace Jagmeet Singh will formally begin in September, with a six-month race to follow according to a rules framework adopted by the party's national council. A ...

Jul 10, 2025

'Sense of shock' in Quadeville, Ont., after teen charged in attack on eight-year-old

A tight-knit village in eastern Ontario is shaken after learning that a teenager was charged with attempted murder and sexual assault on an eight-year-old girl in what police initially suspected to be...

Jul 10, 2025

Former justice minister David Lametti confirms start date as adviser to PM Carney

OTTAWA - Former Liberal justice minister David Lametti starts his new job in Mark Carney's Prime Minister's Office on Monday. Lametti posted on LinkedIn to confirm his start date as Carney's principal...

Jul 10, 2025

Elections commissioner fines Conservative agent four times

OTTAWA - The elections commissioner has levied four fines totalling $4,500 against an accountant relating to his work as an agent for the Conservative party. The Office of the Commissioner of Canada E...

Jul 10, 2025

Ten British Columbians in hospital with the measles, as disease spreads in north

VICTORIA - British Columbia's health ministry says 10 people are hospitalized with measles in the province, with one active, contagious case as of July 8. It says the infections are among 102 confirme...

Jul 10, 2025

Government extends temporary tariff relief measures for employment insurance

OTTAWA - The federal government is extending changes it made in March to the employment insurance program in response to the trade war with the U.S. The changes were meant to help businesses retain wo...

Greg Fry Jul 10, 2025

Shots fired at Indian star Kapil Sharma's Surrey, B.C., restaurant

Police in British Columbia are investigating after shots were fired at a restaurant linked to a prominent Indian comedian, with apparent footage of the overnight incident widely shared on social media...

Jul 10, 2025

B.C. man says son conceived in residential school abuse, both sue church

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia father and son are suing the Anglican Church of Canada, alleging the son was conceived as a result of sexual abuse by a female employee of St. Michael's Indian Residenti...

Jul 10, 2025

New report says Montreal should stop dismantling homeless encampments

MONTREAL - A new report says Montreal should stop dismantling homeless encampments until the city develops a policy to better care for the unhoused. Montreal's public consultation office says the city...

Jul 10, 2025

NDP preparing to launch leadership race as financial questions linger

OTTAWA - The NDP national council is expected to meet Thursday evening to continue work on rules for the upcoming leadership race to replace Jagmeet Singh. Some in the party, including former MPs, say...

Greg Fry Jul 10, 2025