Category Archives: Canada

'Amongst the trusted': How private police chat groups blur and breach ethical lines
VANCOUVER - In August 2021, a Toronto drug case took a dramatic turn when a prosecutor made what the judge called a "highly unusual" request, asking the court to throw out evidence by a key police wit...
Feb 14, 2025

Toronto police chats undermined testimony. But it was whistleblower who got fired
Former Toronto Police Service officer Firouzeh Zarabi-Majd said she found out about the unofficial 51 Division group chat "accidentally" after being told about it by a colleague. What she saw included...
Feb 14, 2025

B.C. police cite privacy as investigators probe chat groups
The details of a private chat group among current and former members of the police department in Nelson, B.C., haven't been made public. But the fate of an investigation by the province's Police Compl...
Feb 14, 2025

Fans in Montreal boo American national anthem at 4 Nations Face-Off
MONTREAL - Michel Lacroix's voice boomed around the Bell Centre. The building's legendary public address announcer asked fans to respect both the United States and Finland ahead of Thursday's game at ...
Feb 13, 2025

Canada still top of mind for Trump, 'not a good place to be'
OTTAWA - As President Donald Trump signed an executive order for reciprocal tariffs on Thursday that escalates his trade threats, his administration took aim at Canada's digital services tax as a majo...
Feb 13, 2025

Canadian-led study sheds new light on planets forming in 'cosmic nursery'
A new study is offering a clearer picture of how planets are born alongside stars, with the lead researcher from British Columbia calling the findings an exciting step toward understanding the formati...
Feb 13, 2025

Changes to Inuit child funding program putting families at risk: health care workers
OTTAWA - Health-care workers in Nunavut say changes to a federal funding program for Inuit children are forcing some pregnant to make a tough choice: have a safe birth or ensure the kids they already ...
Feb 13, 2025

CP NewsAlert: B.C. cancels $1,000 grocery rebate, pauses hiring over tariff threats
VICTORIA - British Columbia's finance minister says the government is cancelling the $1,000 grocery rebate it promised during the election and will pause government hiring over U.S. President Donald T...
Feb 13, 2025

Trudeau congratulates Syrian interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa despite terrorist listing
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau congratulated Syria's interim president today, despite him leading a group Canada still designates as a terrorist organization. Ahmed al-Sharaa leads Hayat Tahri...
Feb 13, 2025

Border guards can cancel temporary visas in addition to turning people away
OTTAWA - A notice published Wednesday by Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada gives border guards the "explicit" authority to revoke temporary resident visas and electronic travel documents in ...
Feb 13, 2025