Canada

Tense cross-examination of former cop at inquest into 2016 death of Ottawa man

OTTAWA - A former police officer involved in the case of an Ottawa man who died after a violent arrest and the lawyer representing the man's family had several testy exchanges today at a coroner's inq...

Nov 21, 2024

Quebec auditor general says school system failing Indigenous students

MONTREAL - Quebec's auditor general says the province has taken little action in the past two decades to help Indigenous students in Quebec, whose graduation rates lag behind those of Indigenous stude...

Nov 21, 2024

Cellphone location records shown to jury in human smuggling trial

FERGUS FALLS - The jury at a human smuggling trial has seen phone records the prosecution says show the two men accused were carrying out plans to sneak people across the Canada-U.S. border between Ma...

Nov 21, 2024

Quebec fiscal update: $2.1B in new spending, end of tax credit for some older workers

QUBEC - Quebec's finance minister has tabled an economic update with $2.1 billion in new spending over five years amid what Eric Girard describes as a stronger-than-expected recovery from last year's ...

Nov 21, 2024

Consul general reiterates he had no influence on $9M Manhattan condo purchase

OTTAWA - Canada's consul general in New York doubled-down Thursday on his past claim that he exerted no influence on the decision of Global Affairs Canada to buy a $9 million condo in Manhattan. Tom C...

Nov 21, 2024

Climate protesters arrested outside Pierre Poilievre's official residence in Ottawa

OTTAWA - Ottawa police say two people were arrested this morning after an "unlawful" demonstration outside Stornoway, the official residence the Opposition leader. Greenpeace Canada says its activists...

Nov 21, 2024

Which items will be tax-free under the Liberals' promised GST/HST break?

The government on Thursday announced a sweeping promise to make groceries, children's clothing, Christmas trees, restaurant meals and more free from GST/HST between Dec. 14 and Feb. 15. "Our governmen...

Nov 21, 2024

BC Hydro says most power outages fixed after bomb cyclone, but new storm looms

VANCOUVER - BC Hydro says it has restored power to 90 per cent of customers who lost electricity this week when hurricane-force winds slammed into parts of the British Columbia coast, but forecasters ...

Nov 21, 2024

Federal government plans to give $250 cheques to millions of Canadians, cut GST

OTTAWA -Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government plans to temporarily lift the federal sales tax off a slew of items just in time for Christmas and send cheques to millions of Canadians this ...

Nov 21, 2024

Joly says next U.S. ambassador Hoekstra will help advance 'shared priorities'

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is welcoming president-elect Donald Trump's pick for the next U.S. ambassador in Ottawa. Joly posted on social media that the Canadian government looks fo...

Nov 21, 2024