Canada

The long path to a result in British Columbia's provincial election

The election to form British Columbia's next government came down to just a handful of votes. The NDP has secured enough seats to form government, although the margin is razor thin. Without a clear wi...

Greg Fry Oct 28, 2024

British Columbia's tight election, by the numbers

The British Columbia NDP has squeaked out enough seats to form government after a tally of absentee and special ballots on Monday. The result came nine days after the Oct. 19 provincial election. Here...

Oct 28, 2024

Toxicity and tight race fuel B.C. election integrity doubters, says professor

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia political scientist says social media questioning of the provincial election's integrity is an "inevitable" result of political "toxicity" and a tight race. University o...

Oct 28, 2024

Minister to launch consultations on advanced requests for assisted dying

OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland says the federal government will launch consultations about advanced requests for accessing medical assistance in dying. But Holland says such requests are still ...

Oct 28, 2024

CP NewsAlert: CRTC exempts Google from Online News Act for five years

OTTAWA - The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has granted Google a five-year exemption from the Online News Act, ordering it to pay $100 million to Canadian news outlets wit...

Oct 28, 2024

Secularism: Montreal City Hall to remove welcome poster that includes veiled woman

MONTREAL - Montreal's mayor says a welcome sign depicting a woman wearing a veil that adorns a lobby at city hall will be taken down in the name of secularism. Valrie Plante said during a talk show th...

Oct 28, 2024

Lawsuit alleging anti-Black racism in federal public service heads to Federal Court

OTTAWA - A Federal Court hearing is underway today to determine whether a group of Black public servants can proceed with a class-action lawsuit against Canada for discrimination. The certification he...

Oct 28, 2024

Parti Québécois wants robots, automation to replace temporary immigrants

MONTREAL - The Parti Qubcois says it would lean on robots and automation to replace temporary workers as part of a detailed proposal to cut immigration to Quebec. Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says ...

Oct 28, 2024

Former senator recalls being told Canada asked Sudan to hold Abdelrazik in detention

OTTAWA - Former senator Mobina Jaffer says she was told by the Sudanese intelligence director that he felt Canadian officials had asked him to detain Montreal man Abousfian Abdelrazik. Jaffer, who ret...

Oct 28, 2024

Veteran broadcast journalists tapped to moderate future leaders' debates

OTTAWA - The Leaders' Debate Commission announced two seasoned broadcast journalists to moderate the French and English leaders' debates in the next federal election. TVO host Steve Paikin will modera...

Oct 28, 2024