Canada

India again rejects Canada's claims it works with gangs targeting Sikh separatists

OTTAWA - India's foreign ministry says Ottawa is trying to smear New Delhi, as the country doubles down on rejecting claims it is behind widespread crimes in Canada. The federal government ordered Ind...

Oct 17, 2024

Saskatchewan Party's Moe pledges change room ban in schools; Beck calls it desperate

REGINA - Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe is promising a directive banning "biological boys" from using school changing rooms with "biological girls" if re-elected, a move the NDP's Carla Beck says...

Oct 17, 2024

Promise tracker: What the Saskatchewan Party and NDP pledge to do if they win Oct. 28

REGINA - Saskatchewan's provincial election is on Oct. 28. Here's a look at some of the campaign promises made by the two major parties: Saskatchewan Party - Continue withholding federal carbon levy p...

Oct 17, 2024

Former Canadian Olympic athlete wanted in U.S. for murder, drug charges

American authorities say a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder is wanted in the U.S. on multiple charges stemming from his alleged involvement in a transnational drug trafficking ring and several murd...

Oct 17, 2024

Trudeau says death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar 'ends a reign of terror'

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Israel's killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in the Gaza Strip "ends a reign of terror." The Israeli military declared today that it had killed Sinwar duri...

Oct 17, 2024

Mom urges chiefs to vote in favour of landmark $47.8B child welfare reform deal

OTTAWA - The representative plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit against Canada are urging First Nations chiefs to accept a landmark $47.8-billion child welfare reform deal. The deal was struck in Jul...

Oct 17, 2024

Car set on fire at home of owner of Old Montreal buildings hit by fatal arsons

MONTREAL - A vehicle was set on fire this morning in the driveway of the residence of a lawyer who owns two Old Montreal buildings that have burned down in the past two years and left nine people dead...

Oct 17, 2024

Singh 'doesn't understand' why Poilievre won't get top security clearance

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says it's very disturbing that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre won't get the top-level security clearance needed to view classified documents on foreign interfer...

Oct 17, 2024

Montrealer ordered to pay $35,000 fine for not declaring luxury watch at border

MONTREAL - A Montreal business owner will have to pay a hefty fine after he imported a luxury watch without declaring it to customs. A Federal Court judge this week ruled that David Segall Blouin must...

Oct 17, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Trudeau to shuffle his cabinet as four ministers plan to step down

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to shuffle his cabinet yet again after four more cabinet ministers informed the Prime Minister's Office they won't run in the next election. Filomena...

Oct 17, 2024