Canada

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

Quebec's head of youth protection resigns after sex scandal at detention facility

MONTREAL - Quebec's national director of youth protection has resigned, days after a media report claimed that educators at a Montreal detention centre for troubled minors had sexual relations with de...

Oct 28, 2024

Poilievre promises to abolish federal sales tax on new homes under $1 million

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says if his party forms government, it will scrap the federal sales tax on new homes sold for less than $1 million and push provinces do to the same. Poil...

Greg Fry Oct 28, 2024

After doubling down on leadership, Trudeau hits deadline to respond to caucus letter

OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau is supposed to respond today to a group of Liberal MPs demanding his resignation as party leader, but the prime minister has already made his plans clear. At a Liberal caucus m...

Oct 28, 2024

Saskatchewan residents go to polls on election day as parties vie for power

REGINA - Saskatchewan residents will be casting their votes in today's election as they decide who will form the next provincial government. Scott Moe's Saskatchewan Party is seeking a fifth-straight ...

Oct 28, 2024

Monthly food bank use soars to record 2 million, driven by cost of groceries, housing

TORONTO - Canada's reliance on food banks has soared to a grim new milestone, according to data from Food Banks Canada. The organization says it recorded more than two million visits in March 2024 - n...

Oct 28, 2024