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Complainant takes stand in Jacob Hoggard’s sexual assault trial as Crown begins case
HAILEYBURY, Ont. – Crown prosecutors in the sexual assault trial of Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard…
Poilievre makes case for taking down the government to restore ‘promise of Canada’
OTTAWA – Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre urged MPs to defeat the Liberal government on Tuesday,…
‘They’ve found our baby’: Mom’s joy as B.C. girl’s rescue plays out on social media
The mother of a six-year-old girl who went missing for three days in north-central British…
Rustad’s major housing tax rebate plan overshadowed by anti-vaccine comments on video
On the day British Columbia Conservative Party Leader John Rustad unveiled a major election campaign…
House Speaker Greg Fergus asks MPs to behave better in question period after incident
OTTAWA – House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus gave MPs a stern warning on Monday…
B.C. NDP Leader David Eby launches election campaign a day early in key battleground
SURREY, B.C. – New Democrat Leader David Eby kicked off his British Columbia election campaign…
RCMP officers face firing for ‘atrocious’ racist behaviour, harassment, documents say
VANCOUVER – Three RCMP members from a Metro Vancouver detachment could be fired over alleged…
Former Harrods boss Al Fayed was a ‘monster’ who abused young women, including three Canadians, lawyers for accusers say
LONDON (AP) — Mohamed Al Fayed, the former boss of Harrods, was a “monster’ who…
NDP to join Bloc in defeating Conservatives’ non-confidence motion
OTTAWA – The New Democrats confirmed Thursday they won’t help Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives topple the…
Anita Anand sworn in as transport minister after Pablo Rodriguez resigns
OTTAWA – Treasury Board President Anita Anand has been sworn in as federal transport minister…
Far-right Rebel News not eligible for journalism tax credits, Federal Court rules
OTTAWA – A Federal Court judge has upheld the government’s decision that far-right media outlet…
Canada’s physicians formally apologize for harm to Indigenous communities
In a haunting message from beyond the grave, Métis Elder Sonny James MacDonald recounted being…
Construction wraps on indoor supervised site for people who inhale drugs in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – Supervised injection sites are saving the lives of drug users everyday, but the…
Canada abstains from UN motion calling on Israel to end occupation of Gaza, West Bank
OTTAWA – Canada abstained Wednesday from a high-profile United Nations vote demanding that Israel end…
Health Canada approves updated Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
TORONTO – Doses of Moderna’s updated COVID-19 vaccine are expected to begin arriving in Canada…
Trudeau says ‘all sorts of reflections’ for Liberals after loss of second stronghold
OTTAWA – The federal Liberals were lamenting the loss of another stronghold on Tuesday, while…
Canada’s inflation rate hits 2% target, lowest level in more than three years
OTTAWA – Inflation finally hit the Bank of Canada’s two per cent target in August…
Trudeau loses another Liberal stronghold in Bloc Québécois byelection victory
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has suffered another devastating byelection blow with the loss of a…
Tensions, rhetoric abound as MPs return to House of Commons, spar over carbon price
OTTAWA – The Liberals sharpened their attacks on the Conservatives as the House of Commons…
B.C. mayors seek ‘immediate action’ from governments on mental health crisis
VANCOUVER – Mayors, First Nations leaders, and law enforcement officials are pleading with the federal…
Air Canada deal avoids shutdown, brings relief to passengers and business groups
MONTREAL – Travellers, business groups and politicians expressed fervent relief on Sunday after Air Canada…
Air Canada, pilots still far apart as strike notice deadline approaches
Labour talks between Air Canada and its pilots are approaching a midnight deadline, when either…
B.C. accepts change for psychiatric care after alleged attack by mentally ill man
VANCOUVER – A report into a triple stabbing at a festival in Vancouver’s Chinatown last…
Trudeau says up to Air Canada and pilots to reach a deal as deadline approaches
As the deadline approaches on a potential shutdown of Canada’s largest airline, Prime Minister Justin…