Skip to content

Politics

Two more Canadians leave Gaza Strip, Freeland sidesteps Netanyahu rebuke of Trudeau

Two more Canadians leave Gaza Strip, Freeland sidesteps Netanyahu rebuke of Trudeau

OTTAWA — The situation in the Gaza Strip is "heartbreaking," Canada's deputy prime minister said Wednesday, the day after Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rebuked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for urging Israel to stop "the killing of women
Read more >
Anti-vax soldier came close to mutiny, should face severe punishment: prosecutor

Anti-vax soldier came close to mutiny, should face severe punishment: prosecutor

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C.
Read more >
Saskatchewan Party MLA's motel accused of raising rates for social assistance client

Saskatchewan Party MLA's motel accused of raising rates for social assistance client

REGINA — Saskatchewan's Opposition NDP has accused a company owned by a member of the legislature of hiking motel rates for a social assistance recipient.
Read more >
Former Manitoba premier Heather Stefanson leaves door open to exit in the near future

Former Manitoba premier Heather Stefanson leaves door open to exit in the near future

WINNIPEG — Former Manitoba premier Heather Stefanson may step down as leader of the Progressive Conservatives sooner than expected.
Read more >
Prosecutor asks judge to revoke bond for Harrison Floyd in Georgia election case

Prosecutor asks judge to revoke bond for Harrison Floyd in Georgia election case

ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia prosecutor pursuing a case against former President Donald Trump and others on Wednesday asked a judge to revoke the bond of defendant Harrison Floyd, saying he has been intimidating witnesses and codefendants in the case.
Read more >
Texas wants the power to arrest and order migrants to leave the US. Can it do that?

Texas wants the power to arrest and order migrants to leave the US. Can it do that?

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — For two years, Texas has pushed boundaries on the U.S.-Mexico border: Busing migrants across America, jailing thousands for trespass and stringing razor wire along the Rio Grande.
Read more >
Quebec government facing critics over decision to subsidize NHL pre-season games

Quebec government facing critics over decision to subsidize NHL pre-season games

MONTREAL — The Quebec government's decision to dole out up to $7 million for a pair of 2024 NHL pre-season games continued to cause a stir on Wednesday after reports the Montreal Canadiens were prepared to play in the provincial capital for free.
Read more >
Carbon price carve-out for heating oil muddied waters in Senate on other bill: Simons

Carbon price carve-out for heating oil muddied waters in Senate on other bill: Simons

OTTAWA — A Conservative private member's bill to exempt more fuel used by farmers from the carbon price is stirring up intense lobbying efforts in the Senate, and leaving the Liberals on the verge of being forced to carve up their signature climate p
Read more >
Trump's lawyers want a mistrial in his New York civil fraud case. They claim the judge is biased

Trump's lawyers want a mistrial in his New York civil fraud case. They claim the judge is biased

NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for Donald Trump asked for a mistrial Wednesday in the New York civil fraud case that threatens the former president’s real estate empire.
Read more >
Highways prepared for extreme weather 'new normal,' says B.C. transportation minister

Highways prepared for extreme weather 'new normal,' says B.C. transportation minister

VICTORIA — British Columbia's transportation minister says 130 kilometres of highway that was severely damaged by flooding two years ago is now more resilient to extreme weather.
Read more >