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Supreme Court won't review school board's decision to sanction trustee over remarks
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not review the Toronto Catholic District School Board's decision to sanction a trustee over comments he made during a debate. At a November 2019 public meetin...
May 15, 2025

Alberta government amends referendum bill in effort to placate First Nations' concern
Alberta's government has made 11th-hour changes to controversial proposed legislation declaring that no separation referendum question could threaten First Nations' existing treaty rights.Premier Dani...
May 15, 2025

In Canada's housing crisis, are modular homes a cheaper and faster solution?
TORONTO - When a church in Toronto's west end was converted into affordable housing nearly 15 years ago, the group behind the project was already thinking ahead. Andrea Adams, the executive director o...
May 15, 2025

Bloc Québécois to challenge Terrebonne election result in court
OTTAWA - The Bloc Qubcois will launch a legal challenge of the controversial election result in the federal riding of Terrebonne. Speaking in Ottawa this morning, Bloc Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet sai...
May 15, 2025

Poilievre says the lack of a federal budget sends a 'bad signal' to investors
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the lack of a federal budget sends "a bad signal" to investors and credit rating agencies. Poilievre told a press conference on Parliament Hill today...
May 15, 2025

Canada hosts Davis Cup tie against Israel in Halifax
TORONTO - Halifax will host a Davis Cup World Group I tie between Canada and Israel on Sept. 12-13, Tennis Canada announced Thursday. The matchup at Scotiabank Centre will decide which nation moves on...
May 15, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Manitoba declares state of emergency in provincial park due to fires
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says the province is declaring a state of emergency in Whiteshell Provincial Park due to wildfires. He says two people who died Wednesday in a fire in the eastern...
May 15, 2025

Ukraine's Zelenskyy says he is sending a delegation to Istanbul for peace talks with Russia
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday he will send a team headed by Defense Minister Rustem Umerov to the Turkish city of Istanbul for peace talks with a Russian ...
May 15, 2025

Wisconsin judge pleads not guilty to helping a man evade federal immigration agents
MILWAUKEE (AP) - A Wisconsin judge pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that she helped a man who is in the country illegally evade U.S. immigration authorities looking to arrest him in her courtroo...
May 15, 2025

Home sales down almost 10% annually last month: Canadian Real Estate Association
The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales in April fell 9.8 per cent compared with the same month last year, as the national housing market has returned "to the quiet markets we've experien...
May 15, 2025