Canada

Manitoba politician hopes to leave legislature for House of Commons

WINNIPEG - A Manitoba Liberal is hoping to leave her seat in the provincial legislature for one in the House of Commons. Judy Klassen is seeking the federal Liberal nomination in Churchill-K...

Apr 13, 2019

Liberals move ahead on Indigenous agenda after SNC affair, caucus ousters

OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau's Liberals say they are still hearing support from Indigenous people and leaders, despite concerns raised publicly about Trudeau's expulsion of two ex-ministers who h...

Apr 13, 2019

In the news today, April 11

Six stories in the news for Wednesday, April 11 --- MILITARY SHAVES RESTRICTIONS ON PONYTAILS The Canadian military isn't letting its hair down just yet, but for the first time, women in uni...

Apr 13, 2019

Liberals put 'right to housing,' anti-poverty laws into omnibus budget bill

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are using their omnibus budget bill to legislate a "right to housing" in Canada, a pledge advocates worry could fall short of being the historic step ...

Apr 13, 2019

Different pictures emerge of La Loche school shooter requesting youth sentence

REGINA - Saskatchewan's highest court has reserved its decision on whether a young man who shot and killed four people and injured seven others in a northern community should be sentenced as a yo...

Apr 13, 2019

Judge orders Quebecor to reconnect TVA Sports signal for Bell TV subscribers

MONTREAL - A Quebec judge has ordered Quebecor to reconnect the signal for three TVA Sports channels to Bell TV customers Friday night. Quebec Superior Court Justice Claude Champagne refused, however,...

Apr 12, 2019

Quebec report finds positive signs for French but 'bonjour/hi' still a concern

QUEBEC - A new report from Quebec's language watchdog notes encouraging signs for the health of French in the province but raises an alarm about increased use of the bilingual "bonjour/...

Apr 12, 2019

Committee calls on Canada to co-operate with NATO to respond to Russia in Arctic

OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee is urging the government to work with NATO to determine Russia's military intentions in the North and get help to protect the country's Arctic sovereign...

Apr 12, 2019

NDP legislators urge Ottawa to provide 'stable funding' to Indigenous Theatre

New Democrat legislators are calling on the Liberal government to reconsider a decision that denies funding to the National Arts Centre's Indigenous Theatre. Five NDP members of parliament signed...

Apr 12, 2019

Feds win 'interim interim' stay for 15-day cap on solitary confinement

TORONTO - The federal government won't have to comply immediately with a court decision that limited solitary confinement to 15 consecutive days, the Supreme Court of Canada has decided. In granting O...

Apr 12, 2019