Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

Skip to content
Join our Newsletter

National News

Hundreds of votes to count in tightest British Columbia election races

Hundreds of votes to count in tightest British Columbia election races

Elections BC said late Friday that several hundred ballots remain uncounted in the tightest undecided races after the province's nail-biting vote last weekend. The NDP is ahead of the B.C.
Journalist says claims that he is a Russian agent are 'fabricated'

Journalist says claims that he is a Russian agent are 'fabricated'

OTTAWA — A veteran Ottawa journalist is firing back against what he says are "entirely false" claims by a former Conservative cabinet minister that he acted as a Russian agent.
Poland arrests people in alleged plot to send explosives to Canada

Poland arrests people in alleged plot to send explosives to Canada

OTTAWA — Polish authorities say four people have been charged in an alleged plan to send explosives via courier service to Canada and the United States.
Joly faces calls for probe in death of woman Canada refused to repatriate from Syria

Joly faces calls for probe in death of woman Canada refused to repatriate from Syria

OTTAWA — Advocates want Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly to immediately call an impartial investigation into the death of a Canadian woman the federal government refused to repatriate from a Syrian detention camp. In a letter to Joly, Sen.
Montreal man charged with first-degree murder in Ottawa femicide: police

Montreal man charged with first-degree murder in Ottawa femicide: police

OTTAWA — Ottawa police announced Friday that a Montreal man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a woman killed in a park in front of her children.
New regulations allow Canada Post to ship prohibited firearms returned in gun buyback

New regulations allow Canada Post to ship prohibited firearms returned in gun buyback

More than 1,500 models of firearms were banned in May 2020 after a mass shooting in Nova Scotia. Since then, retailers that have the weapons have been required to securely keep them in their inventory.
How has climate change shifted the odds of extreme cold? A new tool seeks the answer

How has climate change shifted the odds of extreme cold? A new tool seeks the answer

This summer, Environment and Climate Change Canada began to pilot a system that rapidly analyzes how climate change has influenced the likelihood of a heat wave. Now it's using it to look at extreme cold.
B.C. port employers, foremen's union return to negotiation table with mediator

B.C. port employers, foremen's union return to negotiation table with mediator

The last agreement between the two sides expired in March 2023, and the union said in September that members had voted 96 per cent in favour of authorizing strike action if necessary.
'Intolerable': Educators at youth detention centre accused of having sex with minors

'Intolerable': Educators at youth detention centre accused of having sex with minors

MONTREAL — Quebec's social services minister says he's outraged by reports that educators at a detention centre for youth in Montreal had sexual relations with minor detainees — and that one of the employees allegedly had a baby with a teenage reside
Canadian consensus on immigration under threat, but not gone: immigration minister

Canadian consensus on immigration under threat, but not gone: immigration minister

OTTAWA — Canada's long-held consensus on immigration is under threat but has not disappeared, the immigration minister said in an interview after announcing a major cut to the number of newcomers to Canada.