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Moe says Saskatchewan to stop collecting federal carbon levy for electric heat
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says the province is to stop collecting the federal carbon levy on electric heat starting Jan. 1. Moe told reporters Thursday...
Person believed to be behind bogus bomb threats in Ontario arrested in Morocco: OPP
Police in Ontario say they have "strong reason" to believe a person arrested in Morocco by Belgian police was also behind alleged bomb threats against...
Saskatchewan First Nation chief says Buffy Sainte-Marie should take DNA test
The chief of a Saskatchewan First Nation that has been thrust into the controversy over Buffy Sainte-Marie’s ancestry says the legendary singer and...
Quebec housing minister favoured friend, ethics commissioner concludes
The ethics commissioner for the Quebec legislature has concluded that the housing minister improperly promoted the personal interest of a friend when she met...
Claims of toxic workplace at CSIS absolutely 'devastating': Trudeau says
Allegations of a toxic workplace culture, involving harassment and sexual assault at Canada's spy agency are "devastating" and "absolutely...
Hockey Canada says almost 1,900 maltreatment complaints received in 2022-23
Hockey Canada says a new independent third-party complaint mechanism received information on almost 1,900 potential cases of maltreatment during its first...
'Messing the city up': Crown lays out Freedom Convoy conspiracy argument
Crown attorneys in the criminal trial of two Freedom Convoy organizers say the accused conspired to block streets and gridlock downtown Ottawa last year as part...
Accused gun trafficker charged with manslaughter in deaths of Edmonton officers, teen
A man accused of selling a gun to a 16-year-old boy who shot and killed two Edmonton police officers has been charged with manslaughter. "If you put...
Who is U.S.-Canadian lawyer Gurpatwant Pannun, alleged target of murder plot?
A decade ago this month, lawyer Gurpatwant Singh Pannun and his friend Hardeep Singh Nijjar were in Geneva to deliver a petition calling on the United Nations...
Liberal minister to testify after heated testimony from Métis, First Nations groups
As Indigenous leaders engage in heated debate over a federal bill that would formalize several Métis self-governance agreements, the Liberal minister for...
988 suicide crisis helpline launches across Canada
A new toll-free, three-digit suicide prevention helpline launched across Canada on Thursday morning. People having suicidal thoughts or other mental health...
Twenty-five per cent of Canadians believe a degree is necessary for economic success
A new survey suggests one in four Canadians believe a university degree is essential to succeed economically. The poll from the Association for Canadian...
Officers allege rape, harassment and a toxic workplace culture at CSIS
A rookie surveillance officer with Canada's spy agency and another officer decades her senior were tracking a person in British Columbia in the summer of...
Tories accuse Liberals of caving to big tech in online news deal with Google
Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge spoke to a House committee this morning, fresh from finally ending Canada's standoff with Google over the Online News Act,...
As cervical cancer cases rise, Canada at risk of missing ambitious target to eliminate disease by 2040
Cervical cancer is now the fastest increasing cancer among females in Canada, putting the country at risk of missing its ambitious target to eliminate the...
Tory motion demanding 'unelected' Senate pass carbon-pricing carve-out bill fails
A Conservative motion demanding the "unelected Senate" immediately pass a bill exempting more farm fuels from carbon pricing has failed, with the Bloc...
Bernardo transfer should be 'turning point' on better informing victims: ombudsman
Three childhood friends say they were forced to relive the anguish, fear and trauma of losing Kristen French more than 30 years ago when Correctional Service...
Major Canadian cities lacking in accessibility for people with disabilities: study
New research suggests nearly 60 per cent of public spaces in Calgary, Vancouver and Ottawa are either inaccessible or partially inaccessible to people with...
Charges laid in shooting deaths of two Edmonton officers while on duty: police
Edmonton police say charges have been laid in the deaths of two officers who were shot while responding to a call in March. Const. Brett Ryan and Const. Travis...
Quebec coroner recommends better training at ski hills after six-year-old's death
A Quebec coroner is asking the province's ski industry to review its training and safety practices after a six-year-old girl died after being dragged by a...