Canadian News
Fri, 2 Dec 2022 04:00:00 ESTPolice cleared suspect's brothers before arresting him for grisly 1983 killings of 2 Toronto women
The man charged in the gruesome 1983 killings of Susan Tice and Erin Gilmour in Toronto was arrested after police eliminated his four brothers from their investigation of the cold cases, The Fifth Est...
Fri, 2 Dec 2022 04:00:00 ESTSome CDI College recruiters are misleading students, Marketplace investigation finds
A CBC Marketplace investigation into CDI College, one of Canada’s largest for-profit career colleges, has found a pattern of misleading practices being used to pressure would-be students into signin...
Fri, 2 Dec 2022 04:00:00 ESTHousing, a hospital or both? Councillors in GTA township raise concerns about future of Greenbelt land
Elected officials in a Greater Toronto Area township are worried a possible deal that could see a developer donate Greenbelt land for a new hospital will also lead to unwanted residential development...
Fri, 2 Dec 2022 04:00:00 ESTFirst Nations chief sues AFN, national chief over corruption allegations
A northern Ontario First Nations chief filed a lawsuit claiming $200,000 in damages from the Assembly of First Nations and its National Chief RoseAnne Archibald after she accused him of corruption.
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Thu, 1 Dec 2022 13:24:28 ESTCanadian endowment shows how the climate crisis is changing philanthropy
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at how a decision by the Ivey Foundation could affect philanthropic climate action going forward, and how Nissan plans to win back market sh...
Fri, 2 Dec 2022 04:00:00 ESTBorder agency cited crackdowns on protesters as minister considered blacklist for Iranian officials
The Canada Border Services Agency cited examples of Iran's use of violence against civilians since 2019 to convince the federal government to ban top Iranian officials recently in power from entering...
Thu, 1 Dec 2022 20:43:34 ESTCanadian airline crew detained in Dominican Republic since April back in Canada
A Canadian passenger airline crew detained in the Dominican Republic since April has arrived back in Canada.
Fri, 2 Dec 2022 00:44:23 ESTGroup home employee testifies he doesn't recall checking the closet where Cree teen was found dead
The group home employee who reported Traevon Chalifoux-Desjarlais missing testified that he searched the teen's bedroom but couldn't recall if he ever looked in the closet where his body was eventu...
Thu, 1 Dec 2022 15:57:03 ESTMinisterial staff shared info about soldiers' role in self-styled 'Freedom Convoy'
Emails released through a public inquiry suggest federal Liberal political aides were scrambling earlier this year to figure out the extent to which members of the Canadian Armed Forces were supportin...
Thu, 1 Dec 2022 20:11:31 ESTAlberta premier open to amendments on sovereignty act
Premier Danielle Smith and some of her ministers suggested on Thursday they are open to changes to the proposed sovereignty act.
Thu, 1 Dec 2022 16:46:27 ESTScottish museum returning stolen totem pole after visit from Nisga'a Nation
The pole was hand-carved in the 1800s and stolen by a researcher in 1929, the Nisga'a say.
Thu, 1 Dec 2022 06:00:00 ESTFormer candidates call to improve elections for Indigenous voters in Quebec
For the second straight election, voter turnout in the Ungava riding of northern Quebec was just above 30 per cent — the lowest in the province by far. Two Indigenous candidates who ran and lost in ...
Thu, 1 Dec 2022 14:20:03 ESTB.C. Mountie found not guilty of assault in impaired driving arrest
A Kelowna RCMP officer who was seen on video punching a man several times in the head during an impaired driving arrest was found not guilty of assault in Kelowna Provincial Court on Thursday.
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Thu, 1 Dec 2022 16:07:59 ESTP.E.I. government places moratorium on new shoreline buffer zone work
P.E.I.’s environment minister says the province is placing a moratorium that will mean no new development in buffer zones along the Island's fragile shorelines until a policy to protect them can be ...
Thu, 1 Dec 2022 17:59:03 ESTGiant sun dogs light up the sky as temperatures drop in Prince George
Plunging temperatures and sunny skies resulted in some great photo opportunities in Prince George, B.C., Thursday as an optical illusion known as "sun dogs" could be spotted throughout the city.
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Thu, 1 Dec 2022 14:42:28 ESTQuebec needs more nurses to answer flood of telehealth calls, health minister says
The province's health minister is asking retired nurses, nursing students and those working in the private sector to sign up to answer the flood of calls coming into Quebec's 811 service.
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Thu, 1 Dec 2022 17:11:23 EST'Cautiously optimistic': Lawyer for trucker in Broncos crash waiting on Federal Court
A lawyer for the former truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash says he's cautiously optimistic he will get the chance to argue against his client's possible deportation before F...
Thu, 1 Dec 2022 15:08:49 ESTChina's envoy called before minister multiple times to answer 'police stations' allegations
China’s ambassador to Canada has been summoned multiple times to appear before the minister and answer allegations that his country is operating “so-called police stations” in Canada tasked with...
Thu, 1 Dec 2022 15:38:33 ESTThe Alberta Sovereignty Act plays a dangerous game — for no rational reason
What was touted initially as the Alberta Sovereignty Act was finally tabled in the provincial legislature this week under a more elaborate title — the Alberta Sovereignty Within A United Canada Act....
Thu, 1 Dec 2022 07:00:00 ESTVictims of alleged Chinese currency exchange scam want investigation into millions lost
Victims say they have lost hundreds of thousands in foreign currency exchanges with an alleged fraudster. According to experts, exchange businesses, while legal, operate in an area that lacks regulati...