Category Archives: Canada
Liberals table crime bill to restrict access to bail, impose tougher sentences
OTTAWA - The Liberal government tabled legislation Thursday morning, trying to make it harder to get bail for a variety of offences, including vehicle thefts, extortion and breaking and entering. The ...
Oct 23, 2025
Quebec government to arm roadside traffic inspectors
QUBEC - The Quebec government has decided to equip the province's roadside inspectors with firearms. The inspectors have complained for years about unsafe work conditions that could include violent co...
Oct 22, 2025
Four things about Nova Scotia's decision to approve Whale Sanctuary Project
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government has approved plans for construction of North America's first coastal refuge for whales and dolphins retired from marine theme parks. Here are four things you need ...
Oct 22, 2025
Ontario Premier Doug Ford criticizes World Series ticket 'gouging'
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he is looking at the issue of ticket sales, after Blue Jays fans complained of sky-high resale prices not long after World Series tickets went on sale. Game 1 ...
Oct 22, 2025
His own executives want him gone. But B.C. Conservative leader Rustad won't quit
VICTORIA - Almost one year ago to the day, John Rustad was on the brink of becoming premier of British Columbia. Now, even his own handpicked party executives do not want him as their leader. Party pr...
Oct 22, 2025
AI chatbots make mistakes with news content nearly half of the time, says study
OTTAWA - A new report from a global alliance of public broadcasters says AI chatbots make mistakes with news content nearly half of the time. "AI assistants are still not a reliable way to access and ...
Oct 22, 2025
Get bad advice from the Canada Revenue Agency? You're out of luck, taxpayer
OTTAWA - Canadians who file their personal income taxes incorrectly after getting bad advice from a Canada Revenue Agency call centre have no legal recourse, said a tax lawyer. After placing calls to ...
Oct 22, 2025
Lawyer says B.C. RCMP officer believed group chats were condoned
The lawyer for a British Columbia RCMP officer facing possible dismissal over derogatory comments in a private group chat and on police computer terminals says her client believed his behaviour was "c...
Oct 22, 2025
Corrective to Oct. 21 story on federal election in Terrebonne riding
An Oct. 21 story on the court challenge to the results of the April federal election in the riding of Terrebonne incorrectly reported that the lawyer for Elections Canada is David Baum. In fact, the l...
Oct 22, 2025
Black staff at Global Affairs Canada allege systemic racism
OTTAWA - Current and former Global Affairs Canada employees who are Black say the department doesn't take their complaints about racism seriously. "I was representing Canada but Canada did not represe...
Oct 22, 2025