Federal election campaign kickoff
Justin Trudeau has set in motion the 2019 federal election campaign, setting up his re-election bid as a choice for forward progress, while his opponents begin to position [...]
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Canada suspends deportation of former child refugee after UN request
Canadian officials will not be deporting a former Somali child refugee living in Edmonton following a request from the United Nations. Abdilahi Elmi, 34, arrived in Canada as [...]
Canada hires company for $1.14M to ship trash back home from Philippines
Canada is spending more than a million dollars to bring dozens of containers of rotting garbage back to Canada from the Philippines in the coming days. Environment and [...]
Ottawa moves to protect air passengers
The federal government is rolling out its air passenger protection regulations on the eve of the summer travel season setting out what compensation airlines must pay for [...]
‘Nobody wins in this:’ Truck driver in fatal Broncos crash gets 8-year sentence
A truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash was sentenced Friday to eight years in prison by a judge who said she believed his remorse was [...]
Diplomats file $28M suit against Canada over mystery illness in Cuba
Five Canadian diplomats and their family members who became mysteriously ill while posted to Cuba are suing Ottawa for more than $28 million. In a statement of claim filed [...]
RCMP charge Kingston, Ontario youth with trying to get someone to plant a bomb
The RCMP say they have charged a Kingston youth with terrorism, alleging he tried to get someone to plant a bomb. He’s charged with knowingly facilitating a [...]
Trudeau shuffles cabinet
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau added two new faces to his cabinet Monday morning, tapping Montreal MP David Lametti as Canada’s new justice minister and Nova [...]
Toronto police charge six students in St. Michael’s investigation
Six teens were arrested and charged Monday in connection with an alleged sexual assault at an all-boys private school in Toronto as police said they were looking into more [...]
A ‘dark day for Canada,’ say anti-pot activists
A coalition of groups concerned about the health risks associated with marijuana is calling legalization a “dark day for Canada.” Members of Smart Approaches to [...]