Ontario looks to speed up judicial appointments, add more judges to courts
Ontario is set to introduce legislation this week that would speed up judicial appointments, add more judges to the Ontario Court of Justice and create new prosecution teams.
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Voters go to the polls today after a 35-day election campaign packed with promises
OTTAWA -- After a short, intense and heated election campaign of just 35 days, Canadians go to the polls today to elect a new federal government.
CP NewsAlert: 8 murder charges laid against man after Vancouver festival attack
VANCOUVER -- Charges have been laid against a man after the attack on a Vancouver Filipino festival on Saturday night that killed 11 people.
'Heartbreaking' act of violence kills 11, aged 5 to 65 at Vancouver festival: police
VANCOUVER -- A man in a vehicle raced along a street lined with food trucks at a Filipino community festival in Vancouver, killing 11 in an attack the interim police chief called the "darkest day" in the city's history.
Ages of 11 killed at Vancouver Filipino festival range from 5 to 65, police say
VANCOUVER -- Police say the 11 victims killed in a Vancouver vehicle attack during a Filipino cultural festival range in age from five to 65.
CP NewsAlert: Ages of 11 killed at Vancouver festival from 5 to 65
VANCOUVER -- Police say the 11 victims killed in a Vancouver vehicle attack during a festival range in age from five to 65.
'Darkest day': 11 dead in ramming attack on Vancouver Filipino festival
VANCOUVER -- A man in a vehicle raced along a street lined with food trucks at a Filipino community festival in Vancouver killing 11 people and injuring two dozen others in an attack the interim police chief called the "darkest day" in the city's history.
Carney, Poilievre, Singh express condolences to victims of Vancouver vehicle attack
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney briefly paused his election campaign on Sunday to express condolences to victims and their families hours after a vehicle attack in Vancouver killed nine people and injured many more.
Carney expresses condolences to victims of Vancouver vehicle attack
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney is pausing his election campaign to express condolences to victims and their families after a vehicle attack in Vancouver on Saturday killed nine people and injured many more.
Mass attack at Vancouver street festival casts dark pall over final day of campaign
OTTAWA -- A mass casualty vehicle ramming at a Vancouver street festival has cast a grim shadow over the final day of the federal election campaign.
Party leaders have packed itineraries today as election day nears
OTTAWA -- Federal party leaders have busy itineraries today in one of the final days of the election campaign.
Canadian delegation among thousands of mourners attending Pope Francis's funeral
Canadians are among the tens of thousands who flocked to St. Peter's Square this morning to attend the funeral of Pope Francis.
Canadian delegation among thousands of mourners attending Pope Francis' funeral
Canadians are among the thousands converging on St. Peter's Square this morning to attend the funeral of Pope Francis.
Pace of rent increases slows, but housing costs still rising in Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER -- The pace of rent increases in Metro Vancouver slowed last year compared with 2023 and the rental stock is growing, but the regional district says homelessness continues to rise and the wait-list for social housing grows.
Quebec government says 'Go Habs Go!' expression is part of province's identity
MONTREAL -- The Quebec government has stepped in to defend the phrase "Go Habs Go!"
Ottawa posts $19.3-billion deficit for April-to-February period of 2024-25
OTTAWA -- The federal government posted a budgetary deficit of $19.3 billion for the April-to-February period of its 2024-25 fiscal year.
Tuition frozen, grants up in new two-year funding deals for Nova Scotia universities
HALIFAX -- New two-year funding agreements with Nova Scotia's universities will freeze undergraduate tuition and increase operating grants for schools.
Poilievre campaigning in Conservative-safe ridings as election nears
OTTAWA -- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is campaigning in what polls suggest are Conservative-safe ridings today as election day approaches.
New B.C. corrections unit offers involuntary care for mental health, addictions
SURREY -- British Columbia has opened the first of the government's promised secure units to provide involuntary treatment for people with brain injuries and overlapping mental-health and addiction concerns.
Stolen Edmonton statue of women's rights pioneer Emily Murphy recovered, man arrested
EDMONTON -- An Alberta man is facing charges after bits and pieces of a statue depicting a Canadian women's rights pioneer were recovered almost two months after being stolen.
B.C. First Nation at UN calling for government help in battling toxic drug crisis
NEW YORK -- Members of the Tsilhqot'in Nation in British Columbia are at the United Nations headquarters in New York City calling for the provincial and Canadian governments to fund recovery beds and other supports in the battle against the toxic drug crisis.
Supreme Court to review mandatory minimum sentence in prostitution case
OTTAWA -- The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to examine the constitutionality of a mandatory minimum sentence for purchasing sexual services from someone under age 18.
Liberal Leader Mark Carney to sit down with Mark Critch on '22 Minutes' special
TORONTO -- Carney, meet Critch.
New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador sign agreement to knock down trade barriers
ST. JOHN'S -- The premiers of New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador signed a commitment today to consider how both provinces can knock down labour and trade barriers.
CP NewsAlert: Guilty pleas in case of E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares
CALGARY -- A commercial kitchen company in Calgary has pleaded guilty to four charges after a massive E. coli outbreak at daycares led to hundreds of children falling ill.
Amelia Earhart statue vanishes from Newfoundland park, leaving town and mayor shocked
ST. JOHN'S -- A Newfoundland mayor says his community is shocked and devastated after a life-size statue of pioneering American aviator Amelia Earhart disappeared from a municipal park overnight.
Party leaders campaigning across the country as election day nears
OTTAWA -- Federal leaders are making campaign stops across the country today as election day inches closer.
B.C. invests $11 million on value-added lumber manufacturing amid U.S. uncertainty
VICTORIA -- The British Columbia government is investing up to $11 million toward four projects in the province aimed at boosting the local mass-timber manufacturing sector.
Federal party leaders trade jabs as election heads into final days
OTTAWA -- The clock is ticking before Canadians head to the polls to cast their ballot in the April 28 election, and attacks from federal party leaders are heating up.
Alberta reports 29 new cases of measles, bringing total to 118
EDMONTON -- Health officials in Alberta are reporting 29 new cases of measles, bringing the province's total to 118 since early March.
Whale Sanctuary Project in Nova Scotia renews bid to get two whales from France
HALIFAX -- The group behind a project to build North America's first coastal refuge for captive whales in Nova Scotia has renewed its bid to provide a seaside sanctuary to two killer whales living in a shuttered marine park in France.
N.S. patients taken off doctor wait-list waiting months for appointment: opposition
HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia's opposition parties say they are skeptical of the provincial government's shrinking list of residents waiting for a family doctor.
Tories expected to release platform as federal election campaign nears its end
OTTAWA -- As the federal election campaign nears its end with less than a week to go before voting day, all federal party leaders are making their last pitches to Canadians on why they deserve their vote.
Vancouver Island city-owned clinic on track to sign two more doctors, mayor says
COLWOOD -- The mayor of a Vancouver Island community hiring doctors as city employees says it is "very close" to signing two more physicians for its clinic even as other communities inquire about replicating its model.
Advance polls open for last day as election campaign heads into final week
OTTAWA -- Canadians hoping to vote early in the upcoming federal election have until the end of the day to visit an advance polling station as the campaign enters its final week.
Neskantaga First Nation asks governments to respond to state of emergency after flood
NESKANTAGA FIRST NATION, ONT. -- A First Nation in northern Ontario that has been under a boil-water advisory for over 30 years is calling on all levels of government to respond to a state of emergency in the area, days after announcing it would evacuate community members hundreds of kilometres south to Thunder Bay.
Day 3 of advance polls finds Liberals in Ottawa, NDP, Conservatives in BC
OTTAWA -- Canadians continue to head to the polls in advance voting today as federal leaders find themselves out West and in the capital.
CP NewsAlert: Nearly 2 Million people vote on day 1 of advance polls, new record set
OTTAWA -- Elections Canada says preliminary figures suggest almost two million people voted in advance polls on Friday, setting a new record.
Quebec says no special recruitment measures to attract U.S. doctors, scientists
MONTREAL -- Quebec doesn't plan to create any special measures to attract U.S.-based doctors and scientists seeking to flee that country over mass layoffs and cuts to health programs.
Poilievre promises to end ban on single-use plastic straws, other items
MONTREAL -- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to end the federal single-use plastic ban on items like straws and grocery bags if his party is elected.
Alberta names new interim chief medical officer of health
EDMONTON -- The Alberta government has announced the appointment of a new interim chief medical officer of health, days after the previous one's contract expired.
Vancouver Park Board preparing for 'unpermitted' cannabis events on 4-20
VANCOUVER -- The Vancouver Park Board says it's gearing up for "unpermitted" events on April 20 including on Sunset Beach, where thousands of people gathered in recent years to smoke cannabis to the chagrin of city officials and police.
Saskatchewan legislature passes NDP bill recognizing Sikh Heritage Month
REGINA -- The Saskatchewan legislature has unanimously passed an Opposition NDP private members' bill to formally recognize Sikh Heritage Month in April.
B.C. premier says talk of Western Canada separation 'needs to stop'
British Columbia Premier David Eby says talk of western provinces separating from the rest of Canada is a "tired trope" that wastes time and "needs to stop."
Supreme Court won't hear appeal on questioning former Alberta minister in coal suit
OTTAWA -- The Supreme Court of Canada says it won't hear an appeal by the Alberta government regarding a decision to have its former energy minister questioned in a multibillion-dollar coal mining lawsuit.
Integrity commissioner bans 'Mr. X' from lobbying for 2 years over Greenbelt scandal
TORONTO -- Ontario's integrity commissioner has banned a former mayor wrapped up in the Greenbelt land-swap probe from lobbying for two years.
Right-wing media including Rebel News dominate post-debate news conferences
Some of the organizations have looked to courts to obtain accreditation. Rebel News and other right-wing media outlets dominated the question-and-answer sessions with federal party leaders after Wednesday's French-language leaders' debate — though not all of them got answers to their questions. Liberal Leader Mark Carney was the first leader to take 10 minutes of questions from the media after...
BC Health Coalition urges province to end contract with U.S. owner of LifeLabs
VICTORIA -- A public health advocacy group is urging the British Columbia government to end a contract with an American company that owns LifeLabs, the province's main provider of outpatient lab services.
Green Party co-leader says removal from leaders' debates is 'undemocratic'
OTTAWA -- The stage will look different than originally planned Wednesday night, when Canada's major party leaders square off in the first of two nationally televised debates.
Green Party disinvited from federal leaders' debate, commission says
OTTAWA -- The Leaders' Debate Commission says it has rescinded its invitation to the Green Party to participate in the two federal leaders' debates.
CP NewsAlert: Green Party disinvited from federal leaders' debate, commission says
OTTAWA -- The Leaders' Debate Commission says it has rescinded its invitation to the Green Party to participate in the two federal leaders' debates this week.
Nova Scotia auditor general credits government on progress fulfilling recommendations
HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia's auditor general says the provincial government has made substantial progress toward completing recommendations from reports between 2020 to 2022.
New facility to house asylum seekers in Toronto with mental health services on site
TORONTO -- A new facility designed to house and support refugees and asylum seekers in Toronto is set to open next month with a focus on addressing mental health issues.
Nova Scotia moves forward with plan to force municipalities to protect coastlines
SYDNEY -- The Nova Scotia government is offering municipalities a blueprint on how they can protect the province's 13,000 kilometres of coastline.
Ottawa announces help for businesses hurt by U.S. tariffs
OTTAWA -- Federal Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne has announced help for Canadian businesses affected by the trade dispute with the U.S., giving them time to adjust their supply chains.
Soaring power rates forcing N.B. to consider 'all options' for future of utility
FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt has announced a comprehensive review on the future of the province's Crown-owned electric utility.
Poilievre promises justice reform using notwithstanding clause, Carney talks defence
OTTAWA -- Liberal Leader Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are both campaigning in Montreal today and making announcements about defence procurement and justice reform.
P.E.I. college makes cuts, cites Ottawa's cap on international student study permits
CHARLOTTETOWN -- A P.E.I. college says it is suspending a number of programs for the upcoming school year as a result of the federal government's cap on international student study permits.
Saskatchewan MLA removed from committees after calling Jagmeet Singh a terrorist
REGINA -- A rookie Saskatchewan legislature member was stripped Friday of some of her responsibilities after calling federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh a terrorist.
Kitselas First Nation in northwestern B.C. votes in favour of self-governance
VICTORIA -- Members of the Kitselas First Nation in British Columbia's Skeena Valley region have voted to become self-governing.