The Canadian Press McBRIDE, B.C.–Two mountaineers from Poland unintentionally sparked an international rescue effort after being caught in an avalanche in eastern British Columbia. The men were climbing Whitehorn Mountain in the Canadian Rockies on Monday when they were hit by a major avalanche that tumbled them “quite a distance,” […]
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The Canadian Press TORONTO–Doug Ford says that if elected premier of Ontario this spring, he’ll call a commission of inquiry into government spending on top of the full audit he’s already promised. The Progressive Conservative leader made the announcement a day after Ontario’s auditor general reported the Liberal government had […]
The Canadian PressRaisa Patel OTTAWA–First Nations’ leaders say they have not been properly consulted about the prospect of a nuclear waste disposal site being established northwest of Ottawa near a prominent nuclear research centre.Glen Hare, deputy grand chief of the Anishinabek Nation, says his people were not consulted about the […]
The Canadian PressTeresa Wright OTTAWA–A Liberal member of Parliament facing what he calls an allegation following an incident in Halifax on the weekend remains a member of the government caucus. But so far, no one is saying much about the matter. The chief of staff to government whip Pablo Rodriguez […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–An Opposition motion being debated in the House of Commons today calls on the government to act to stop the influx of illegal border-crossers entering Canada from the U.S. Conservative immigration critic Michelle Rempel and public safety critic Pierre Paul-Hus say they believe the government simply is […]
The Canadian PressPaola Loriggio TORONTO–Former Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Patrick Brown has filed a defamation lawsuit against CTV News over its reporting of what he alleges are false accusations of sexual misconduct. Brown, who stepped down in January hours after the CTV report, alleges the network and several journalists involved […]
The Canadian PressTeresa Wright OTTAWA–There remains no information to warrant a change in Canada’s risk level, Public Safety minister Ralph Goodale reiterated yesterday following what he described as a “horrendous” midday van attack in Toronto that killed 10 pedestrians and injured 15 others. Goodale was on hand for a news […]
The Canadian PressMike Blanchfield TORONTO–Canada and its G7 partners are saying “enough is enough” to attacks by Russia and other authoritarian countries in their democratic institutions, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said yesterday. Freeland concluded talks with her G7 counterparts by affirming an organized effort to respond to foreign meddling […]
The Canadian PressMia Rabson OTTAWA–Liberal MP Francis Drouin says an allegation has been made against him following an incident at the party’s convention in Halifax this weekend. Drouin, a 34-year-old MP from eastern Ontario, was described earlier this year as a rising star in the Liberal Party, with a firm […]
The Canadian PressRob Drinkwater Some families of Humboldt Broncos’ bus crash victims are surprised to learn that error-riddled obituaries of their loved ones have been posted on a website that’s selling flowers, as well as online memorial candles, and that the site isn’t donating the money. Eleven of the 16 […]
The Canadian PressPaola Loriggio Doug Ford says he is “dead against” safe injection sites and believes the focus should be on drug rehabilitation instead. And if elected premier of Ontario in June, the Progressive Conservative leader said he will do everything he can to fight the ongoing opioid crisis and […]
The Canadian PressJim Bronskill OTTAWA–The Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed the constitutionality of a New Brunswick law that ensnared a man who brought home a trunkload of beer and liquor from neighbouring Quebec. The unanimous high court decision today effectively preserves the current trade regime, saying provinces have the […]
