Category Archives: CP Canada
B.C. public workers' strike expands to liquor, cannabis distribution warehouses
DELTA - Liquor and cannabis warehouses in British Columbia are now behind picket lines as public sector workers step up job action to try to pressure the government back to the bargaining table. The B...
Sep 22, 2025
Plaintiffs suing Gilbert Rozon for sex assault can't all be lying, lawyer says
MONTREAL - A lawyer for nine women accusing the founder of the Just for Laughs comedy festival of sexual assault said it's impossible his clients are all lying about what happened to them. Bruce Johns...
Sep 22, 2025
Police lack resources to enforce gun buyback, minister suggests in recorded exchange
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree suggested recently that an acquaintance shouldn't worry about being arrested for refusing to turn in a banned firearm because municipal police have ...
Sep 22, 2025
NDP calls on Ottawa to do more to get approved refugees out of Gaza
OTTAWA - NDP immigration critic Jenny Kwan said Monday the government needs to do more to get people out of Gaza who applied for temporary visas through an extended family reunification program. The p...
Sep 22, 2025
'He was a good boy': Police on Montreal's South Shore shoot and kill teenager
LONGUEUIL - Drops of blood were still visible on the sidewalk of a quiet residential neighbourhood on Montreal's South Shore on Monday, where a group of teenagers gathered to mourn the death of their ...
Sep 22, 2025
Health advocates call on Liberals to keep pharmacare promise ahead of budget
OTTAWA - Health care advocates say they're worried the Liberal government will backtrack on its promise to create a universal, single-payer pharmacare program. Frdrique Chabot, executive director of A...
Sep 22, 2025
Ottawa asks court to overturn tribunal order on First Nations child welfare
OTTAWA - Ottawa is asking the Federal Court to overturn a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal order directing it to work with First Nations to reform the child welfare system, and for a new panel to be str...
Sep 22, 2025
Fact File: Fake stories about hockey stars tied to foreign clickbait network
A new NHL season is just around the corner, but hockey fans looking for updates on their favourite players and teams should be wary of news they see posted on Facebook from clickbait accounts sharing ...
Sep 22, 2025
Hate crime bill could criminalize protests, civil liberties’ group says
OTTAWA - Civil liberties' groups are warning that the Liberal government's new hate crimes bill could undermine the right to protest. Vibert Jack, litigation director at the BC Civil Liberties Associa...
Sep 22, 2025
Advocates call for quotas, reform to boost number of women in Parliament
OTTAWA - Canada's international ranking on gender parity in politics has plummeted over the past 25 years, and advocates say Canada must do better. "What we want to see are concrete actions, not vague...
Sep 22, 2025