Around Canada

When Sara Pepper was living on the streets of St. Thomas, Ont., a few years back, she says there wasn’t much in the way of support. These days, she says, things are looking brighter — but there's still plenty of work to do. Finding supportive housing made a world of …

Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux announced Thursday he is resigning from the House of Commons, contrary to speculation he was preparing to defect to the Liberals. Decision comes after rumours swirled he was considering joining Liberals Play Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is …

Traitor, shameful, brave, principled. There’s a spectrum of terms used to describe MPs who cross the floor. But history shows us there’s one word that doesn’t always stick with politicians who shed one party affiliation for another: re-electable. Floor-crossing often met with outrage, but nothing in the rules to stop …

Traitor, shameful, brave, principled. There’s a spectrum of terms used to describe MPs who cross the floor. But history shows us there’s one word that doesn’t always stick with politicians who shed one party affiliation for another: re-electable. Floor-crossing often met with outrage, but nothing in the rules to stop …

Reaction to MP Chris d'Entremont's move from the Conservative Party to the governing Liberals is making waves back home in Nova Scotia, with some fully supporting his decision and others saying he misrepresented his intentions to voters. Defection of 'staunch Conservative' came as a surprise to constituents, friends Play Listen …

Nova Scotia MP Chris d'Entremont said Wednesday he left the Conservative caucus because he didn't feel represented in leader Pierre Poilievre's party anymore and bristled at his "negative" approach to politics. Floor-crossing MP says he wasn't aligned with Conservative leader anymore, felt he was too negative Play Listen to this …

St. Mary’s Mayor Steve Ryan describes Tuesday night’s events as “a perfect storm.” The town's fish plant had burned down in the middle of a storm that brought hurricane-force winds. Those weather conditions are expected to continue through Wednesday. Parts of the Avalon Peninsula will continue to see high winds …

A Winnipeg pet owner whose cat Shadow needed a hind leg amputated after an error during surgery says she is glad the veterinarian is being ordered to end his practice in 2026. Dr. Zheng has been disciplined several times by Manitoba veterinary regulatory body Play Listen to this article Estimated …

The fish plant in the Newfoundland community of St. Mary's has burned to the ground as the community faces hurricane force winds and heavy rain, Mayor Steve Ryan told CBC News Tuesday night. Severe weather makes fighting the fire treacherous, says mayor Play Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes …

Nova Scotia MP Chris d'Entremont resigned from the Conservative caucus Tuesday — and he's joining the Liberals. Liberals are 2 seats shy of majority with floor-crossing Play Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes Conservative MP resigns from caucus to join Liberals 4 hours ago| Duration3:46 Nova Scotia MP Chris …