The RCMP have charged a 30-year-old Montreal man after he threatened to kill Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a social media post. Accused Paul Clarissou will appear in Montreal courthouse Wednesday The RCMP have charged a 30-year-old Montreal man after he allegedly threatened to kill Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in …
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People living in 5 Halifax tent encampments ordered to leave in coming weeks
People living in five tent encampment sites in Halifax are being ordered to leave in the coming weeks, with the municipality warning they could be fined or even arrested if they don't comply. Residents could be fined or even arrested if they don't leave by Feb. 26 Halifax mayor explains …
Read More »Yukon skier makes history with upset win at world championship
Sonjaa Schmidt of Whitehorse was proclaimed a "star in the making" on Tuesday after she unexpectedly became the first Canadian woman to win gold at a U23 Nordic World Ski Championship event. Sonjaa Schmidt, 21, is the 1st Canadian woman to win gold at U23 Nordic World Ski Championship event …
Read More »Pierre Poilievre defends Danielle Smith over proposed Alberta transgender policies amid criticism
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre defended Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and her approach to transgender issues Tuesday, saying the Liberal government and the media have unfairly demonized her for policies that would give parents more say over their kids. Conservative leader says Trudeau should 'let parents raise kids and let provinces …
Read More »Pierre Poilievre tries to walk a fine line on transgender rights — and blames Trudeau
Asked on Monday about the new transgender health and education policies proposed by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre pointed a finger at Justin Trudeau. The prime minister, Poilievre said, was using a provincial policy to distract Canadians. The Conservative leader claims the PM is seeking a distraction …
Read More »Canadian Palestinian citizen journalist missing in Gaza for 2 weeks turns up alive
A Canadian Palestinian citizen journalist who has been missing for more than two weeks and had been feared dead has turned up alive in Gaza. Mansour Shouman posted a new video in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Tuesday A Canadian Palestinian citizen journalist who has been missing …
Read More »Ousted mayor fights to get his job back in Chestermere, Alta.
The lawyer for Jeff Colvin, the former mayor of Chestermere, has argued again that Colvin and three other dismissed members of city council should be returned to office immediately. Jeff Moroz told the Court of King's Bench justice that their removal runs contrary to the decision made by voters in …
Read More »Cree chief pleads for help to end community’s wave of violence in open letter to Sask. premier, PM
Leaders in a remote Saskatchewan community are calling out for help. They say residents in Pelican Narrows are living in fear daily because of drug-fuelled violence, stabbings, shootings and suicide, which are the result of historical injustice and geographic isolation. Pelican Narrows' health clinic is not providing non-urgent care because …
Read More »Ontario woman’s lost wallet returned to her daughter — 40 years after it went missing
Vanessa Austin of Fergus, Ont., says she was shocked when a man returned a wallet to her that belonged to her mother and had been lost in Toronto 40 years ago. 'It's like a time capsule. It's so well preserved,' Vanessa Austin says of mother's wallet Vanessa Austin says she …
Read More »PWHL player Emma Greco, from Burlington, Ont., says TV has made the difference for women’s hockey
Emma Greco played for two other pro leagues before the Professional Women's Hockey League, but says she’s never seen the kind of interest the women’s game is experiencing now – and credits it largely to television. Greco is a defender for Minnesota after playing for the Burlington Barracudas, Toronto Furies …
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