Why these MPs aren’t speaking during question period (Details)
David Tilson, the eldest member of the Conservative caucus, has been in politics for almost 30 years. The 77-year-old has witnessed or participated...
Overrepresentation of Indigenous people in Canada’s prisons persists amid drop in...
The population of people behind bars in Canada, overall on the decline, includes a massive overrepresentation of Indigenous inmates. Although comprising about 5...
Anti-gay activist wanted for promotion of hatred will surrender in Calgary,...
William Whatcott, a well-known anti-LGBTQ activist wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for wilful promotion of hatred, plans to turn himself in this week,...
Senate passes bill to legalize recreational cannabis (Details)
By The Canadian PressTues., June 19, 2018OTTAWA—Canadians will be able to legally purchase and consume recreational marijuana by mid-September at the latest after...
Singh vows more effort to recreate ‘orange wave’ after NDP collapse...
OTTAWA—NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party’s collapse in Monday’s federal byelection in Quebec is very disappointing and shows he has a lot...
University of Guelph giving raises to full-time female faculty after review...
By Liam CaseyThe Canadian PressTues., June 19, 2018All full-time female faculty members at the University of Guelph will be getting a raise after...
Nearly 4,000 Canadians died from apparent opioid overdoses last year, new...
OTTAWA—New government figures show that nearly 4,000 Canadians died from apparent opioid overdoses last year, with men the most likely victims and fentanyl...
Crown says Quebec City mosque shooter should get 150-year prison term,...
QUEBEC—The Crown is recommending Quebec City mosque shooter Alexandre Bissonnette be sentenced to the longest prison term in Canadian history.Thomas Jacques argued at...
7 in 10 Canadians say the government should regulate fake news,...
Worried that fake news is making it more difficult to find accurate sources of information? You’re not alone.A survey by Nanos Research for...
Suspect arrested in connection with right-wing group storming Vice Quebec office...
By The Canadian PressTues., June 19, 2018MONTREAL—Police have arrested a 34-year-old man in connection with an incident in May when members of a...