Ousted Liberal leadership candidate Ruby Dhalla loses appeal
Former MP Ruby Dhalla has lost her appeal after being disqualified from the Liberal leadership race last week. Party national director Azam Ishmael said in a statement late Monday – just minutes before the party’s French-language debate was set to...
Liberal leadership debate: Candidates reveal how they would stand up to Donald Trump
How Canada should stand up to U.S. President Donald Trump’s many threats against the economy and sovereignty of its northern neighbour was a running theme of Monday night’s French-language Liberal leadership debate. Trump’s proposed tariffs on Canada – which he...
Questions linger about Carney’s French after ‘Hamas’ debate slip-up
A stumble by Mark Carney during Monday’s French-language Liberal party leadership race debate revived questions about the presumed frontrunner’s proficiency in French. During an exchange about the war in Gaza, Carney misspoke by saying all four Liberal candidates on stage...
Convicted killer, 85, missing from minimum security prison north of Montreal
SAINTE-ANNE-DES-PLAINES, Que. — Correctional Service Canada says an 85-year-old convicted killer has escaped from a minimum security prison north of Montreal. Officials say Ricardo Vilches was not present during the noon head count today at the Archambault Institution in Ste-Anne-des-Plaines,...
Federal workers return to offices amid threat from Elon Musk
Federal employees across the country, many of whom have worked from home since the COVID-19 pandemic, were back at agency offices Monday under President Donald Trump’s return-to-office mandate. Billionaire Elon Musk, who is leading Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency scouring...
Trump says tariffs starting on Canada and Mexico in March
U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that his tariffs on Canada and Mexico are starting next month, ending a monthlong suspension on the planned import taxes that could potentially hurt economic growth and worsen inflation. “We’re on time with the...
Toronto readies for flood risk as piles of snow start to melt this week
Officials in Toronto say the city is ready to respond to any potential flooding as piles of snow accumulated during recent storms start to melt. They say crews will be deployed to inspect and clear catch basins in flood-prone areas...
‘Not acceptable:’ Chow calls for review of private companies doing snow removal
Mayor Olivia Chow said she wants City staff to undergo a review of the contracts with private companies hired to do snow removal for Toronto amid criticism for the removal process after a series of storms dropped more than 50...
Google ‘actively working’ to fix mislabelling of Canadian ‘state parks’
Canadians have taken to social media wondering why Google Maps was referring to some provincial parks as “state” parks, an incorrect designation that has ruffled feathers at a time of heightened tension between Canada and the United States. Social-media users...
Delta flight returns to Atlanta airport because of possible smoke in the cockpit
ATLANTA (AP) — A Delta Air Lines flight returned to the Atlanta airport soon after taking off Monday when crew members reported a smoky haze inside the cockpit, according to federal officials. Delta Flight 876 to Columbia, South Carolina, returned...