QUEBEC — It’s “revolting” that authorities failed to prevent the death a seven-year-old girl who had a long history with the province’s youth protection system, Premier Francois Legault said Thursday as the Quebec government ordered a public inquiry into her death. Legault said he asked for the coroner’s inquest and also asked that the head […]
TORONTO — On his fourth day as Alberta premier, Jason Kenney visited Ontario Premier Doug Ford to celebrate the “strong alliance” between the two provinces. “I appreciate everything you’re doing to show Ontario’s open for business,” Kenney said to Ford in front of cameras Friday morning at Queen’s Park. “I gotta tell you, I’m here […]
EDMONTON — British Columbia’s premier fought battles over the Trans Mountain pipeline on two fronts Wednesday, going to court against Alberta’s premier, who wants the line expanded, while urging Ottawa to start shipping more gasoline through the pipe that’s already there. John Horgan, speaking to reporters in Victoria, announced his government has filed court documents […]
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — A $20-million ruling against a website accused of pirating obituaries and photos of dead people in order to profit from grieving families will deter other sites from doing the same, according to the lawyer who led the lawsuit. Erin Best, a civil litigator based in St. John’s, N.L., said the class […]
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to answer China’s ban on Canadian canola shipments by pulling hundreds of millions of dollars Ottawa has committed to Beijing’s multilateral development bank. Scheer held a news conference Monday to press Trudeau to address the canola feud by cutting off Canada’s funding […]
Elizabeth May is urging members of Parliament to take a page from Canada’s smallest province when it comes to celebrating love and honouring loss. The Green Party leader rose in the House of Commons Monday for a member’s statement — a one-minute speech — before question period. Watch: “I booked this member’s statement with the […]
OTTAWA — A People’s Party of Canada executive encouraged national organizers to court votes from the Canadian Combat Coalition but cautioned against giving public support to the “radical fringe group,” HuffPost Canada has learned. The Canadian Combat Coalition, also known as C3, is a self-described group of “patriots concerned with Canada’s future.” It has downplayed […]
OTTAWA — B’nai Brith Canada says online hatred is fuelling a rise in anti-Semitism that saw record numbers of Jewish Canadians harassed and assaulted last year. The group released its annual audit of anti-Semitism Monday, showing 2,041 recorded incidents of hatred towards Jews in 2018, up 16 per cent compared to the year before. This […]
MANILA, Philippines — Fourteen-year-old Chang cried as she took off her clothes in front of a webcam. On the other side of the world, paying pedophiles watched the “sex show” in real time. Chang had entered the house with the bamboo fence in her fishing town, believing she would smile, say “hi” to the camera […]
A Nova Scotia woman’s desperate call for action has put a spotlight on the state of health care in the province. Inez Rudderham, who goes by Marilyn Inez on Facebook, posted a video Tuesday that has spread like wildfire on social media. In less than 72 hours, the video received more than 2.5 million views. […]