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Trudeau says he never suggested those worried about 'parental rights' are hateful
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he never suggested that individuals concerned about their rights as parents were hateful when he issued a statement in response to the thousands who attende...
Oct 5, 2023
Fire destroys home north of Wakaw
A home northwest of Wakaw is completely destroyed after an early morning fire.The blaze broke out around 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday with Wakaw/Hoodoo Fire and Rescue, Cudworth/Hoodoo Fire Rescue, and the ...
Oct 5, 2023
Canada will be there for Ukraine regardless of what happens on Capitol Hill: Trudeau
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the leadership chaos gripping Capitol Hill will have no impact on Canada's ongoing support for Ukraine. Tuesday's unprecedented ouster of former House S...
Oct 5, 2023
Pat King will stand trial in Ottawa despite repeated attempts to move
OTTAWA - An Ontario judge has ruled that "Freedom Convoy" organizer Pat King will stand trial in Ottawa, dismissing his second request to the move the proceedings out of town. King's lawyer argued tha...
Oct 5, 2023
Ottawa not pressing Ukraine for wartime election, urges allies to keep unity for Kyiv
OTTAWA - Canada does not plan to press Ukraine to hold a wartime election, focusing instead on broader democratic efforts. A senior bureaucrat overseeing Europe for Global Affairs Canada told a Senate...
Oct 5, 2023
Canada focused on preventing sexual violence in Haiti as military intervention looms
OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada says Ottawa aims to support people in Haiti to prevent sexual violence, ahead of a multinational military intervention in the country. The United Nations Security Counci...
Oct 5, 2023
Supreme Court will hear Quebec's challenge to ruling on Indigenous police funding
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada said today it will hear an appeal to a ruling that ordered Ottawa and Quebec to increase funding for a First Nations police force. Quebec's highest court ruled in ...
Oct 5, 2023
Man with handgun seeking governor arrested in Wisconsin Capitol, returns with assault rifle
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A man illegally brought a handgun into the Wisconsin Capitol, demanding to see Gov. Tony Evers, and returned at night with an assault rifle after posting bail, a spokesperson for ...
Oct 5, 2023
Otto Porter Jr. returns to Raptors healthy and looking to make impression
BURNABY, B.C. - Otto Porter Jr.'s first season as a Toronto Raptor lasted eight games. Since his season-ending surgery on his left foot on Jan. 10, 2022, the team's head coach has been replaced and ic...
Oct 5, 2023
'Unacceptable': Group says government ignored process in awarding Afghan monument
OTTAWA - The architectural group that was chosen by a jury to build a monument to Canada's mission in Afghanistan says the government's decision to award the contract to a different group is outrageou...
Oct 5, 2023
