Federal Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is accusing Beijing of using the death penalty for political purposes after a Chinese court upheld a Canadian's death sentence. O'Toole is also reopening the door to a Canadian boycott of next year's Winter Olympics in China, warning the Chinese government's recent actions show Canadians are not safe in the country.O'Toole was commenting after the Higher People's Court of Liaoning Province rejected Canadian Robert Schellenberg's appeal after his sentence in a drug case was increased to the death penalty in 2019.That coincided with the Chinese government

Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Monday said the country has fulfilled its "responsibility" as host nation of the Tokyo Games.The Japanese Prime Minister also thanked the citizens and expressed his "sincere appreciation" for the people of the country."Although the Olympics were postponed for a year and held under various restrictions, I believe we were able to fulfill our responsibility as host country," Kyodo News quoted Suga as saying."I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the Japanese people for their understanding and cooperation," he added.Suga was presented with the Ol

Canada's women's soccer team upped the drama to the max and beat Sweden 3-2 on penalty kicks to win Olympic gold.The game was tied 1-1 after extra time.Vancouver's Julia Grosso scored the winner and Stephanie Labbe was outstanding in goal to end a nail-biter of a game. The first-ever Olympic title for the women's soccer team followed a bronze medal performance by the men's 4x100 relay team and a silver for Moh Ahmed in the men's five-thousand metres.

Damian Warner has become the first Canadian to win the gold medal in the decathlon.The 31-year-old from London, Ontario set an Olympic record in the process -- with nine-thousand and 18 points.That shattered the previous Olympic record of 88-hundred and 93 points.Warner often wore an ice vest during the competition to battle the high heat and humidity in Tokyo during the gruelling 10-event competition.Pierce LePage of Whitby, Ontario finished fifth, with a personal-best score of 86-hundred and four points.

Canadian Andre De Grasse beat two Americans to the finish line to win the gold medal in the men's 200 metres in Tokyo. It is his fifth career Olympic medal but his first gold. De Grasse also set a new Canadian record -- blasting down the track in just 19.62 seconds. He is the first Canadian to win the 200-metre event since 1928.

Andre De Grasse has cruised into tomorrow's men's 200 metre final at the Tokyo Olympics.He finished first in the semifinal in a Canadian-record time of 19-point-7-3 seconds.Canada's Mohammed Ahmed was second in his heat of the men's five-thousand and advanced to Friday's final.Meanwhile, the top-ranked beach volleyball team of Melissa Humana-Paredes and Sarah Pavan were upset by an Australian duo in today's quarterfinals.While it was a no-medal day for Canada, anticipation is mounting as our women's team prepares to go for soccer gold against Sweden on Friday.

Today, the Indianapolis Metro Police Department (IMPD) and other law enforcement agencies held a press conference to announce the conclusion of their investigation into the deadly April 15 shooting at the FedEx ground facility in Indianapolis. Per IMPD Deputy Chief Craig McCartt, the investigation has reviewed "every piece of information available;" according to FBI Special Agent in Charge Paul Keenan, the authorities have determined that this shooting was "an act of suicidal murder" not driven by any particular ideology. The following reaction is attributable to Amrith Kaur, Sikh Coalition

Fully vaccinated Canadian travellers have been left out of plans to ease quarantine restrictions for entry in the United Kingdom. The U.K. announced today that fully vaccinated travellers in the U.S. or Europe will not have to quarantine on arrival to the U.K. The changes are set to go in place at 4 a.m. on August 2. The British government did not provide a reason why Canada was not included in the new quarantine exceptions. The European countries involved in the exceptions include European Union member states, members of the European free trade agreement and the microstate countries of Ando

Tokyo has reported 3,177 new coronavirus cases, setting an all-time high and exceeding 3,000 for the first time days after the start of the Olympics. The new cases Wednesday exceeded the earlier record of 2,848 set the previous day and bring the total for the Japanese capital to more than 200,000 since the pandemic began early last year.Tokyo has been under a fourth state of emergency since July 12 ahead of the Olympics, which began last Friday despite widespread public opposition and concern that they could further worsen the outbreak.Experts say Tokyo's surge is being propelled by the new, m