CanadaApr 25, 2025
Poilievre promises to start work from day one after victory
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says that if his government is formed, he will start work from day one and that parliamentary proceedings will last until the passage of three important bills related to the people.
Poilievre said that his government will run the House of Commons sitting throughout the summer to pass bills related to capacity, crime and the economy, and during this time, politicians' vacations will be canceled.
Poilievre was in Saskatoon this morning, which is considered a safe seat for the Conservatives. At the same time, he also talked about eliminating trade barriers
CanadaApr 25, 2025
Court declares mistrial in former world junior hockey players' sex assault case
A new jury is set to be selected today in the sexual assault case of five former members of Canada's world juniorhockey team after an Ontario judge declared a mistrial days into the proceedings.
A new trial is now expected to start next week for Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dube and Callan Foote, who have all pleaded not guilty to sexual assault.McLeod has also pleaded not guilty to an additional charge of being a party to the offence of sexual assault.The trial began in London, Ont., on Wednesday and the prosecution's first witness only briefly took the stand before tes
CanadaApr 25, 2025
Stolen Edmonton statue of women's rights pioneer Emily Murphy recovered, man arrested
An Alberta man is facing charges after bits and pieces of a statue depicting a Canadian women's rights pioneer were recovered almost two months after being stolen.
Edmonton police say they learned in February that the life-sized bronze statue of Emily Murphy, along with its plaque, was stolen from the park bearing her namesake. Around the same time, police say they began investigating reports of decorative address plates being stolen from homes in the city's west end.
Investigators say police searched a home in March and later recovered portions of the statue and signs at an Edmonton metal
CanadaApr 24, 2025
Canada caught up in China-U.S. trade war as Trump claims fentanyl continues to flow
Pulling Canada into his trade war with China, U.S. President Donald Trump claims Chinese fentanyl continues to "pour" across both borders.
Trump complained on social media today about Chinese airlines refusing to accept Boeing planes to protest his administration's massive tariffs on China.
In his post, he says that fentanyl continues to flow into the U.S. from China through Mexico and Canada.
Trump last month slapped economywide tariffs on Canada, linking the duties to the flow of people and fentanyl across the United States' northern border. He partially paused the levies a few days later.
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CanadaApr 24, 2025
Arrest and charges against 2 men after Cloverdale incident
The RCMP Surrey Provincial Operations Support Unit General Investigations Unit is investigating allegations of sexual assault and forcible confinement, which has resulted in arrests and charges laid against two individuals.
On March 30, 2025, RCMP SPOSU investigators responded to an incident which occurred at a residence in the 19400 block of Colebrook Road in Surrey.
Two adult men have been arrested and charged in relation to this investigation:
Gregory Philip Jolicoeur, also known as ‘Hippy’1 count each of forcible confinement, contrary to Sec. 279(2) of the Criminal Code and assault,
CanadaApr 24, 2025
Man shot dead by police at Pearson International airport
A man was shot and killed by police at Toronto Pearson Airport this morning in connection with an incident that led to chaos among passengers amid a heavy police presence. According to the Ontario Police Special Investigations Unit, the man was in his 30s.
The man allegedly pulled a gun on the officer, leaving the officer with no choice but to fire. The case is being investigated by the Ontario Police Oversight Agency.
In a news release, the Special Investigations Unit said that initial information indicates that Peel police arrived at the airport around 7 a.m. on reports of suspicious beh
CanadaApr 24, 2025
Guilty pleas in case of E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares
A commercial kitchen company in Calgary has pleaded guilty to four charges after a massive E. coli outbreak at daycares led to hundreds of children falling ill.
Fueling Minds Inc. was charged in relation to the outbreak that started in September 2023.
There were least 448 infections, and 39 children and one adult were hospitalized due to severe illness.
It became the largest known outbreak in children under five.
Lawyers are to present a joint recommendation on sentencing.
Court heard prosecutors are not proceeding with charges against the company's two directors.
CanadaApr 24, 2025
Mark Carney under attack by opponents after talks with US President
Liberal leader Mark Carney, who is leading in the race for prime minister in Canada's election polls, is under attack by the opposition over a phone call he had with Trump last month.
It has been revealed that Trump had directly talked about making Canada the 51st province in a phone call with Carney on March 28, while Carney, in a press conference later that day, had said the opposite, saying that the president had respected Canada's sovereignty in his private and public remarks today. N.D.P. leader Jagmeet Singh expressed concern over Carney's stance.
It is noteworthy that this revelation ha
CanadaApr 24, 2025
Six-year sentence restored for former Alberta school headmaster guilty of sex assault
Canada's highest court has restored a six-year prison sentence for a former headmaster of a defunct boys' school in Alberta who sexually assaulted a student. Paul Sheppard was convicted in 2021 of sex offences against the Grade 7 student at Saint John's School of Alberta, southwest of Edmonton, between 1993 and 1994.
The victim, Steacy Easton, was granted a court application to have a publication ban on their name removed. Sheppard was sentenced to six years in prison, but the Alberta Court of Appeal ruled it was unfit and reduced the term to just under four years. The Supreme Court of Can