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Protests as three Indian nationals face B.C. court, accused of Nijjar murder
SURREY, B.C. — Members of British Columbia's Sikh community filled a Surrey courtroom as three Indian nationals accused of murdering temple leader and political activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar made their first court appearances by video.
May 7, 2024 7:25 PM
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CBC head spars with Conservative MPs as she testifies about executive bonuses
OTTAWA — An appearance by the CEO of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. at a parliamentary committee turned personal Tuesday, even before Catherine Tait faced a barrage of questions from Conservative MPs over executive bonuses.
May 7, 2024 7:25 PM
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UBC president says endowment fund doesn't directly own stocks targeted by protesters
VANCOUVER — The president of the University of British Columbia says its endowment fund doesn't directly own any stocks that are the target of divestment demands by pro-Palestinian protesters who have set up an encampment on the Vancouver campus.
May 7, 2024 6:21 PM
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Liberal foreign interference bill includes some 'good tools' for RCMP: commissioner
OTTAWA — Justice Minister Arif Virani tried to play down suggestions Tuesday that a proposed new sabotage offence would allow authorities to stifle dissent by dismantling rail blockades or breaking up pipeline protests.
May 7, 2024 6:18 PM
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Indian envoy warns of 'big red line,' days after charges laid in Nijjar case
OTTAWA — India's envoy to Canada insists relations between the two countries are positive overall, despite what he describes as "a lot of noise.
May 7, 2024 6:12 PM
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Ottawa approves British Columbia's request to make public drug use illegal again
OTTAWA — Public drug use became illegal in British Columbia once again on Tuesday, after the federal government granted the province's request to scale back its drug decriminalization pilot.
May 7, 2024 5:56 PM
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Separate controversial Criminal Code changes from Online Harms Act, advocates urge
OTTAWA — More than 15 civil society groups are urging the justice minister to hive off proposed changes to the Criminal Code and Canadian Human Rights Act from a bill aimed at tackling online harms.
May 7, 2024 5:54 PM
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Alberta announces committee to help speed up oilsands tailings reclamation
EDMONTON — The Alberta government has appointed a new committee to look into ways to speed up the reclamation of the large and growing tailings ponds in the province's oilsands.
May 7, 2024 5:52 PM
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Haitian says Canada used property for helicopter airlift, but wouldn't lift sanctions
The Canadian government used a Haitian executive's property for helicopter evacuations of its citizens as violence escalated there last month, even while refusing to remove him from a sanctions list, a Federal Court application says.
May 7, 2024 5:22 PM
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Montreal police, prosecutors launch project to better address strangulation cases
Montreal police and the Quebec prosecutor's office are launching a pilot project to help authorities better address domestic violence-related strangulations, which they say are among the strongest indicators a victim may eventually be killed by their
May 7, 2024 5:08 PM
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