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NDP faces 'Parliament from hell' without official party status, says former MP

NDP faces 'Parliament from hell' without official party status, says former MP

OTTAWA — The NDP will return to the House of Commons without official party status at the end of May. The last time this happened was after the 1993 election — a time one former New Democrat MP remembers as "the Parliament from hell.
Canada looks again to Europe as world marks 80 years since end of Second World War

Canada looks again to Europe as world marks 80 years since end of Second World War

OTTAWA — After the Second World War came to a close, Canada pulled itself away from Great Britain and planted itself firmly within a North American political and economic compact that generated prosperity for much of the western world for decades.
Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai stepping down, won't run in next election

Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai stepping down, won't run in next election

Before he decided to run in the 2022 leadership campaign to become premier of the Yukon, Ranj Pillai says he had a conversation with his son on the shores of the Yukon River. Pillai said they discussed what it would mean to take on the job.
B.C. government appoints former chief justice to review festival safety measures

B.C. government appoints former chief justice to review festival safety measures

The British Columbia government has appointed a former chief justice of the B.C. Supreme Court to report on safety measures for event organizers and police after 11 people were killed in a vehicle attack in Vancouver.
Complainant in hockey players' sex assault trial says she adopted a 'persona' to cope

Complainant in hockey players' sex assault trial says she adopted a 'persona' to cope

A woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by five ex-world junior hockey players agreed Wednesday that she took on a "porn star persona" as a coping mechanism while in a hotel room with the men and that it may have appeared to them that she was
'Every day is fun because I'm still alive,' says 110-year-old Canadian veteran

'Every day is fun because I'm still alive,' says 110-year-old Canadian veteran

One of Canada's oldest veterans, Burdett Sisler, says it's not that hard to make it to 110 years old – all you have to do is stay alive. "Anybody can do it," the supercentenarian said in a recent interview.
Court can weather suggestion accused spends 'rest of his goddamned life in jail': Eby

Court can weather suggestion accused spends 'rest of his goddamned life in jail': Eby

British Columbia Premier David Eby says he is confident the independence of the court won't be influenced by his feelings that the man accused of killing 11 people at a Filipino festival should "spend the rest of his goddamned life in jail." The B.C.
Canada's Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ¶ÌÊÓÆµ Asian diaspora on edge in light of mounting India-Pakistan tensions

Canada's Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ¶ÌÊÓÆµ Asian diaspora on edge in light of mounting India-Pakistan tensions

Canada's Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ¶ÌÊÓÆµ Asian community is on edge after conflict erupted between India and Pakistan in the form of missile strikes that killed 31 people in Pakistani-administered areas.
Over 800 special ballots 'mistakenly' kept in B.C. riding, Elections Canada says

Over 800 special ballots 'mistakenly' kept in B.C. riding, Elections Canada says

OTTAWA — Over 800 special ballots cast during the recent federal election were mistakenly kept at the office of a returning officer in B.C., Elections Canada says.
Toronto District School Board says it got a ransom demand over stolen student data

Toronto District School Board says it got a ransom demand over stolen student data

TORONTO — Canada's largest school board says it has received a ransom demand over student data that was stolen last December, even though the company behind the affected software paid ransom in hopes of securing that information.
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