New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted by a grand jury on federal criminal charges, according to two people familiar with the matter. The indictment detailing the charges against Adams, a Democrat, was still sealed late Wednesday, according to the people, who spoke with The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they…
The federal NDP reactivated its TikTok account this spring — after the controversial social media platform became the subject of an ongoing national security review and it was banned from all government-issued phones. Testifying before the public inquiry investigating foreign interference in Canada’s democracy last Thursday, NDP national director Lucy Watson said she wasn’t aware at the time that the NDP…
In the midst of secret federal court proceedings and on the eve of a defence application to drop all charges, the Crown terminated the prosecution of five people accused of running a massive, cross-border drug trafficking operation involving Mexican cartels, CBC News has learned. At the time charges were announced, police said it was believed…
The Liberal government has survived the first of what is expected to be a series of confidence votes during this fall sitting. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre brought forward a non-confidence motion this week in an effort to topple the government and trigger an early election. The result of Wednesday’s vote wasn’t really in doubt, as…
Summer of 2024 is now Canada’s most destructive season on record for insured losses due to severe weather events, the latest estimates from the Insurance Bureau of Canada show. Damages for a group of storms and wildfires across the country combined to more than $7 billion in insured losses, topping the $6.2 billion cost of…
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet laid out a list of demands Wednesday he said the government must fulfil by the end of October if it wants to avoid the risk of an early election. Speaking to reporters on Parliament Hill, Blanchet said the Bloc wants the government to push through a bill, C-319, that would hike…
With the possibility of an early election looming in Ontario, Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday his government will explore building a tunnel for drivers and transit beneath Highway 401 in the Greater Toronto Area. “This tunnel and expressway will cut gridlock, support economic growth and help get people moving faster,” Ford said at a morning news…
MPs on the House of Commons foreign affairs committee have voted to study the quickest path to federal government recognition of a Palestinian state. The move comes despite the objections of Conservative MPs on the committee, who argue that recognizing a Palestinian state in the absence of a negotiated agreement with Israel would be a…
Premier Danielle Smith says she plans to reinforce the right to decide whether to receive a vaccination or other medical treatment in changes to the Alberta Bill of Rights. In an online video posted Tuesday, Smith said her government is to soon introduce legislation amending the document to ensure the right to make informed medical…
Former diplomat Michael Kovrig says his government was caught flatfooted by China’s decision to arrest and detain him in 2018 — and could have secured his release earlier if it had a plan in place. Three years after his return to Canada, he’s now calling on the federal government to publicly release a formal policy on…
