The Supreme Court of Canada on Friday said the Safe Third Country Agreement between Canada and the United States is constitutional. The Supreme Court in its decision noted that the agreement does not violate Section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom – the right to life, liberty and security of a person.The Safe
Manitoba officials say 15 people were killed when a semi truck and a passenger bus collided on Highway 1 west of Winnipeg on Thursday in what is being called a “tragic” event. The crash occurred at the highway’s intersection with Highway 5 near the town of Carberry. RCMP from across the province were deployed to
Days after Canada said it is seizing a Russian-registered cargo aircraft, Moscow is warning that ties between the two countries are “already on the verge of being severed.” And the seizure would have “serious repercussions” for Canada-Russian relations, the Kremlin said.The Antonov 124 plane will be the first Russian physical asset captured by Canada under
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino doubled down Wednesday on what he knew about Paul Bernardo’s transfer amid resignation calls from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Poilievre demanded Mendicino step down after the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) revealed it alerted the minister’s office months before the notorious rapist and serial killer was moved to a medium-security prison.The
The company behind the Instant Pot is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as the craze over its kitchen contraption appears to have fizzled. In a press release Monday, Instant Brands announced the filing in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. The company, which was founded in Ottawa but is now based
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs’s uncharacteristic tweet attacking the prime minister could be a case of “doubling down” and appealing to a certain base of voters, according to a political scientist from the province. In a tweet sent last Friday that has now had more than a million views, the premier called out Prime Minister Justin
Thousands of subreddits will “go dark” or private for 48 hours starting Monday in a protest against Reddit’s new pricing policy. According to international media reports, close to 3,500 Reddit communities, also known as subreddits, are participating in this strike as users are unhappy with charges that Reddit has introduced to its application programming interface
The long-running saga of a large Russian plane grounded in Canada since the start of the Ukraine war entered a new phase over the weekend. After more than 15 months, the Canadian government ordered the seizure on Saturday of the Russian-registered cargo aircraft as a direct response to Moscow’s invasion of its neighbour that began
Nick Taylor became the first Canadian in 69 years to win his national open, holing a 72-foot eagle putt on the fourth playoff hole to beat Tommy Fleetwood in the RBC Canadian Open on Sunday. Taylor tossed his putter into the air and jumped into the arms of his caddie after the longest made putt
Planned increases in the carbon price should go ahead as planned, two economists say, even as consumers across Canada are struggling amid the rising cost-of-living and feeling the impacts of a Bank of Canada rate increase. In an interview with The West Block‘s Mercedes Stephenson, economists pointed to the wildfire smoke engulfing large parts of