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Supreme Court of Canada clarifies application of Good Samaritan drug overdose law
The Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed the acquittal of a man who was arrested at the scene of a drug overdose, a ruling that clarifies application of a law intended to reduce substance use deaths. ...
Oct 24, 2025 People take a break on the front lawn of the Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
'A part of something:' The mental health benefits of being a Blue Jays fan
The Toronto Blue Jays have given Robert Stanton something to look forward to every day. "After the World Series is over, I'm not really sure what I'm going to do," Stanton said, sitting on a park benc...
Oct 24, 2025 Robert Stanton, a longtime baseball fan, sits on a bench, in Toronto, on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Hannah Alberga
Liberals table crime bill to restrict access to bail, impose tougher sentences
The Liberal government tabled legislation Thursday morning that would make it harder to get bail for a variety of offences, including vehicle thefts, extortion and breaking and entering. The bill woul...
Oct 23, 2025 Minister of Justice Sean Fraser speaks to reporters ahead of a Liberal caucus meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
CIRB rules against Canada Post union's challenge to back-to-work order
The Canada Industrial Relations Board has ruled against the union at Canada Post in its challenge to Ottawa's move last year to force the postal employees back to work. The federal government brought ...
Oct 23, 2025 A striking Canada Post worker stands at a picket line outside a delivery depot, in Burnaby, B.C., on Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Carney vows budget will spur 'unprecedented' investment, but warns of 'sacrifices'
Prime Minister Mark Carney promised the nation Wednesday evening the fall budget will spur unseen levels of private sector investments, but at the same time he warned that sacrifices are in store. The...
Oct 23, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney makes a live address on Canada's plan to build a stronger economy in advance of the 2025 Budget, at the University of Ottawa in Ottawa on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Former world chess champion may face discipline for allegations against Daniel Naroditsky
Chess's international governing body said Wednesday it's considering disciplinary action against a Russian former world champion who persistently leveled unproven cheating allegations at Daniel Narodi...
Oct 23, 2025 Russian chess grandmaster Vladimir Kramnik, right, concentrates during his game against U.S. grandmaster Lewon Aronjan during the Zurich Chess Challenge 2015 Round 3 in Zurich, Feb. 16, 2015. (Ennio Leanza/Keystone via AP)
Louvre director acknowledges failure after jewel heist and says she offered to resign
PARIS (AP) - The director of the Louvre Museum on Wednesday acknowledged a terrible failure at the Paris monument after a stunning daylight crown jewel heist, and said she offered to resign but it was...
Oct 22, 2025 The director of the Louvre Museum has described the stunning daylight crown jewel heist at the Paris monument as a terrible failure. (The Canadian Press photo)
Wildfire fighters, evacuees call on feds to restore equipment and training funding
A group of wildfire evacuees, volunteer firefighters and Indigenous wildfire guardians is in Ottawa this week calling on the federal government to do more to prevent seasonal wildfires. This year's wi...
Oct 22, 2025
Vatican will return dozens of artifacts to Indigenous groups in Canada as gesture of reconciliation
VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican is expected to soon announce that it will return a few dozen artifacts to Indigenous communities in Canada as part of its reckoning with the Catholic Church's troubled ...
Oct 22, 2025 Pope Francis dons a headdress during a visit with Indigenous peoples at Maskwaci, the former Ermineskin Residential School, Monday, July 25, 2022, in Maskwacis, Alberta. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
You 'wouldn't want to live in' decrepit military housing, auditor general says
Many of the living spaces used by Canadian Armed Forces members at several bases are in "poor physical condition" and ripe for overcrowding, Auditor General Karen Hogan said in a report released Tuesd...
Oct 22, 2025 Auditor General Karen Hogan warns in a new report that living conditions for Canadian Armed Forces members is inadequate. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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