Murray Wood: Police officers in the line of fire need more support from Ottawa.
Two RCMP officers were wounded in Melville, and officers have been killed in Montreal and Toronto. Murray Wood says the ...
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Canada cracking down on asylum claims from St-Pierre and Miquelon ferry to N.L.
OTTAWA - The federal government says it is cracking down on what it calls a "low volume" of asylum claims made by foreigners arriving in Newfoundland and Labrador from a nearby territory of France. Sa...
Jun 15, 2026
Shopify board fighting shareholder push to create AI policy
Shopify Inc. shareholders will vote Tuesday on whether the tech company should create an artificial intelligence policy. The creation of the policy is being pushed by the Shareholder Association for R...
Jun 15, 2026
Iran and US reach an initial deal to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz but challenges remain
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The United States and Iran reached an initial agreement Monday that would extend their shaky ceasefire and lead to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, but signifi...
Jun 15, 2026
Federal officials cite decline in opioid-related deaths but warn progress is fragile
OTTAWA - The federal government says the toxic drug crisis continues to have devastating effects despite a drop in opioid-related deaths last year. Toxicity deaths declined by 23 per cent in 2025 due ...
Jun 15, 2026
Canadian fighter defeated by U.S. at Trump's UFC birthday
WASHINGTON - As Canadian UFC fighter Aiemann Zahabi made his way to the octagon at the White House for the highest-profile match of his career so far, thunderous boos ripped across the historic ground...
Jun 15, 2026 Sean O'Malley, left, fights Aiemann Zahabi during their bantamweight bout at UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House, Sunday, June 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Military police directed to stop accepting sexual offence complaints
OTTAWA - Starting today, military police will no longer accept Criminal Code sexual offence complaints, in anticipation of passage of the Liberal government's military justice system reform bill. Bill...
Jun 15, 2026 Minister of National Defence David McGuinty rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, June 11, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Carney in France for G7 summit after Trump says deal reached with Iran
VIAN-LES-BAINS - Canada stands ready to help restore shipping in the Strait of Hormuz if an announced breakthrough in talks between Iran and the U.S. comes to fruition, Prime Minister Mark Carney said...
Jun 15, 2026
Ottawa introduces privacy bill covering children's data, right to request deletion
OTTAWA - Proposed federal legislation would recognize privacy as a fundamental right of all Canadians and set higher standards for organizations when they manage children's data. The Liberal governmen...
Jun 15, 2026
Trump celebrates 80th birthday with an Iran deal and UFC cage fights at the White House
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump marked his 80th birthday on Sunday by hailing an initial agreement to end the war in Iran and staging a once unfathomable cage-fighting show on the White House...
Jun 14, 2026
Residents should report racism involving police, Montreal-Nord mayor said
MONTREAL - Allegations that Montreal police officers engaged in racist and discriminatory behaviour toward citizens have reopened old wounds in Montreal-Nord, where Mayor Christine Black urged victims...
Jun 14, 2026
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